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Page 1: How to Search the FCL Catalog

Click hereto accessthe library

catalog.

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If known, search by title or author.If you are looking for books on a topic, search by keyword or subject heading.

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inconvenient truth

Example: An Inconvenient TruthXFor title searches, omit a, an, & the from the beginning of the title.

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rodriguez richard

Click here to get list of titles by

author.

number of titles by the

author

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or

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media violence

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violence

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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]

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Limit title and keyword searches to only find books in the reference collection.

censorship

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Select Advanced Search Tab.

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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.

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When searching the catalog

remember:

•There are four ways to find a book

•Use the keyword search tips

•Quick limit your search to reference for general resources on your topic

•Use the advanced search tab for more powerful searches.