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Help: Keyword Field Codes

Field codes can be used to restrict your search to a particular part ("field") of the bibliographic record, such as title, author or subject. Using the Keyword search mode, key the four-letter code before your search term:

tkey reports

skey politics

Codes can also be combined with "and," "or," or "not":

tkey reports and nkey governor

tkey reports not nkey governor

tkey reports and nkey "dane county"

More than one word in a search string should be enclosed in quotation marks as is "dane county" above.

Searches can also be grouped like mathematical equations:

tkey reports and (nkey governor or "social services")

To Search For: Use Code:
Keyword Anywhere: ArCat will search for your terms in every available field. GKEY
Title: ArCat will search for your terms in the title fields. TKEY
Author/Creator Name: ArCat will search for your terms in the author fields. Includes individual authors as well as organizations as authors. NKEY
Subject: ArCat will search for your terms in all subject fields. SKEY
Personal Name: ArCat looks for entries for materials created by or about the personal name you enter. 100A
Organization/Conference Name: Retrieves entries for materials created by or about the organization or conference name you enter. ORGN
Call Numbers: This retrieves call numbers assigned to processed holdings and accession numbers for unprocessed holdings. BCAL
Accession Numbers: This retrieves all accession numbers ever assigned to materials described in ArCat. ACCN
Geographic Code: The Archives practice is to enter codes at the state level for materials relevant to another state and at the county level for materials relevant to Wisconsin. See attached list for the codes employed. GEOC
Form/Genre Headings: ArCat searches form of materials terms. GENR
Content Notes: Retrieves terms found in the narrative "summary" field and in the "Description" field for unprocessed materials. CONT
Internet Links: ArCat will search for any word or numbers within a URL. URLS
RLIN: ArCat will search for a specific RLIN number (This feature is generally useful to staff only). RLIN

There exist other field codes primarily of interest to staff.

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