MODULE 2: SELECTING A SEARCH METHOD

These are some of the most commonly used options available on the Library catalog's Basic Search screen.

 

Search by ...

Title If you know the title (name) of a book

Journal Title If you're looking to see if the library subscribes to a periodical

Author If you know the author of a book

Subject If you know the official Library of Congress Subject Heading

Keyword-Boolean If you know how to construct a search with phrases and Boolean operators

Keyword-Relevance Ranked If you want your search results ranked by relevance

Call Number Browse If you want to scan the library's collection by call number

In this module, we will focus on 4 search techniques:

• Keyword-Boolean (and, or, not)
• Subject
• Author
• Title