how to search the fcl catalog
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Click hereto accessthe library
catalog.
If known, search by title or author.If you are looking for books on a topic, search by keyword or subject heading.
inconvenient truth
Example: An Inconvenient TruthXFor title searches, omit a, an, & the from the beginning of the title.
rodriguez richard
Click here to get list of titles by
author.
number of titles by the
author
or
media violence
violence
…
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]
Limit title and keyword searches to only find books in the reference collection.
censorship
Select Advanced Search Tab.
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.
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.