Searches of this database search one or more of several indexes: the title index, the author index, subject heading indexes, call number indexes, and the keyword index. In the search you made, no matches were found.

Possible reasons:

1. The item you are looking for may not be in this database. (Try the card catalog.)
2. The item may not be owned by the library. (Ask a library staff member for help.)
3. The title, subject heading, author's name, or keyword you entered may not be used in this database. (Try a keyword search, the card catalog, or a library staff member for help.)
4. There may be an error in your search.
   Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
   Make sure phrases, headings, or names are in the correct order.
5. Use dashes to indicate subject subdivisions.
6. Type the author's last name first.
7. A term from the stopword list is used in the search.

If you aren't sure of the exact title, author name, subject heading, or spelling, truncate the end of the words or try a keyword search instead. Try out the new Keyword Searching Wizard in Orbis on the Web (Advanced Search: Complex Keyword Searching).

Additional help:

Guide to Using Orbis

New documentation specifically designed for Orbis on the Web is not yet available. The existing Guide to Using Orbis was written for Standard Orbis, but the principles and advice apply equally well to Orbis on the Web. Examples which appear in this guide will function properly in Orbis on the Web if you drop the initial commands (t=, a=, s=, k=, etc.).

Alternatively, the command line searches presented in the instructions can be entered in Orbis on the Web using the search input forms without selecting a search type (i.e. don't click any radio button on the initial search form, or leave "Choose Search" selected in the "New Search" form which appears at the top and bottom of each page).

For more information on TITLE SEARCHING (from the Guide to Using Orbis)

For more information on AUTHOR SEARCHING (from the Guide to Using Orbis)

For more information on SUBJECT SEARCHING (from the Guide to Using Orbis)

For more information, on CALL NUMBER SEARCHING (from the Guide to Using Orbis)

For more information on KEYWORD SEARCHING (from the Guide to Using Orbis)

1. Pick up "Search Request:....." and "No ..... Entries Found" from the top two line of the Orbis session. "Yale Library Catalog" and "Search Results: 0 Entries Found" do not vary from one NoHits screen to another.

2. Use text provided in nohits.html as the response for ALL types of searches that return a zero result.

3. In call number searching there is no "no hits" screen, you'll be dropped into the index as close as possible to your search.

Example "No hits" screens from standard Orbis

No Title Entries Found

Search Request: T=ARGHHH                                  Yale Library Catalog
Search Results: 0 Entries Found                         No Title Entries Found

                            No Title Entries Found                            

 Possible reasons:                                                            

1.  Item may not be in this database.  (Try the card catalog.)                
2.  Item is not owned by the library.  (Ask a library staff member for help.) 
3.  There is an error in your search.  Check the following:                   
     --Make sure all words are spelled correctly and in the correct order.    
         If you aren't sure of the exact title or spelling, truncate the end  
         or try a keyword search instead.                                     
     --Remove all punctuation.                                                
     --Omit initial articles such as a, an, the.                              

   For more information on TITLE SEARCHING, type EXP T  and press <RETURN>.   
         For further assistance, please ask a library staff member.           

No Author Entries Found

Search Request: A=ARGHHH                                  Yale Library Catalog
Search Results: 0 Entries Found                        No Author Entries Found

                            No Author Entries Found                           

 Possible reasons:                                                            

1.  Item may not be in this database.  (Try the card catalog.)                
2.  Item is not owned by the library.  (Ask a library staff member for help.) 
3.  There is an error in your search.  Check the following:                   
     --Be certain the name is spelled correctly.                              
     --Type the author's last name first.                                     
     --Remove all punctuation.                                                

    For more information on AUTHOR SEARCHING, type EXP A and press <RETURN>.  


         For further assistance, please ask a library staff member.           

No Subject Entries Found

Search Request: S=ARGHHH                                  Yale Library Catalog
Search Results: 0 Entries Found                       No Subject Entries Found

                          No Subject Headings Found                           

 Possible reasons:                                                            

1.  Subject may not be in this database.  (Try the card catalog.)             
2.  No materials are listed in subject indexes under the words you used.      
      (Consult the subject heading lists or try a keyword search.)            
3.  The search command is incorrect.  (Try another command. Remember that S=  
      is the command used to search all three subject indexes at once.)       

Check the following in your search statement:                                 
  --Is the subject heading spelled correctly and in the proper order?         
  --Remove all punctuation (except dashes to indicate subject subdivisions)   

    For more information on SUBJECT SEARCHING, type EXP S and press <RETURN>. 

No Keyword Entries Found

Search Request: K=ARGHHH                                  Yale Library Catalog
Search Results: 0 Entries Found                       No Keyword Entries Found

                           No Keyword Matches Found                           

Possible reasons:                                                             
1.  The keyword search term(s) are spelled incorrectly.                       
2.  A numeric '1' is used instead of an alphabetic 'l'.                       
3.  There is punctuation used in the search.                                  
4.  A term from the stopword list is used in the search.                      
5.  No records in the online catalog contain the combination of search terms. 

Try the following techniques:                                                 
   --Change the boolean operator to one that is broader.  For example, use OR 
instead of AND, or add terms to the search with the OR operator.              
   --Truncate your search term(s) using ?                                     
   --Delete field codes which have been used as qualifiers                    
 For more information on KEYWORD SEARCHING, type EXP K and press <RETURN>.