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 Brief guide to 

 
Minerva 

 Use the basic commands shown below to search the MINERVA online catalog by AUTHOR TITLE, SUBJECT, or KEYWORD. Use 

 Minerva at any internet-connected computer with a Web browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. The Web address 

 is http://minerva.louisville.edu or you can go to the libraries main website at http://library.louisville.edu and click on the Minerva link. 

 

 To Find: Search Tips: Examples: 

 

 AUTHOR 

 

 

 

 

 TITLE 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 JOURNAL TITLE 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 SUBJECT 

� Use Basic Search 
� Click on �Author� in the �Find Results in� box 
� Type author�s name (last name first) 
� Click the search button 





 

shakespeare william 

woolf virginia 

thompson h 

 

� Use Basic Search 
� Click �title� in the �Find Results in� box 
� Type as much of the title as you know 
� Be sure to start with the title�s first word! 
� Click the search button 





 

fear and loathing 

romeo and juliet 

scarlet letter 

 

� Use Basic Search 
� Click �journal title� in the �Find Results in� box 
� Type as much of the journal title as you know 
� Leave off initial articles (an, a, the) 
� Be sure to start with the title�s first word! 
� Click the search button 





 

journal of sociology 

newsweek 

new york times 

 

� Use Basic Search 
� Click �subject� in the �Find Results in� box 
� Type an official subject heading (such as 
Library of Congress or NLM) 

 




 

women authors---united states 

business planning 

environment 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 To Find: Search Tips: Examples: 

 

 

KEYWORD ALL 
FIELDS 

(AND,OR,NOT) 

 

 

� Use Basic Search 
� Click on �Keyword All Fields� (and, or, not) in the 


 �Find Results in� box 

� If you have more than one keyword, use and, or, not 
to combine them. �And� combines keywords to search for 

fewer results, �Or� combines keywords that are synonyms

to look for more results, and �Not� will look for the first 

keyword while excluding the second keyword. 


� Click the search button 


 

 

 

nuclear and weapons 

children or adolescents 

(children or adolescents) and drugs

crime not cities 

 

 

KEYWORD ALL 
FIELDS 

(RANKED) 

 

 

� Use Basic Search 
� Click �Keyword All Fields (ranked)� in the �Find Results 
in� box 


� Do not use Boolean connectors (AND/OR/NOT) 
Or little words like of, the, an, etc. 


� Use quotation marks to indicate a phrase 
� Use the plus sign (+) to indicate essential terms 
� Use the question mark (?) to truncate terms 
� Click the search button 


 




 

 

 

 

 

�nuclear weapons� 

 

�nuclear weapons� + destruction 

 

�home school?� 



 

 

� When searching by subject, if you do not find a book on your topic check Library of Congress Subject 
Headings volumes located in the Reference Area of any U of L Library for the correct term or try a 
keyword search 
� Still confused? Ask a librarian! Ekstrom Library Reference Desk 852-6747 


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