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New Library Catalog: Discover Library Resources

Our new library catalog and discovery tool in one intergrated interface. Replaces Library One Search and the separate catalog.
Sort option Behavior
Best Match
  • Blends boosts on Title, Author, Subject and Abstract, while considering word order and position.
  • Prefers recent over older materials and popular over rare materials with boosts on Publication Date and Worldwide Holdings.
  • Prefers materials from local and group collections, boosting those over materials from other libraries worldwide.
Recency Shares all features of the Best Match sort except that it dramatically boosts more recently published materials. Recency demands more recent material.
Library Shares all features of the Best Match sort except that it dramatically boosts materials from local and group collections. Library demands local collections over group and group over worldwide.
Author (A to Z)       Sorts by special characters or numbers in the first name, then A to Z by last name.
Date (Newest) Sorts chronologically by publication year with newest items listed first.
Date (Oldest) Sorts chronologically by publication year with oldest items listed first.
Most Widely Held Presents an "unclustered" view of search results with an emphasis on Worldwide Holdings in a blend of Date, Title, and Author. Use this sort option to view best results for interlibrary loan requests.
Title Sorts by special characters, then alphabetically by Title. Only the article "the" is ignored.