Expert Search Codes & Examples

(Common Command Language - CCL)

Keyword Indexes

Code	Description	Search Examples
WAU	Keywords in person, corporate and congress author fields	wau=strunk and white wau=securities and exchange and commission wau=american and technology and meeting
WGA	Keywords in geographic area codes	wga=georgia
WLN	Keywords in the language codes. See Language List	WLN=chi
WNC	Keywords in table of contents notes	wnc=wright and torts wnc=gershwin and rhapsody wnc=(rodgers or hammerstein) and musical
WNO	Keywords in content, dissertation or summary fields	wno=(indian or indians) and american wno=ecopoetics and buffalo and dissertation
WPL	Keywords in the place of publication field	wpl=buffalo and n.y. wpl=springfield not (virginia or va)
WPU	Keywords in the publisher field	wpu=wiley wpu=government and printing and office
WRD	Keywords anywhere in the record, including numeric data	wrd=niagara falls wrd=(spine or spinal) and (stenosis or arthritis)
WSM	Keywords in MeSH only	wsm=neoplasms and physicians wsm=glaucoma and (therapy or diagnosis)
WSU	Keywords in all subject fields including L.C. and MeSH	wsu=united states and petroleum wsu=molecular and biology
WTI	Keywords in the title field, series titles, other titles	wti=genius wti=quantitative applications in the social sciences
WUT	Keywords in uniform titles	wut=crime in the united states wut=( icc or international chamber of commerce) and publication wut=commerce and chamber and publication
WYR	Year of publication	wyr=2000

Keyword Qualifiers by Sublibrary

These sublibrary qualifiers may be used with the addition of other keyword search keys.

For example: wrd=nutshell and wsl=bufla
This search will retrieve records for materials containing the word nutshell that are located in the Law Library.

Code	Library	Search Example
BUFAN	Annex	wsl=bufan
BUFAP	Architecture and Planning Library	wsl=bufap
BUFSI	Capen Libraries	wsl=bufsi
BUFMM	Capen Multimedia Center	wsl=bufmm
BUFCT	Central Technical Services	wsl=bufct
BUFER	Electronic Reserves	wsl=bufer
BUFHM	Health Sciences Library - Media Resources Center	wsl=bufhm
BUFHS	Health Sciences Library	wsl=bufhs
BUFIT	Instructional Technology Services	wsl=bufit
BUFKO	Law Library - Koren AV Center	wsl=bufko
BUFLA	Law Library	wsl=bufla
BUFLO	Lockwood Library	wsl=buflo
BUFMU	Music Library	wsl=busmu
BUFON	Online	wsl=bufon
BUFSC	Special Collections	wsl=bufsc

Search By Collection or Location

Use these codes with "wcl=" to search for items within a certain collection.

For example: wcl=lread
This search will retrieve items found in the UGL Leisure Reading Collection.

General

Code	Collection
CS	Closed Stacks (ASL)
DOC	Government Documents Collection (ASL)
GEN	General Collection OR Book Collection
RES	Reserve Collection (all units)
REF	REF Reference Collection (all units)
REFD	REFD Reference Desk Collection (all units)
ETS	ETS Educational Technology Services
MN	MN Microforms & Newspapers
INT	INT Access through Internet
ONL	ONL Online BISON Databases
TH	TH Thesis Collection
ETD	ETD Electronic Theses and Dissertations
DI	Dissertation Collection (Capen & Lockwood)
NSH	Not yet moved - currently in Health Sciences Library
NSL	Not yet moved - currently in Law Library
NSM	NSM Not yet moved - currently in Music Library
NSS	Not yet moved - currently in Science & Engineering Library
BIND	At Bindery
DUM	Dummy (Central Technical Services)
OC	Office Copy
OCQ	MCEER Office Copy
EBK	Electronic Book
EJNL	Access through Internet

Unit Specific

Code	Collection
GENSS	Architecture/Planning Book Collection (SUNY Shared Collection title)
MPROJ	Architecture/Planning Masters Project Collection
ART	Archives Artifacts
GENA	Archives Collection
AVA	Archives Audio Visual Collection
ER	Archives Electronic Records
HIST	Archives History and Clipping File
MANUA	Archives Manuscript Collection
MICA	Archives Microform Area
NONU	Archives Non-University Publications
PERA	Archives Periodical Collection
RBK	Archives Rare Books Collection
STORA	Archives Storage Collection
THA	Archives Thesis Collection
TLC	Capen Libraries Teaching and Learning Center
AV	Capen Multimedia Center Audio Visual Collection
MIC	Capen Multimedia Center Microform Area Collection
GNOV	Graphic Novels area
GENSS	Health Sciences Book Collection (SUNY Shared Collection title)
HMED	Health Sciences History of Medicine Collection
HMEDR	Health Sciences History of Medicine Reference
JRNL	Health Sciences Journal Collection
MRC	Health Sciences Media Resources Center Collection
MRCRS	Health Sciences Media Resources Center Reserve Collection
MEZZI	Health Sciences Mezzanine Index Collection
NS	Law & Music Non-Circulating Collection
LARCH	Law Special Collections
CRES	Law Course Reserve Collection
FAC	Law Faculty Library Collection
FEDC	Law Federal Core Collection
LRES2	Law General 2 Hr/Overnight Collection
GENSS	Law General Collection (SUNY Shared Collection title)
LL	Law Loose-Leaf Collection
NYA	Law New York Alcove Collection
NYC	Law New York Core Collection
STC	Law State Core Collection
SS	Law Superseded Collection
REFO	Lockwood & Capen Reference Oversize Collection
STOR1	Lockwood & Capen In Storage - Request At Circulation
PER	Lockwood & Architecture/Planning Periodical Collections
GENSS	Lockwood Book Collection (SUNY Shared Collection title)
CC	Lockwood Curriculum Collection
EA	Lockwood East Asian Collection
EAREF	Lockwood East Asian Reference
GG	Lockwood Garton-Goetz Collection
JUV	Lockwood Juvenile Collection
N	Lockwood Newspapers Area Collection
POL	Lockwood Polish Collection
POREF	Lockwood Polish Reference Collection
REFI	Lockwood Reference Index Area Collection
ISSC	Ask at Lockwood Circ Desk for issues
STOR	Music & Architecture/Planning Storage Collection
ARCH	Music Archive Non-Circulating Collection
CIRC	Music Circulation Desk Collection
THDI	Music Circulation Desk Thesis/Dissertation Collection
DENK	Music Denkmaler Collection
FC	Music Flat Case Collection
GENSS	Music General Collection (SUNY Shared Collection title)
PARTS	Music Parts Collection
TS	Music Technical Services
TR	Music Treasure Room Collection
GENP	Poetry Collection
AVP	Poetry Audio Visual Collection
CAB	Poetry Cabinet Collection
NANUP	Poetry Manuscript Collection
MAP	Poetry Mapcase Collection
MICP	Poetry Microform Area
OCP	Poetry Office Copy
PERP	Poetry Periodical Collection
REFP	Poetry Reference Collection
GENS	Science & Engineering Book Collection
GENSS	Science & Engineering Book Collection (SUNY Shared Collection title)
PERS	Science & Engineering Periodical Collection
REFAB	Capen Reference Abstracts
LREAD	Undergraduate Leisure Reading Collection
GENU	Undergraduate Book Collection
PERU	Undergraduate Periodical Collection
RREF	Undergraduate Ready Reference Collection
ISSUR	Ask at Undergraduate Circ Desk for issues
MAP	Map Room
ATLAS	Map Room Atlas
MAPR	Map Room Reference Collection

Heading Begins With

Code	Description	Example
AUT	Personal, corporate, meeting and conference heading	aut=grisham, john aut=new york state dept of environmental conservation
AWT	Author/Title	awt=hemingway, ernest, 1899-1961, sun awt=brown, dan, 1964, da vinci
BAR	Barcode	bar = 39072029733452 bar=39072026547277 or bar=39072016585766
CNA	All call numbers	cna=z699.35 cna=nas1.2:su 7/9
ISBN	International Standard Book Number	isbn=0684102455
ISSN	International Standard Serial Number	issn=0098-7484 0002-9955
LCI	L.C. call numbers	lci=kf 251? lci=ra5
MSH	NLM call number	msh=WC 750 R671m 2003
PLA	Place of publication	pla=oxford england
PUB	Publisher	pub=university of california press
SGN	Genre subject heading	sgn=biographical fiction
SUL	Library of Congress Subject Heading	sul=history
SUM	MeSH subject heading	sum=medicine, chinese
SYS	System number	sys = 002366868
TIT	Titles, series titles, other titles	tit=harvard series in ukrainian studies tit=long days journey into night
028	Music Publisher number	028=234
035	Utility number	035=OCoLC57243361 035=RLIN NYBS92-R633
260	Publisher	260=scribner