Click the button below to get live research help during Savannah reference desk hours. Help is also available via phone, email and in-person at various locations.
The Catalog Plus 
Users may still search the Classic library catalog and within database resources directly (from the database page).
Phrase Searching
To search for a phrase, use “ ”. The query “black cat” will find results with that phrase.
Searching Specific Fields
The single search box in SCAD Libraries Search (basic search box or keyword search box in advanced search) will search across many fields automatically. For example, entering an ISBN, ISSN, or call number will bring back associated records.
Searchable fields:
You can explicitly search a field using the syntax: “field:(query).” For example, the search ISSN:(1234-5678), finds records that contain that value in the ISSN field.
Boolean Operators
SCAD Libraries Search offers the following Boolean operations: OR, NOT and AND. The operators must be written in ALL CAPS.
By default, all terms in a search are combined with the AND operator. To expand the results set, use the OR operator “microcircuits OR nanocircuits” will return items that contain either term.
This can be combined with quoted terms such as “teacher education” OR “educator training”.
To exclude items in SCAD Libraries Search, use the NOT operator or “-” character before a term. When used in the following query “animal NOT dog” the results will not include the term “dog”.
Wildcard Use in Summon
Searches within SCAD Libraries Search can be performed using the wildcards “?” and “*”.
The question mark (?) will match any one character and can be used to find “Olsen” or “Olson” by searching for “Ols?n”.
The asterisk (*) will match zero or more characters within a word or at the end of a word. A search for “Ch*ter” would match “Charter”, “Character”, and “Chapter”. When used at the end of a word, such as “Temp*”, it will match all suffixes “Temptation”, “Temple” and “Temporary”.
Wildcards cannot be used as the first character of a search.
Browser Support
SCAD Libraries Search supports the following browsers and phones: