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Ways to Search the Catalog

There are several options for searching the catalog:

Type of Search

What It Does

Keyword Locates any records that include your search term or terms
Subject Starts With Locates records for items about your search term
Title Starts With Searches for titles beginning with the words you enter
Author (last, first) Locates books by a particular author
Journal/ Newspaper Starts With Locates records for magazine, journal or newspaper titles that are in the Library—not individual articles
LC Call Number Searches by call number
Reserves Finds find course materials placed on reserve by an instructor
My Account To see a list of items you've checked out or to renew items
   

In this section of SearchPath, you'll learn to search by Subject, Keyword, Title, Author, Journal, and Reserves. You'll also learn how to view your own checkouts and renewals.

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