Brepols Online Catalogue
Search Info
- General Information
- The Search Screen
- The Search Results Screen
- The Product Information Page
(incl. Distribution Codes)
1. General information :
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This general catalogue
covers all publications of Brepols Publishers. It is updated twice per month.
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How to navigate?
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on the search screen, to
launch a search: click on the « Search » button
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on the search result
screen: click on the title you want to show
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on the product information
screen: click on the “<<” button to go back to the search results
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click on “Search Screen” to
make a new search selection
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use the “go back” button of
your browser to return to previously filled in screens
2. The Search
Screen
About all “search field” boxes:
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searches are
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not case sensitive (a = A)
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not accent sensitive (é=e=E)
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names can be inverted
(Jean de Vos = Vos Jean de = …)
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each search field filled
in, adds an extra criterium to the search
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they are considered to be
linked by an “AND” logical operator
Quick Search keywords can be used
together with the Additional Search Criteria
Quick Search:
Keywords
Searches
automatically in all information available, including
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Author names
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words from
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the title
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the subtitle,
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series title
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texts
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Boolean operators
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words can be combined in a
search field using logical operators
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AND
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OR
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NOT
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the following wildcard
characters can be used
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% (replacing an unknown number of characters)
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_ (replacing 1 character)
Additional Search Criteria
By using one or more additional
criteria you can find precisely what you are looking for!
Author: you can search for the
name of
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the author
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the historical author
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the editor of text
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other collaborators
ISBN: you can type it as follows
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the full number including
“-“ (2-503-50951-7)
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leave out the last figure
(= control digit) (2-503-50951)
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leave out the publisher’s
code and the control digit;
so type the third part only (50951)
Series: type in
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meaningful word(s) of the
series name
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the series abbreviation
(go to “Series Information” to find
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the series name
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the series abbreviation,
you are interested in)
Product Group (drop down menu)
You
can search within a product group which you can select in the dropdown menu:
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all
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all academic titles,
(ignoring the “general public” titles)
or specify:
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by media
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periodicals
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CD ROM
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BREPOLiS (online)
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by imprint
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Corpus Christianorum
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Harvey Miller Publishers
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all general public titles
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In French (Francophone
Grand Public)
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In Dutch (Nederlandstalig Algemeen Fonds)
Subject:
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select the subject you are interested in, in the drop
down menu
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If a blue arrow appears
right of the box,
you can go one level deeper by clicking on this blue arrow;
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The next level is loaded in
the same drop down menu
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Click on the triangle
button or on the box to show the menu
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Click on your selected
topic
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If a blue arrow appears
right of the box,
you can go again one level deeper by clicking on this blue arrow again;
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The next level is loaded in
the same drop down menu…
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You can go one level back
by clicking in the drop down menu on “..”
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the classification tree is
4 levels deep
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you can make your selection
as precise as you prefer
(deeper levels are always included in the higher level)
Availability: search for
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all titles
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including titles
temporarily out of stock
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or available titles only
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new titles
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published in the previous 6
months
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to be published in the
following 3 months
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titles out of print:
published by Brepols but not available anymore
Language
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select the language the
product, or a substantial part of the product, is written in
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“all” is default
Published since
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allows you to limit the
selection, starting from a certain year
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4 digits required (1998)
Sort
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chronologically
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sorts the products
chronologically
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stating from the most
recent to the oldest
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by series
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sorts by series and
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by volume number (starting
from 1)
3. The Search Results
Screen
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in the author field
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only one author is shown
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also editors of text can be
shown here
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other collaborators are not
shown here
(although you can search on their names too)
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the historical author is
mentioned after the title
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medium indicates the
binding or the medium
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HB Hardback book
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PB Paperback book
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CD CD
ROM
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SW Additional Software
licenses for networks (CD ROM)
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OL Online (BREPOLiS)
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MF Microfiche
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EG Supplement
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Series: name of the series
and the number of the product in the series
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click on the title of the
product you want to open
4. The Product
Information Page
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product group or imprint
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series name
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series abbreviation +
volume number
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authors or historical author
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title
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subtitle
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editor
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bibliographic elements
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availability status
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content description
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subject of the work
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main
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other subjects to which the
work is related
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searches by subject use
both categories
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distribution code: code for bookshops only
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DBBC: book available from
the David Brown
Book Company (
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M: book available from Marston Book
Distributors (
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S: livre est disponible chez Sofedis
(pour les libraries en France, Belgique, Suisse et
Canada)
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L :
boek verkrijgbaar bij Libridis
(voor Belgische boekhandels)
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“How to order”: hyperlink to the web page