What can you find in the catalog?
Web pages
Journals
CDs
DVDs
Videos
LPs
Cassettes
Books, electronic
Books, printed
Chapters within books
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Anthologies
Reference Books
Numerical data
All disciplines and subjects
Search the catalog through a combination of exact information,
e.g., author or title, and keywords and subject headings.
Keywords—words that you select
Subject headings—descriptive phrases determined by librarians
and assigned to books, journals, web pages, etc.
What do you do once you find something in the catalog that
you want to use?
If it is electronic—link directly from the catalog to
the item
If it is audio-visual material—write down the call number
and go to the listening room
If it is a book—be sure to write down the full call number
and first check for status and location. Location tells
you where within our system it is, status tells you whether
it is checked out or not.
Other things you might see:
In process
On order
Ask librarian
[date] billed
You might want to recall a book that is checked out—shows
a due date or even the word “billed.†This just means the
book is over due. 99% of the time we can get the book back
for you within a few days.
Links:
Library Catalog
Instruction
Guide for the Library Catalog
Boolean
Searching
Evaluating
Information
For questions and assistance in using any and all aspects
of the library please drop by to talk with or email Rebecca
Stuhr stuhrr/3674.
