Polaris Search Tips
All tips assume you’re searching either item or bibliographic records using the search options shown below:
Limit by material type
- For Books on CD add “cd book” to the end of your search (e.g. “peter pan cd book”)
- For DVDs add “dvd” to your search (e.g. “peter pan dvd”)
- For Blu-Rays add “blu-ray” to your search (e.g. “peter pan blu-ray”)
Combine title and author to narrow your results (e.g. “grisham innocent”)
Use wild cards in between, in front of, or at the end of words
- To find items with particular call numbers (e.g. “DVD*FAMILY”)
- To search for terms with unknown endings (e.g. “frog*”)
- To search for patrons or items whose names you’re unsure of (e.g. “Peter Brog*”)