Maximize your search results with Quick Search

What is Quick Search?
Quick Search is the most powerful search field in SUNLINK.

How does Quick Search work?
If you are looking for a word that appears anywhere in an indexed field of a SUNLINK record (such as title, author, subject, contents & series) use the Quick Search field.

Where is Quick Search?
The Quick search field is prominently and conveniently located at the top of the SUNLINK search screen.

Student Quick Search Example:
Problem: I need a variety of resources on Bill Clinton to complete my research project.

Results: A title listing of print, AV, and web sites will appear. All of these items will have the term "bill clinton" somewhere in the bibliographic record. In the case of a person search, books written by the person, as well as titles about the person will be displayed.

Teacher Quick Search Example:
Question: What's available to teach a unit on environmental degradation (required by the Sunshine State Standards?) Note: SUNLINK is a handy tool for teachers trying to implement the Sunshine State Standards. Simply type any Sunshine State Standard key word or phrase into the Quick Search field.

Results: A title listing of print, AV, and web sites will appear. All of these items will have the term "environmental degradation" somewhere in the bibliographic record.

Media Specialist Quick Search Example:
Problem: I need cataloging information for the book "8 Men and a Duck." The ISBN# is 0743219287.

Results:Two records with that ISBN# appear in the title listing. In this case one record has a summary and the other does not. Choose the most complete record, that being the record with the summary, and then proceed to download the MARC record. Note: You can also search by LCCN number in Quick Search.

Remember to recommend to your students and teachers that Quick Search is a good place to start when looking for materials in SUNLINK.