Ways to Search in MnPALS

There are several options for searching MnPALS:

Type of Search What It Does
Anywhere in the record Searches by keywords that may appear anywhere in the MnPALS record, such as the title, author's name, subject, etc.
Author (last name first ) Searches by the name of the author or creator of the work.
Title keyword Searches by keywords that must appear in the item's title.
Title begins with... Searches by the first few words of an item's title. (omit initial articles like 'A', 'An' and 'The')
Subject keyword Searches for items by keywords that appear in the subject heading.
Subject begins with... Searches by the subject heading that was assigned to the item by a librarian.
Call number begins with... Searches by the call number that was assigned to the book (and is on the book's spine).

In this section of Searchpath, we'll learn about MnPALS searches and show you how to check Your Library Account.

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