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| Author searches locate books by author name.
An "author" can be an individual, an editor, an association, a company, a conference,
a performer, or a governmental agency. Omit commas, periods, apostrophes and most
punctuation from author searches, but retain hypens. When an author search is
performed, the results are displayed in a browseable index. Limits cannot be
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Most author searches are straightforward. Enter an individual's last name first,
followed by the first name. A comma is not necessary. rice anne
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You need not include the first name, but for common last names it is useful to
include at least part of the first name. williams tenn
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If the spelling of the last name is uncertain, search only the beginning of it. tolsto
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Retain the hyphen in a hyphenated name. evans-pritchard
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For names with connectives, follow the conventions of the author's country or
language. gogh vincent van
sade marquis de
de sanctis francesco
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Where there are variant forms of authors' names, such as pseudonyms, click on
the More Info icon for additional name forms or related names. twain mark
clemens samuel langhorne
snodgrass quintus curtius
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For organizations, corporations or government agencies as authors, search enough
of the name to distinguish it.
When
searching
for agencies of the United States government, "Department"
is often abbreviated to "Dept."
Search hierarchical names in full
descending order. world health org
united states dept of state
university of pennsylvania school of medicine
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Search both acronyms and full names to be thorough. ibm
international business machines
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Proceedings of conferences, symposia, meetings, etc., can be found by searching
on the full name of the conference. Note: if this does not work, try a Keyword Expert
search that combines part of the name, location of the conference, and date. "international fibrinogen workshop"
oslo and linguistics and 2004
boston and "materials research" and 2002
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