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BASIC SEARCH |
| Index Name |
What It Searches |
Explanation |
| Author Keyword |
Words from personal, corporate, or conference names |
powell (retrieves all persons or organizations containing the word "powell" anywhere
in the author name)
conference glob* (retrieves all conferences with the word "global", "globalization",
etc., in the author name) |
| Title Keyword |
Words from book, report, map, or serial titles |
golden map (retrieves all titles with the words "golden" and "map" anywhere
in the title)
volcan* (retrieves all titles with the words "volcano", "volcanic",
"volcanism", etc., in the title) |
| Journal Name Keyword |
Words from journal (serial) titles |
newsletter geological society (retrieves all journals with these words anywhere in the name) |
| Subject Keyword |
Searches using Library of Congress subject keywords |
coal geology (retrieves records that have "coal" and "geology" in the
Library of Congress subject keywords) |
| General Keyword |
Words in title, author, subject, and journal or book name or number and notes describing the publication
type, or venue, supplemental material, date, etc. |
Lewis gold (retrieves items that contain these words almost anywhere in the record) |
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ADVANCED SEARCH |
| Index Name |
What It Searches |
Explanation |
| Title Alphabetical |
Titles of books, reports, serials, and maps
Result is a browse-able alphabetical listing of titles |
gold in the Black Hills (type in the first few words of the title in exact order, omitting initial
articles (a, an, the, etc.); finds nearest record among list of items) |
| Author Alphabetical |
Personal, corporate, or conference names
Result is a browse-able alphabetical listing of authors |
Milton, J (with comma) Society of the Pacific (type in the first few words of the author in
exact order; finds nearest record among list of items) |
| Map Title Alphabetical |
Titles of maps
Result is a browse-able alphabetical listing of map titles |
geological atlas of ... (type in the first few words of the map title in exact order, omitting initial
articles (a, an, the, etc.); finds nearest record among list of items) |
| Series Title Alphabetical |
The name of the series to which the monograph belongs. For availability of individual items, see the entry
for the series title |
Advances in Geophysics (type in the first few words of the title in exact order, omitting initial
articles (a, an, the, etc.); finds nearest record among list of items) |
| Author Keyword |
Words from personal, corporate, or conference names |
powell (retrieves all persons or organizations containing the word "powell" in anywhere in
the author name)
conference glob* (retrieves all conferences with the word "global", "globalization",
etc., in the author name) |
| Title Keyword |
Words from book, report, map, or serial titles |
golden map (retrieves all titles with the words "golden" and "map" anywhere in
the title)
volcan* (retrieves all titles with the words "volcano", "volcanic", "volcanism",
etc., in the title) |
| Journal Title Keyword |
Words from journal (serial) titles |
newsletter geological society (retrieves all journals with these words anywhere in the name) |
| Subject Keyword |
Words from Library of Congress Subject Headings |
coal geology (retrieves records that have "coal" and "geology" in the
Library of Congress subject keywords) |
| ISBN/ISSN |
ISBN or ISSN numbers |
ISBN: 0884108570 / ISSN: 0211-1330 (with hyphen)
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| OCLC Number |
OCLC record number |
21051988 |
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- Open the Library's web page (either from the Internet or
Intranet).
- Select SEARCH THE CATALOG.
- Click on the VIEW USGS PATRON RECORD tab at the top.
- Log into your record – if you need help, contact your
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- Click on ITEMS OUT.
- Select the items you want to renew.
- Click on the RENEW button at the top of the list.
Note: Only one renewal per item is allowed. If you still need an item that is not renewable, bring or mail
the piece to the library, and we will check it in and check it back out to you. We just want to make sure that the
items that you need for long periods of time are "alive and well".
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