Title searches can include titles of books, journals, plays, government documents, musical scores, etc.

To search for titles, type either the full title or part of the title, omitting articles (a, an, the) and their non-English equivalents when they appear at the beginning of a title.

• To locate Die Fledermaus, type fledermaus
• To locate Le Petit Prince, type petit prince
• To locate The Shining, type shining

Do not abbreviate words in a title search although you may truncate, or shorten, the last word.

• To locate The American Journal of Education, type american journal of education

OR

• american journal of educa

BUT NOT

• amer jrl of educa

Capitalization, punctuation and accents are not necessary.

• im ok youre ok

OR

• i'm ok, you're ok

If the title includes a hyphen (-), include it in your title search, or leave a space.

• cold-formed steel in tall buildings

OR

• cold formed steel in tall buildings

If you cannot remember the exact title, try a keyword search. (See Help for Keyword Searches)

Title searches can also include series titles.

• For titles in the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Series, type earthquake hazards reduction series
• For titles in Lecture Notes in Mathematics, type lecture notes in mathematics
• For titles in the SUNY Series in Speech Communication, type suny series in speech communication

If you know the periodical title, volume number and page number for an article of interest, follow the instructions below.

Search the UB Libraries Catalog by doing a title search for the title of the periodical. Do not search for the title of the article. Some databases will identify the journal title as " Source ".

• To locate the journal Scientific American, type scientific american
• To locate the Journal of Marriage and the Family, type journal of marriage and the family
• To locate The New York Times, type new york times

TIP: Periodicals often change titles or place of publication. Look at the Record Display for this information in fields called "Continued by" or "Continues". Do a new title search with this new title information.If the University Libraries do not own the periodical you need, consult a reference librarian.

For information on finding periodical articles, go to Research Tips: Finding Articles.