Instructions and Orientation

The Sommervogel Archive

Search for a record using the following steps:

1. Click on the magnifying glass at the top of the Status Area (left side of your browser). This switches the database to Find Mode.
2. Select the field you wish to search. For example, to find articles by author's name type the author's last name in the Author field.
3. Click the Perform Find button in the left.
4. View the search results. You may do this in three different ways.
   • Browse individual entries by clicking on the book pages in the center of the Status Area.
   • List all entries by clicking on the View As menu button and selecting List.
   • View the entire results by Table by selecting that option from the View As menu.

Note that the number of items found by your search appears in the center of the Status Area and is labeled Found Set. If you find too many items and wish to view only a subset, you can combine search terms to focus on your specific area of interest. For example, if you want to search for all articles published by Spilka since 1980, enter Spilka in the Author field, >1980 in the Year field, then click Perform Find to view the results. Likewise, if you want to see only those articles written by Spilka and Allen, type Spilka Allen (without the word "and") in the Author field.