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Displaying Records

I want to view records from Set 4, which contains the combined sets from my search. Brian wants a brief listing of results so I will use a short format that just gives me titles.

It is often a good idea to display a few records in Format 6 before typing out complete records to make sure the search has retrieved relevant records. This format is usually free.

To view records, I must enter the TYPE command. The TYPE command has three parts:

	Set number	Format	Records
t	S#	6	1-3

Tip 4-1

Take a look at some examples of the TYPE command below.

Command	Example	When to Use It
TYPE T	type s1/6/1-3 t s3/9/1,3 t s2/6,k/1-5,8	Use TYPE to display search results in specified format.

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Formats determine the amount of information displayed for each record. The common format options are listed below.

Selected Format Options
Use Format 6 Use Format 8 Use Format 3 Use Format 9 Use Format K (keywords in Context)	Displays titles Displays titles and descriptors or subject headings Displays bibliographic citations Displays a complete record Reveals a window of 30 words around search terms within the context of a record.

Selected Format Options

Use Format 6

Use Format 8

Use Format 3

Use Format 9

Use Format K (keywords in Context)

Displays titles

Displays titles and descriptors or subject headings

Displays bibliographic citations

Displays a complete record

Reveals a window of 30 words around search terms within the context of a record.

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Search Tip 4-1:

The item numbers can indicate a single record, a range of records, or a non-sequential group of records.

You can enter the word ALL to view all the records in the set.

Examples:

	Set /	Format /	Range of records
T	s1 /	6 /	1-5
T	s2 /	6 /	all