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NoveList Advanced Searching
Advanced Searching
Access the Advanced Search page by clicking the “Advanced Search” link under the
NoveList logo in the top left corner of any page in NoveList.
Access the Advanced Search page by clicking the “Advanced Search” link under the
NoveList logo in the top left corner of any page in NoveList.
Getting to Know the Advanced Search Screen
Enter your search terms in the Find Box. Use the other lines to add search terms, and combine them
with AND, OR, or NOT by using the drop-
down on the left side.
Enter your search terms in the Find Box. Use the other lines to add search terms, and combine them
with AND, OR, or NOT by using the drop-
down on the left side.Choose a Field from the Select
a Field drop-down box (note that this is optional). For a description of any of these
fields, click the “Search Tips” link under the Find area.
Choose a Field from the Select a Field drop-down box (note that this is optional). For a description of any of these
fields, click the “Search Tips” link under the Find area.
Getting to Know the Advanced Search Screen
Select the Document Types that you want. If you want to find results for all document types be sure they are
all checked. If you want only specific document types, for example if you
only want to search Feature Articles, check only the type that you want.
For information about the different document types, see the
About Our Articles and Lists page, under the Browsing section of Help.
Select the Document Types that you want. If you want to find results for all document types be sure they are
all checked. If you want only specific document types, for example if you
only want to search Feature Articles, check only the type that you want.
For information about the different document types, see the
About Our Articles and Lists page, under the Browsing section of Help.
Getting to Know the Advanced Search Screen
Reading LevelAdults (19 and up), Teens (13-18), Older Kids (9-12), Younger Kids
(birth to 8) Grade Level
Range from “Babies/Toddlers" to "Adult." This is determined by review sources.
Lexile Reading LevelChoose from preset Lexile ranges. Learn more about Lexiles by
viewing the Lexile page in Help.Lexile Range Search
Enter a single Lexile rating (e.g. 500) in this field. NoveList will automatically search for titles with scores 50 points below and 100 above this rating, as suggested by Metametrics, who created the
Lexile rating system.Publication Year
Enter a range of publication years in the boxes. Number of Pages
Limit book results to a number of pages, or more/less than the number entered.
Author's GenderLimit your search to Male, Female, or All authors.
Author's Nationality The name of the country (or countries) where the author claims
nationality, lives now, and/or has lived for a significant time. Author's Cultural Identity
Identification with, or membership in, a particular ethnic, cultural, or national group, sharing language and customs.
Review Available This option will search only titles that include one or more reviews.
Award Winner This option will search only titles that have won awards. We track
over 575 awards from the US and Canada.Dewey Range Search
Use this limiter to search for books with an assigned Dewey number in the ranges specified.
NoveList Best Limit your search to titles that are referred to in NoveList feature
content, award winners, and titles that have received starred reviews.
Reading LevelAdults (19 and up), Teens (13-18), Older Kids (9-12), Younger Kids
(birth to 8) Grade Level
Range from “Babies/Toddlers" to "Adult." This is determined by review sources.
Lexile Reading LevelChoose from preset Lexile ranges. Learn more about Lexiles by
viewing the Lexile page in Help.Lexile Range Search
Enter a single Lexile rating (e.g. 500) in this field. NoveList will automatically search for titles with scores 50 points below and 100 above this rating, as suggested by Metametrics, who created the
Lexile rating system.Publication Year
Enter a range of publication years in the boxes. Number of Pages
Limit book results to a number of pages, or more/less than the number entered.
Author's GenderLimit your search to Male, Female, or All authors.
Author's Nationality The name of the country (or countries) where the author claims
nationality, lives now, and/or has lived for a significant time. Author's Cultural Identity
Identification with, or membership in, a particular ethnic, cultural, or national group, sharing language and customs.
Review Available This option will search only titles that include one or more reviews.
Award Winner This option will search only titles that have won awards. We track
over 575 awards from the US and Canada.Dewey Range Search
Use this limiter to search for books with an assigned Dewey number in the ranges specified.
NoveList Best Limit your search to titles that are referred to in NoveList feature
content, award winners, and titles that have received starred reviews.
Limit Your Results
Expand Your Results
Getting to Know the Advanced Search Screen
Apply related wordsExpand your search to include words that relate
to your search terms, such as synonyms and plurals.
Also search within the full text of articlesSearch within the full text of all of our feature
content.
Automatically “And” search termsApply the AND operator between your search
terms.
Apply related wordsExpand your search to include words that relate
to your search terms, such as synonyms and plurals.
Also search within the full text of articlesSearch within the full text of all of our feature
content.
Automatically “And” search termsApply the AND operator between your search
terms.
Getting to Know the Advanced Search Screen
Don’t know what you are looking for? You can browse NoveList’s full collection
by Subject, Author, Series, Titles, or Dewey using the links in the Browse
panel.
Don’t know what you are looking for? You can browse NoveList’s full collection
by Subject, Author, Series, Titles, or Dewey using the links in the Browse
panel.
Searching
Searching using only limiters
If you are looking for a list of titles that fit certain criteria and the topic or genre does not matter, try an
Advanced Search using only limiters. Let’s try a search to find all titles with a Lexile Reading Level between
300 and 500.
Scroll down to the Limit Your Results section and select 300-500 from the Lexile Reading Level limiter. Click Search to
find all books within that range.
Scroll down to the Limit Your Results section and select 300-500 from the Lexile Reading Level limiter. Click Search to
find all books within that range.
Searching using only limiters
Or you can find titles based on the author’s nationality or cultural identity.
At the Limit Your Results section and select an African-American
from the Author’s Cultural Identity limiter. Also select Teens and Older Kids from the Reading Level limiter (hold down the CTRL
key on your keyboard to select more than one option). Click Search to
find all books at these reading levels by African-American authors.
At the Limit Your Results section and select an African-American
from the Author’s Cultural Identity limiter. Also select Teens and Older Kids from the Reading Level limiter (hold down the CTRL
key on your keyboard to select more than one option). Click Search to
find all books at these reading levels by African-American authors.
Searching with Multiple Limiters
You can use the Advanced Search to search a combination of limiters to help filter books for the
appropriate audience. For example, you can find books for a patron who is reading above their grade level, such
as a 2nd grader reading at a 5th grade level.
Select Younger Kids from the Reading Level limiter. Then,
from the Lexile Reading Level limiter, select 750-950.
Click the Search button.
Select Younger Kids from the Reading Level limiter. Then,
from the Lexile Reading Level limiter, select 750-950.
Click the Search button.
Over 450 titles fit these criteria.
Over 450 titles fit these criteria.
Searching with Multiple Limiters
Simple Searches at the Advanced Search
You can do a simple search from the Advanced Search page, but you have more options for selecting which field(s) to search. For
example, you can limit your search to only find titles that have the subject heading Graphic Novels.
Enter Graphic Novels in the first Find bar, and select SU Subject from the drop-down.
At the Limit Your Results section, select Teens from the
Reading Level limiter.
Enter Graphic Novels in the first Find bar, and select SU Subject from the drop-down.
At the Limit Your Results section, select Teens from the
Reading Level limiter.
Simple Searches at the Advanced Search
Over 3,000 titles match this criteria. Sort your list by Popularity to
bring the most popular graphic novels to the top
of your Result List.
Over 3,000 titles match this criteria. Sort your list by Popularity to
bring the most popular graphic novels to the top
of your Result List.
If you want to find of easy readers that have been reviewed by a particular journal, you can do an Advanced Search of reviews
and subject headings.
Enter the journal name in the Find bar, School Library
Journal for example, and select RV Review from the drop-down.
To narrow your search to easy readers, add another line to your search, enter easy readers and
select RV Review.
Enter the journal name in the Find bar, School Library
Journal for example, and select RV Review from the drop-down.
To narrow your search to easy readers, add another line to your search, enter easy readers and
select RV Review.
Simple Searches at the Advanced Search
At the Limit Your Results section, select Older Kids from the Reading
Level limiter. Click the Search button.
At the Limit Your Results section, select Older Kids from the Reading
Level limiter. Click the Search button.
Simple Searches at the Advanced Search
Over 80 titles fit these criteria, many of which
are part of a series.
Over 80 titles fit these criteria, many of which
are part of a series.
Searching for a Genre that is Unfamiliar
You have a teenage patron who is interested in finding more fantasy books to read, but the patron is not interested in
graphic novels. You can create a search to find Teen books at the appropriate level of difficulty.
Limit to the Teens Reading Level. Then, from the Lexile
Reading Level limiter, select the Lexile ranges that match the patron’s reading ability (hold down the CTRL key on your
keyboard to select more than one). Click the Search button.
Limit to the Teens Reading Level. Then, from the Lexile
Reading Level limiter, select the Lexile ranges that match the patron’s reading ability (hold down the CTRL key on your
keyboard to select more than one). Click the Search button.
In the first Find bar enter Fantasy and select GN Genre. In the second line
select NOT, enter Graphic Novels, and select SU Subject.
In the first Find bar enter Fantasy and select GN Genre. In the second line
select NOT, enter Graphic Novels, and select SU Subject.
Again, you can sort your list by Popularity to find the most popular titles. Or sort by Publication Date to find the newest
Fantasy titles.
Again, you can sort your list by Popularity to find the most popular titles. Or sort by Publication Date to find the newest
Fantasy titles.
Searching for a Genre that is Unfamiliar
Finding Adult Titles for Young Adults
To find adult books that are suitable for young adult readers, you can combine a review search with the Reading Level limiter. Some reviews describe the reading level as “Adult/high school,” so we could search reviews for that
phrase to find appropriate titles.
Enter Adult/high school in the first Find bar and select RV
Review. You can optionally add a subject to the next line to focus your search, for example enter
London, England and select SU Subject from the drop-down.
Enter Adult/high school in the first Find bar and select RV
Review. You can optionally add a subject to the next line to focus your search, for example enter
London, England and select SU Subject from the drop-down.
Select Adults from the Reading Level limiter.
Select Adults from the Reading Level limiter.
Searching for Series Read-alikes
Readers often want books similar to the ones they have read and enjoyed. By searching reviews for mention of a series, but weeding out all titles by the series author, you can find titles by other authors that are similar to your
readers’ favorites.
Enter “Gossip Girl” (in quotes to search it as a phrase) in the first Find bar and select RV Review, to find reviews that mention the Gossip Girl series. In the second line select NOT, type in Von
Ziegesar, Cecily and select AU Author from the drop-down. This will omit titles
by Von Ziegesar.
Enter “Gossip Girl” (in quotes to search it as a phrase) in the first Find bar and select RV Review, to find reviews that mention the Gossip Girl series. In the second line select NOT, type in Von
Ziegesar, Cecily and select AU Author from the drop-down. This will omit titles
by Von Ziegesar.
Limit your search to the Teens Reading Level
and click Search.
Limit your search to the Teens Reading Level
and click Search.
Searching for Series Read-alikes
Remember, this is a keyword search of reviews, excluding all titles by Cecily von Ziegesar. We recommend that you search
the reviews for the series name to determine whether these books are good
suggestions for your reader.
Remember, this is a keyword search of reviews, excluding all titles by Cecily von Ziegesar. We recommend that you search
the reviews for the series name to determine whether these books are good
suggestions for your reader.
Finding Books by the Type of Illustration
Type watercolor into the first Find bar, and select RV Review
from the drop-down menu. At the Limit Your Results section, select Younger Kids from the Reading
Level limiter.
Type watercolor into the first Find bar, and select RV Review
from the drop-down menu. At the Limit Your Results section, select Younger Kids from the Reading
Level limiter.
You can also mine the reviews to locate books with a particular type of illustration, such as watercolor or pen-
and-ink. This search can be useful for a collaboration with an art teacher.
Finding Books by the Type of Illustration
This search pulls up close to 3,000 titles. Sort by popularity to bring
the most popular titles to the top of your list.
This search pulls up close to 3,000 titles. Sort by popularity to bring
the most popular titles to the top of your list.
Make sure to read the reviews for each title, to determine whether it
is a good example of watercolor illustration.
Make sure to read the reviews for each title, to determine whether it
is a good example of watercolor illustration.
Searching for Quick ReadsLet’s say you have a middle school student who has to read a book for an assignment, but doesn’t have much time. You can use a combination of several limiters to
find a list of titles.
Select Teens and Older Kids from the Reading Level limiter, and set the Number of Pages limiter to less than 250 pages.
Select Teens and Older Kids from the Reading Level limiter, and set the Number of Pages limiter to less than 250 pages.
In the first Find bar enter starred review and select RV Review. In the second line select AND, enter gr. 5-8, and select RV Review. In the third line select OR, enter
ages 10-14, and select RV Review.
In the first Find bar enter starred review and select RV Review. In the second line select AND, enter gr. 5-8, and select RV Review. In the third line select OR, enter
ages 10-14, and select RV Review.
Searching Based on Appeal Factors
If you have a patron who wants to find titles that are fast-paced or have strong characters, but doesn’t care what the book is about, you can search our reviews for these
appeal factors. For example, let’s say a patron is looking for titles that make her laugh.
Enter “laugh out loud” (in quotes to search it as a phrase) in the first Find bar and select RV
Review from the drop-down menu.
Enter “laugh out loud” (in quotes to search it as a phrase) in the first Find bar and select RV
Review from the drop-down menu.
Limit your search to the Teens Reading Level
and click Search.
Limit your search to the Teens Reading Level
and click Search.
Searching Based on Appeal Factors
These titles would be great for a “LOL” book
display.
These titles would be great for a “LOL” book
display.
Searching for an Illustrator
In the first Find bar, enter Eric Carle and select AK Targeted Author Search from the drop-down menu.
In the first Find bar, enter Eric Carle and select AK Targeted Author Search from the drop-down menu.
The Result List will include all of the books that Eric Carle has
authored and illustrated, as well as those that he had just
illustrated.
The Result List will include all of the books that Eric Carle has
authored and illustrated, as well as those that he had just
illustrated.
Let’s say you are looking for books by a particular illustrator. You can use the Advanced Search to find
all titles written and illustrated by that person.
Searching for an Illustrator
In the first Find bar, enter Eric Carle, and select OC
Other Contributor from the drop-down menu. This
search will pull up those titles for which Carle is the
illustrator, but not the author.
In the first Find bar, enter Eric Carle, and select OC
Other Contributor from the drop-down menu. This
search will pull up those titles for which Carle is the
illustrator, but not the author.
You can also use the Advanced Search to find only those titles that Eric Carle has illustrated, omitting the titles
he has written.
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