Power Searching in Polaris

With power searching, you can construct complex, precise searches by writing Common Command Language (CCL) queries. Power searching is a good way to list records that share a combination of very specific characteristics.

Scoping Searching

This section lists the CQL (Common Query Language) commands and access points you can use to construct custom search filters for Polaris PowerPAC.

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Little Things to Remember

Common abbreviations

Ti=titleAU=AuthorAB=Assigned Branch --- Learn your 4 digit codeCOL=CollectionTimeout=increase timeout from 30 to 60KW=Keyword

Not So Common abbreviations

Timeout=increase timeout from 30 to 60KW=KeywordQuotes = exact – good for numbers* or ? = wildcards

Example Searches

Bibliographic Records or Item Records –

Ti=Alchemist and AB=DCUEAu=Steinbeck and PD>1959AB=DPLP and COL=*fiction not COL=Juvenile*KW=Abraham Lincoln not KW=Illinois and Timeout=60