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Using the Library’s Online Catalog

Using the Library’s Online Catalog. Find the books you want!. Ways to Search. Author’s Name Book Titles Subject Series Keywords (Any Word). Author Search. Type in the author’s last name. If there are other authors with the same last name, you will need to select the one you want.

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Using the Library’s Online Catalog

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  1. Using the Library’s Online Catalog Find the books you want!

  2. Ways to Search • Author’s Name • Book Titles • Subject • Series • Keywords (Any Word)

  3. Author Search • Type in the author’s last name. • If there are other authors with the same last name, you will need to select the one you want. • Spelling counts!

  4. Title Search • If you know an exact book title, you can search by title. • A, An and The at the beginning of the title can be omitted (left out). • If your title does not match the ones in the catalog, you will not get matches even if the library has the book.

  5. Series Search • To find out how many of your favorite “series books” your library has, search by the series title. • If you don’t have the series title correct, you may not get all the results.

  6. Subject Search • Enter the topic you are looking for. • Think of other words that might be used for your subject and search by those to get better results. • Not all books are easily searched by subject. • Find the general area on the shelf and browse the books to find what you want.

  7. Keyword Searches(Any Word) • Keyword searches work well when you aren’t sure about the exact title or subject words you need. • The more you limit the search, the better your results. • Very general searches give BIG results and make it hard to find what you need.

  8. Boolean Searches • When you choose the tab for Boolean Search, you can do searches using “and”, “or” or “not” to narrow down your search results. • Boolean searches help you find things that are closer to what you need.

  9. Prepared by: Garnetta Wilker, District Librarian, Oregon Trail School District August 2004

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