Guide to Searching the Copyright Office Catalog

[Pages:26]Guide to Searching the Copyright Office

Catalog

(Registrations and recorded documents from 1978 to the present)

New searching features are available such as:

Keyword searching A single database that contains records of monographs,

serials, and recorded documents Basic Search screen and Other Search Options screen

for advanced searching Limit your search by date or a specific item type

Links to online help is available at the top and bottom of each screen

Click "Search Records" to access the Copyright Office Catalog

Click "Search the Catalog" to begin

About the Catalog

Overview of the Basic Search screen

By using the Basic Search screen you can: Specify the search term Search by either Title, Name, Keyword, Registration

Number, Document Number, Command Keyword

Basic Search by Title

A Title search finds works by title in the exact word order of the title

Use this search when the exact title of the work is known Type the entire title, or the first few words of the title Omit initial articles, A, An, The, El, La, Das, etc.

To perform a search:

Type your search term in the "Search for": box Select the type of search from the "Search by": screen

Click the "Begin Search" button to perform the search

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