Hints for Searching by Author

If you want to find a book or books by a particular author, click Author at the Library Catalog, and the Author Search Screen will appear. Type the last name of the author, followed by a space or a comma, then type the first name. A list of authors matching or closely matching your entry will appear on the screen.

Helpful Hints

1. If you do not know the full name of the author, you may type in the last name only.
2. Use the backspace key to erase typographical errors.
3. You may type in the name of government bodies or other organizations. The names of organizations must be typed in direct order (see examples below).
4. You may type the name in upper- or lower-case letters.
5. If you know both the author and the title, you might be able to find the book more quickly using an Author/Title search.

Here are some examples:
     Example--> Austen, Jane
          OR--> Austen Jane
     Or just--> Austen

     Example--> Picasso Pablo
     Or just--> Picasso

     Example--> American Medical Association
     Or just--> American Medical

     Example--> National Institutes of Health
     Or just--> National Institutes of H