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If you have an ISBN, you can enter it in this line without any other information.

Keyword searching:

F2 is keyboard shortcut for searching WorldCat, but you can also use the menu and the task bar:

Cataloging → Search → WorldCat

The little button with a magnifying glass and the OCLC pinwheel logo

If you don’t get any hits from a search, try simplifying. Take out one of the keywords or limiters.

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If you search a music number and get no hits, change the spacing (or punctuation); this search is always a little weird.F2 is keyboard shortcut for searching WorldCat, but you can also use the menu and the task bar:

Cataloging → Search → WorldCat

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Search vs. Browse

ctrl F2 brings up the “Browse WorldCat” box; this lets you browse the database for phrases, or you can use the Command line sca: function.

Example of the difference:

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