Examples of MIDCAT Search Links
Links to live MIDCAT search results can easily be inserted into online documents. Use the examples below for different types of searches.
AUTHOR SEARCH
http://mbury.iii.com/search/a?SEARCH=friel+brian&searchscope=2
TITLE SEARCH
http://mbury.iii.com/search/t?SEARCH=playboy+of+the+western+world&searchscope=2
SUBJECT SEARCH
Israel (note that all subject headings containing the word "israel" are displayed)
http://mbury.iii.com/search/d?israel&searchscope=2
http://mbury.iii.com/search/d?drinking+songs&searchscope=2
CALL NUMBER SEARCH
http://mbury.iii.com/search/c?SEARCH=pn6111&searchscope=2
KEYWORD SEARCH
http://mbury.iii.com/search/X?dogs&searchscope=2
QUALIFIED KEYWORD SEARCHES
Subject
KEYWORD SUBJECT search d:dramatists and interviews
http://mbury.iii.com/search/X?d:(dramatists)+and+d:(interviews)&searchscope=2
Complex KEYWORD SUBJECT d:(Drama or Theater) and d: periodicals
http://mbury.iii.com/search/X?d:(drama+OR+theater)+and+d:(periodicals)&searchscope=2
This is also how one can search HRAF numbers. For example:
http://mbury.iii.com/search/X?d:(HRAF%20F1)&searchscope=2
SPECIFIC RECORD NUMBER
You must remove the check digit from the record number. For example, bib record number 15926333 would be searched as
http://mbury.iii.com/record=b1592633
GENRE
To search for a genre, such as equipment or laptop, use j?SEARCH={genre} as follows:
http://mbury.iii.com/search/j?SEARCH=equipment&searchscope=2
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- This page was last edited on 4 January 2018, at 10:14.
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