Finding Books - Searching the Library Catalog -- Keyword

There are several ways to search the library catalog:

• Keyword
• Author
• Title
• Subject
• Power

Keyword searching is the most popular way to search in the library catalog. It allows you to search for individual words in the title, subject, and other fields in the record.

For example, typing in the keywords, “school violence” will give you records with “school” and “violence” in the TITLE field, SUBJECT field, or both like the record below:

Starting Your Research Choosing a Topic Building Keywords Types of Information	Finding Books Library Catalog Overview Searching Library Catalog Searching Library (cont. ) Reviewing & Locating ... Modifying your Search...
Finding Articles Online Database Information in Databases Choose a Database Accessing the Database	Evaluating Web Sites What is this Site About? Who Created the Page/Site? When was the Information Created? Where is the Information Coming From? Why is this site on the Web? How Accurate is the Web Site?

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