The National Library of Medicine NLM Catalog provides access to NLM bibliographic data for both print and non-print resources. Links to the online catalog could be accessed via LocatorPlus. This facility is most relevant to Catalogers from the medical libraries.
The NLM Catalog provides the
following search functionality to users:
- Simple searching - enter your term(s) and click GO. Enter automatically combines (ANDs) significant terms together.
- Boolean operators - enter them in UPPERCASE (AND, OR, NOT)
- Phrase searching - enter your phrase in quotes
- Automatic term explosion when your entry matches a MeSH heading
- Searching of specific fields by use of Limits (e.g., limit retrieval to a particular language, material type, date, etc.)
- Ability to view how your term(s) were searched using Details
- Ability to view and reuse previous searches using History
- Ability to link to the library's holdings in LocatorPlus, NLM's online public access catalog by clicking on the NLM ID or using Links
The simple search which offers the largest variety
of direct search option can be access using following steps:
(1) Click on your browser (internet
explorer, Chrome e.t.c)
(2) Type http://locatorplus.gov/
(3) Click on
find Books and other materials in locator plus
(4) Type search
term in the search field
(5) Choose
your search strategy either by title, author/creator, subject, keyword etc.
(6) Choose number of records to display
per page.
(7) Then click on search.
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