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Search Tips
- To search simply enter a word or words in the
KEYWORD box above and click on the FIND button.
If you want to be more specific you can enter words in the TITLE or AUTHOR box, or select an AGE GROUP or CATEGORY.
You can also use any combination of these options.
(See below for an explanation of each search option.)
You can use lowercase or capital letters or both.
Separate words with spaces; you do not need to use commas or dashes.
Don't use 'wildcard' characters. Partial words are automatically finished for you - that is, the search will find all words beginning with your string of letters. For example, if you enter 'read' the results will include 'reader', 'reading', 'ready' and so on, in addition to all instances of 'read'.
Various 'stop-words' are not recognized by the search engine. If you enter words such as 'a', 'the', 'by', 'and', 'not' and so on, these will be ignored when your search request is processed.
Messages asking you to 'try again' may appear if you -
- Hit the search button without entering information or making a selection.
- Enter an unrecognised word or a 'stop-word'.
- Enter only part of an ISBN (a full 10 or 13 digit ISBN is required).
Search Options
| Keyword | Use this box to search for a 'key' word or words in any title, author, illustrator, category or book description. |
| Title | Use this box to search for a word or words in the title, in any order. |
| Author | Use this box to search for books by authors or illustrators. Enter the first name, surname or both, in any order. |
| ISBN | Enter the full, 10 or 13 digit Internation Standard Book Number in this box, if you know it, for an exact match. Do not use spaces or dashes to separate the numbers. |
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