University of Louisville

Author Search: sorted by title

This search is recommended for extremely prolific authors and composers (e.g. Shakespeare, Mozart, Bach), who have written many works or whose works exist in multiple editions and translations. Enter a name in the Search For: box, as you would for any other Author search, but select Author--sorted by title in the Find Results box.

Results are displayed in a Search Results List. However, unlike the Search Results List produced by the Author search, the names in the list are followed by titles in alphabetical order. Each line in the list represents the edition of a particular title, rather than all the works of a given author (Cross references Infopoint to alternate forms of titles .

screenshot

Neither Boolean operators nor Search limits are available for this type of search.

Search Strategies:

  • Enter an individual's last name, followed by the first name. A comma is not necessary.
  • You do not need to include the first name, but for common last names it is useful to include at least part of the first name.
  • Retain the hyphen in a hyphenated name: levi-strauss
  • If you are uncertain of the spelling of the last name, you can enter part of it. The search will automatically truncate so a question mark (?) is not necessary.
  • Where there are variant forms of authors' names (e.g., Dostoevsky, Dostoyevsky), click on the Info icon for additional name forms or related names.
  • For names with connectives (van, von, der), in general follow the conventions of the person's country or language: (e.g. for Americans, include the connective: van buren, abigail and for Europeans omit the connective: gogh, vincent van)

Author (sorted by title) Search Examples:

To find works by . . . You can enter...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart mozart wolfgang
Johann Sebastian Bach bach joh
William Shakespeare shakesp
Ludwig van Beethoven beethoven ludwig van
Antoine de Saint-Exupery saint-exupery antoine de

Alternative Search Options: It is best to use an Author search to find performers, editors, or translators. If you do not find what you are looking for using an Author (sorted by title) search, try a Keyword Search or an Advanced Search and type in whatever information you know.

University Libraries | University of Louisville | Louisville, KY 40292 | 502-852-6747
Contact Us | Voyager version 5.0 | Upgraded August 22, 2005