Bulletin Index Search

Enter the Key Word you wish to search for:	Enter the Number of records to return (if field is left blank all records found will be returned):

Search Methods
Phrase Search	Search for the entered phrase to be found anywhere within the Bulletin Index
Boolean Search	Search for key words to all be found within the Bulletin Index: e.g. ham and eggs will find all occurrences of the phrase "ham" and the phrase "eggs" within the same record.
Words that begin with	Find any words that begin with the entered phrase
Words that end with	Find any words that end with the entered phrase
Search Options
Primary Entry Secondary Entry Both	Search only the Primary field, only the Secondary field or both the Primary and Secondary fields.
Sort Methods
By Primary Entry then by Secondary Entry	Sort by the Primary then the Secondary fields
By Volume Number, then by Issue Number, then by Page Number	Sort by the Volume then by the Index then by the Page.

General Explanation of the Index

The information is compiled in six fields, from left to right. The first three are primarily in words and letters, and the final three are numbers.

1. Primary: the subject being referenced.
2. Secondary: additional information concerning the entry in the primary field.
3. Class: a one or two-letter code describing the primary entry as follows:

A - Author; C- Clockmaker; O- Other; P- Personality; S- Subject; W- Watchmaker; R- Book Review; X- only slight mention is made

4. Volume Number of the Bulletin (2 numbers)
5. Whole Number, or issue number, of the Bulletin (3 numbers)
6. Page Number. (4 numbers)

The final three fields display as a 9-digit number. The first 2 digits indicate the Volume Number; the next 3 digits indicate the Whole Number; the final 4 digits indicate the Page Number.