Library Search Tips & Features

Browse Searches are specialized searches that limit your search to one specific category, e.g. title, author, or call number.  Using a browse search will limit your search and help you zero in on the resources you need.  

This is how a browse search works:

• I am looking for the book War and Peace, so I choose the Title Browse and enter my search terms.
• The search looks ONLY in the title category to find matches.
• When the results are displayed, ALL of the Titles will have the term War and Peace in it!  I can now browse the results list to find the book I want!

Before, if you used Title, Author or Call Number searches in the classic Mason Catalog:

Now you must use the Browse Search:

• On the Library home page, click on Advanced Search beneath the search box.
• Locate the Browse Search option at the top of the next page.

• Change your search from Author to Title, or call number using the dropdown menu.

• Select the search category you want, enter your search terms and click on submit.
• Browse through your results to find what you need.