Iona WorldCat

Index labels are WorldCat prefixes that let you refine your search upfront by specifying what fields you want to search (e.g. call number).  

• Index label followed by a colon (:) - example au:bronte 
  • This is most useful when you are doing a broad search or are not certain of your search term.

• Index label followed by an equal sign (=) - example au=toni morrison
  • This is most useful for an exact match search.
  • Note: Not all index labels may be followed by an equal sign.

You may use combine index labels to further refine your search.

• Example: b8:dvd su:history  Note: this will returns DVDs with history in the subject field. 

Note:  If you use several terms in your search they must all be in the index label format.

Enter one or more of the following index labels before your search term to refine your search results.

Index Labels

Use the index label nu: followed by the call number. You can only use a colon with this type of search, you can't use an equal sign.  It's important to follow these guidelines to facilitate your search:

• Input the index label nu: followed by the complete call number (do not include location prefixes such as “R”, “Q”, “I”, etc.)
• Input a single space following the Dewey class number (e.g. 973.73) or the acronoym (e.g. lel) only.  There should be no spaces thereafter.

• General examples:
• nu:973.73 c369
• nu:813.5 w46g
• nu:813.5 H4b-1
• nu:012 H488hSuppl.

• Specialized examples:
• nu:lel 20170-71   Note:  Library of English Literature collection
• nu:lac 40084       Note:  Library of American Civilization collection
• nu:cc                   Note:  Curriculum Collection.

Examples:

• b8:crj will return all Criminal Justice theses
• b8:edu kw:bilingual will return Education theses which have the keyword bilingual in the record
• b8:phl su=augustine will return Philosophy theses which have the subject Saint Augustine in the record
• For Honors theses, do not use the b8 search. Search Iona honors instead. Honors theses published after 2019 are online only.

How to Search for Theses

Examples:

• b8:dvd kw:hamlet will return DVDs with the keyword Hamlet
• b8:irish su:literature will return materials in the Irish Collection with the subject literature
• b8:quinlan ti=The gnostic gospels will return the exact title "The gnostic gospels" from the Quinlan collection

How to Search Special Collections