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Searching the Library Catalog How to Find Books

Searching the library catalog

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Searching the Library Catalog

How to Find Books

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Keyword Searching

A Keyword search looks for words anywhere in the record.

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Subject Searching

A subject search involves searching only the subject field of a library catalog record.

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Scroll Down to evaluate the search results.

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Click on a book title to see more information.

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The catalog record displays the basic information about the book.

Click on a book title to see more information.

Scroll Down to see the

Call Number

and Location

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Call Number

A call number is like an address: it tells us where the book is located in the library.

Check the book location \ status

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Subject Headings

Are used to organize and classify items in the Library Catalog.

The Library of Congress Subject Headings

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The Library of Congress Subject Headings

Click on a subject heading to do a subject search.