Franklin User Guide - Subject Search

A Subject search is a search of the string of characters found in the subject field of the record. Both Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) are used in Franklin. Limits cannot be applied to subject searches.

Consult the LCSH at the Van Pelt Library Reference Desk or your departmental library; or the MeSH at the BioMedical Library, Van Pelt Library, or selected departmental libraries.

Examples of subject headings (do not type dashes to separate categories):

france history revolution

milton, john, 1608-1674 paradise lost

hardy, thomas, 1840-1928 criticism and interpretation

psychology, experimental

human genetics government policy

You may also use the results of a keyword search to determine approriate subject headings.

Do a Keyword search.
From the Record Page, choose more like this.
Click on the subject headings to see other resources on that subject.

When doing subject searches, watch for search redirects. These can lead to additional or related subject terms on your topic. For example, if you search "costume" you will see, in the headings display, the More Info button to the left of costume. When you click the More Info button, Narrower Terms ("academic costume") and See Also terms ("uniform") will be displayed. Click any of these terms to redirect your search.