WORD SEARCH and PHRASE SEARCH
You can enter in a search box either a word or a phrase.
In Word search you can search by keywords from the title, author's name, publisher, etc. Put between the two words any punctuation (except for a question mark) or a space.

Example Keywords: kis, danilo or danilo kis

(will find records that contain the words Danilo and Kis)

In Word search no particular order is required.

Example Title: drzav*, srba or srba, drzav*

(among others will also retrieve the titles Doseljavanje Srba na Balkan i prva drzava and Stvaranje zajednicke drzave Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca)

Phrase search means searching by a full phrase enclosed in quotation marks. Missing quotation marks automatically activate Word search.

Example Title: "srpska narodna pesma*"

(will pick up the title Srpska narodna pesma u nemackoj knjizevnosti)

TRUNCATION
You can truncate single words or phrases by means of the truncation symbol '*' either at the beginning or at the end of the search word or phrase, but not at the beginning and at the end simultaneously.

Example Keywords: relativ*

(will only pick up the records that contain the words beginning with relativ)

Example Title: "*narodne pripovetke"

(will retrieve all the titles that end with narodne pripovetke)

Example Author: "kis, d*"

(will retrieve the records with the surname Kis and the name beginning with the letter D, e.g. Kis, Danilo; Kis, Denes, etc.)

CAPITALISATION
You may use upper or lower case characters.

Example Keywords: "Novi Beograd" or "novi beograd"

PERSONAL NAME SEARCHING
Personal name searches are usually entered in an inverted order, meaning that you enter the surname first, a comma and a space, followed by forename(s). Make sure to always enter in Phrase search the name in the form Surname, Forename. As in some cases the years of birth and/or death are appended to names, end the phrase with the truncation symbol '*'.

Example Author: "tisma, aleksandar*"

(among others will find records with the names Tisma, Aleksandar and Tisma, Aleksandar, 1924-2003)

If you are not sure of a complete form or spelling of the name, the expand function in the Intermediate mode allows you to view the terms in the search indexes. Enter the first letters of the author's name and click on the. .(list of terms) button to get the list of names. Select a name relevant to your search by clicking on a mouse button, and the name will automatically be transferred to the search box. You can enter the name in the search box also manually.

PUNCTUATION etc.
In Phrase search always enter a phrase with the exact punctuation.

Example Title: "mladost, gradovi i ljubavi"

(will find the title Mladost, gradovi i ljubavi)

Example Title: "ENJUB 91/92"

(will find the title ENJUB 91/92)

Exceptions are the signs, such as '(', ')', '*', ':', '[', ']', '<', '>', '=', '#'. You can replace one of these signs by using a space when it is in the middle of the word, or you can simply leave it out if it is at the end or at the beginning of the word.

Example Title: "bakrovi ii karboksilati*"

(the '(' sign is in the middle of the word, the ')' sign at the end of the word; will pick up among others the title Bakrovi(II) karboksilati u vodenim rastvorima amonijaka)

DIACRITICAL MARKS
Searching is possible either with or without diacritical marks. When searching without, enter plain letters without diacritical marks. It is important to always either use or omit the diacritical marks in the same search box.

Example Author: ćirić or ciric

Example Keywords: karađorđević or karadordevic but not karađordevic

ARTICLES
In Phrase search initial articles, such as "a", "the", "die", "l''', "le", "la" etc., can be omitted in titles.

Example Title: "arbeitswelt der technik"

(will pick up the title Die Arbeitswelt Technik)

KEYWORDS
Keyword search allows searching in the Keywords box by either words or phrases, or combined by words and phrases. Put quotation marks around phrases.

Example Keywords: igra*, andrić

(will retrieve the records containing the word Andrić and all the words beginning with igra, e.g. the records with the title Šah - igra miliona and the name of Dragoslav Andrić)

Example Keywords: "anđele", vulf

(among others will also retrieve the record for the title Pogledaj dom svoj anđele written by Thomas Wolfe)

RANGE SEARCH
Range search can be used in the Intermediate mode for searching the publication year(s) ranges and for numerical searching. When making a search request, enter the first (lower) value, a semicolon, and then the second (higher) value.

Example SELECT PY=1994:2000

(will retrieve all publications with publication years ranging from 1994 to 2000)

SEARCH LIMITING
You may narrow your search down by language (Beginners' mode) or by material type (Beginners' mode and Intermediate mode). In the limiting boxes, change the default values by selecting a new value from the drop-down menu. You may also limit your search to electronic resources. By clicking the 'E-access' check box you will retrieve only the records that contain an URL address in subfield 856u. Limiting is not available in all databases.

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SEARCH PREFXES AND SUFFIXES
You can search with search prefixes and suffixes. A click on the Search prefixes & suffixes, button reveals the list containing only a selection of the most useful search indexes, i.e. the very same indexes as indicated in the drop-down menu in the Intermediate mode. The Advanced mode, however, allows searching all other fields and subfields that are indexed in databases. A complete list of search prefixes and suffixes is available in the COBISS/Cataloguing Manual.

When searching by keywords, there is no need for you to put the KW prefix or suffix in your search request. In all other cases you have to include also search prefixes or suffixes.

Keyword search requires putting Boolean or proximity operators between individual search terms. If you use the KW prefix, put parentheses around the search request.

Examples
SELECT arhitektura AND crkvena or
SELECT KW=(arhitektura AND crkvena)

SELECT zbirka (W) narodnih or
SELECT KW=(zbirka (W) narodnih)

but

SELECT TI=molekularna genetika mišićnih distrofija

BOLEAN OPERATORS
With Boolean operators you can additionally broaden or narrow your search requests.

OR Search results are records that contain at least one of the indicated search terms.
AND Search results are records that contain both terms or all the terms joined with the AND operator.
NOT Search results are records that contain the first term, but do not contain the term following the NOT operator

Examples
SELECT psi OR mačke

SELECT planinarstvo AND udžbenik

SELECT novinarstvo NOT televizij*

The sequence of logic operations:
parenthesis
proximity operators
NOT
AND
OR

Using parentheses:
You can change a sequence of individual search operations by putting parentheses to a particular place.

Example
SELECT ((more OR reke) AND zagađ*) NOT vazduh

Using quotation marks:
When in a search term you use reserved signs '(', ')', '=' and '/' or reserved words AND, OR, NOT, put quotation marks around the search term.

Example
SELECT TI="science and technology" AND PU="Library Association"

PROXIMITY OPERATORS
The proximity operators define relative proximity between search terms, and you can use them together with the KW (Keywords) search prefix and all suffixes.
Operator WITH (W) requires that both search terms should be within a given relative position to each other in the record.

Example SELECT genetski (W) inženjering

(will find Genetski inženjering i biotehnologija)

Operator (nW) requires that between both search terms, which are within a given position to each other, n words at the most may appear.

Example SELECT language (1W) culture

(will find e.g. Race, language and culture)

Operator NEAR (N) requires that both search terms should be within an optional position to each other in the record.

Example SELECT česlav (N) miloš

(will find Česlav Miloš and Miloš, Česlav)

Operator (nN) requires that between both search terms, which are within an optional position to each other, n words at the most may appear.

Example SELECT cost (1N) benefit

(will retrieve e.g. cost to benefit, benefit to cost, cost-benefit, cost/benefit)

Operator SUBFIELD (S) requires that both search terms should be within the same field/subfield of the record.

Example SELECT savetovanje (S) beograd

(will retrieve the records that contain the terms savetovanje and Beograd in the same subfield)

RANGE SEARCH
This mode is most frequently used both for searching the publication year(s) ranges and numerical searching. When making a search request, enter the first (lower) value, a semicolon, and then the second (higher) value.

Example SELECT PY=1994:2000

(will retrieve all publications with publication years ranging from 1994 to 2000)

SEARCH LIMITING
You may narrow your search down by material type. In the limiting box you can change the all materials default value by selecting a new value from the drop-down menu. You may also limit your search to electronic resources. By clicking the 'E-access' check box you will retrieve only the records that contain an URL address in subfield 856u. Limiting is not available in all databases.

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