1. How to Search the Library Catalog Click here to access the library catalog .

2. If known, search by title or author. If you are looking for books on a topic, search by keyword or subject heading. There are four basic ways to find a book in the catalog:

3. Title Search inconvenient truth Example: An Inconvenient Truth X For title searches, omit a , an , & the from the beginning of the title.

4. Author Browse rodriguez richard Click here to get list of titles by author. number of titles by the author

5. Keyword Search Subject Browse or

6. Keyword Search media violence

7. Subject Browse violence …

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10. Keyword Search Tips  Use quotes to search phrases: "world wide web"   Use + to mark essential terms: designer +babies   Use ? to truncate: teen? [Will look for records with teens, teenage, teenagers]

11. Limit title and keyword searches to only find books in the reference collection. censorship Your Search Results Limit

12. Advanced Search Select Advanced Search Tab.

13. Advanced Search Select from these choices for each search line If you’re searching for materials that could be mentioned in the record by more than one term/phrase, connect the terms with If you’re searching for a different concept that must also be in the record, connect the term with Decide which part of the record you want the computer to search.