The following search commands provide access to specific information.
| Search | Index | Example | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Short Entry | en: | en:free music | searches abbreviated titles; only for records added after 1988. |
| By Recording group | rg: | rg:Philharmonic | Earlier items with this information are indexed with sp: This label only for records added after 1988. |
| By Meeting information | mt: | mt:New York | Only for records added after 1988. |
| By Sponsor | sp: | sp:computer music | searches for a meeting's sponsor |
| By Audio/visual source info. | av: | av:Neuma | searches record label names or formats (eg, CD) |
| By Dissertation source info | di: | di:Harvard | Only for records added after 1988. |
| By Publisher | pb: | pb:Barenreiter | Only for records added after 1988. |
| By Place of publication | pl: | pl:San Diego | Only for records added after 1988. |
| By Source | so: | so:New York | For searches of the above three indexes, and the earlier SOURCE filed. |
| By RILM classification | cl: | cl:printing | Retrieves a large portion of the database. It is most useful when used with another search index to narrow the results. |
| By Exact RILM Classification | cl= | cl=festschriften | |
| By Standard numbers | sn: | sn:0-253-33518-3 | ISBNs, ISSNs, CODENs, UMI numbers and LC numbers. |
| By Cross References | xr: | xr:bernardone francesco | |
| By Subject/Author Reference | sa: | sa:bernardone francesco | Includes all authors, subject headings and cross reference info. |
The Following indexes use the RILM number
| Search | Index | Example | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Contents of collection | cc: | cc:90-00994 | To get all the records related to a main citation of a collection, use this search label and the numeric part of the RILM number of the main record or use the number shown in the MAIN WORK field to get all the related records of a main work including the record displayed. |
| By Main collected work | mw: | mw:90-00994 | Search the number displayed in the MAIN WORK field using this label to get the main work for the record displayed. |
| By RILM database number | no: | no:90-00020-ap | must include the alphabetic suffix |
| By Reviews of item | ri: | ri:90-00994 | To get all the reviews of an item use the numeric part of its RILM number or use the number shown in the REVIEW WK field. |
| By Reviewed work | rw: | rw:90-00994 | Retrieves the record of the item that is being reviewed. Use the number shown in REVIEW WK field. |