OASIS: Searching WebLUIS by Author

Searching WebLUIS by Author

When you have the name of an author and wish to obtain a list of items written by that particular author, select the Author point of access. Most library catalogs require that you enter the author's last name first.

For example, if you perform an AUTHOR search for books by Carl Sagan (entered as Sagan, Carl), you might find the following:

[WebLUIS catalog screen - search results by author]

NOTE: Remember, if you wanted to find items about Carl Sagan, you would select the Subject point of access and enter his name ( last name, first name).