Using the Winnebago spectrum Online Catalog

Using the Winnebago Spectrum Online Catalog
(Available on all school computers)

Using the Easy Search Tab

Easy search lets you quickly specify a search using a single search term. You can perform key word or phrase, title author, and subject searches.

This table describes the various elements in the Easy Search tab.

Element	Description
Search for	Enter your search term in this box. When you start the search, the program searches for materials that match this search term.
Using	Select the desired search type. This tells the program what type of information in the material record should match your search term. For example, if you select Authors, the program evaluates only author information when looking for materials that match your search term.

For more information on using the Easy Search tab, see "Searching with Easy Search or Expanded Search" using the Help button.

Using the Expanded Search Tab

Expanded Search allows you to search by using multiple search terms and Boolean operators. For any search term, you can specify a key word, title, author, subject, series title, call number, material type, copyright date, ISBN, or LCCN search.

This table describes the various elements in the Expanded Search tab.

Element	Description
Search for	Enter your search terms in these boxes. Type only one search term per box. When you start the search, the program searches for materials that match your search terms. The list to the left of each Search for box allows you to choose a search type. A search type limits the search term so that it applies to only specific type of information. For example, if you are searching for materials written by a particular author, you could choose the Author search type so that only author information is evaluated. For more information, see "Search types".
"And", "or", "and not"	Use the Boolean operators to specify how your search terms should be related to each other. For more detailed information about Boolean operators, see "Boolean operators" under the Help index.