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Finding Books - Subject Search
Subject Heading Search

A subject heading search is different from a keyword search. A keyword search retrieves the word regardless of its meaning. For example (see below) the keyword search “rock” retrieves items about geology as well as items about rock and roll music.

Screenshot of keyword search results for "rock"

  
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