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You
can choose among two types of Author/Artist Searches by clicking the
buttons below the Author/Artist field. If you don't choose one, you will be
searching by Last, First Name
(or Initials). The types of Author/Artist Searches are listed from
narrowest (most strict) to broadest (least strict).
For authors/Artists with multiple last names, make sure you use a comma
between the last names and the first name (e.g., Douglas E., Comer). To search without a first name or initials, type
the complete last name, followed by a comma (e.g., E. Comer,). If this does not find all the books/albums by the
author/artist,
you might also try searching by the last word of the author's/artist's last
name (e.g., Comer).
Exact Name:
Enter the name exactly the way it appears on the book/album. You can enter it
First name Last name or Last name,
First name. Use this to narrow a search for an author/artist with
a common name, such as Ravi R. Sastry. But remember, if you specify
"S.K Sarkar," you will not find books that are in our database under S. Kumar
Sarkar.
Last, First Name (or Initials):
You may enter the author's/artist's name in any of the ways listed
below:
Last name, First name(s): Douglas E. Comer
Last name, First initial(s): Comer, D. E.
First name, Last name: Philip Kotler
First initial, Last name: P. Kotler
Last name: Sarkar
The
search will find items in our database under names that seem to
match your search specification. If you specified "S. Kumar
Sarkar," you might find items by Sarkar, S.K. Sarkar, and S.
Kumar Sarkar.
Unfortunately, it is difficult to search for items with two or more
authors who share a last name, such as Richard Stevens and Marcella
Stevens. Try to search for books using just the last name (e.g., Stevens).
Start
of Last Name:
If you can't spell the author's/artist's last name, enter your best guess for
the first few letters. For example, "Stev" will find the
Computer Science author Richard Stevens, as well as Andreas
Stevenson and Charles S. Steve. For authors/artists with multiple last
names, enter only the first of the last names or the start of the
first last name.
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