How to Use TCBib

Getting Started

As you learn TCBib, keep this how-to page open in a separate window, or print the page.

Click Search in the middle of the homepage. The
Search box opens. To enter more than one search term, click Add Line.
You can build up to 7 lines in your query. Apply Boolean logic (AND, OR, NOT) as you add conditions.

Note: You can use the * and ? wildcards within queries. Searches are case-insensitive.

Searching

All: Enter a single word or a phrase you’d like
to search for. This applies your query to all four search fields.
Author: Enter the last name(s) of one or more
authors.
Title: Enter one or more words that must be in
the titles of articles.
Subject: Enter (a) one or more words OR (b) a
term from our dropdown list of Subjects OR (c) the numerical code for a subject, also found in our
dropdown list of Subjects.
Source: Enter either (a) one or more words in the
title of a publication OR (b) the abbreviation of its title, found in the dropdown list of Sources.
Year(s): (You must first enter something into any
of the above four boxes.) Enter either (a) a single year OR (b) two years separated by a space, hyphen,
or comma.

Displaying Your Search Results

Click your desired option to sort results by author (default), source, or year.
Click the “Show subjects” box to see the
subjects for the displayed articles.

Copying Your Search Results

You must choose a style to make copying work. Click the desired style format:
APA, Chicago (default), IEEE, or MLA.
To copy/paste the subjects of articles, click the “Include subjects to copy” box.
A selection checkbox sits beside each article. If you wish to copy only these
articles, select their individual checkboxes and then click the “Copy
selected” button.
If you instead wish to copy all results, click the “Copy
all” button.
Your computer is now ready to paste the copied results into many applications,
including Microsoft Word.