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How Do I Find Books?
Use the catalog to locate books, journal
tiles, videos, DVDs, CDs, maps...
1. On the UNC Libraries homepage (http://www.lib.unc.edu)
select UNC
-Chapel Hill Catalog from "Books &
More." This will bring you to the "Basic Catalog
Search" page.
2. Search by Keyword if you are unsure
of the title or subject heading of a work.
a. Keyword will look for the words
you enter anywhere in the catalog record.
b. Connect words and phrases by using the
Boolean operators AND and OR.
Ex. school violence AND prevention
Ex. drug abuse AND (teenagers OR
adolescents)
c. Click on the Search button to run your
query.
3. Search by Title if you know the exact
title of the work you are seeking.
a. Select "title" from the side
menu.
b. Enter the title of the work, omitting the
leading articles (a, an, or the). You should
include any subsequent articles that appear in
the title.
Ex. old man and the sea
Ex. asian journal of social psychology
c. Click on the Search button to run your
query.
4. Search by Author if you are
searching for works by a particular author.
a. Authors may by an individual, several
individuals, an institution, or a
corporation.
b. Select "author" from the side
menu.
c. Enter the name of the author - last name
first, then initial or first name.
d. Punctuation is not necessary.
Ex. achebe chinua
Ex. sas institute
e. Click on the Search button to run your
query.
5. Search by Subject Heading if you
know the assigned Library of Congress Subject
Heading (LC), or Medical Subject Heading (MeSH)
a. If you do not know the proper subject
heading, perform a keyword search; you can then
examine the record to identify the correct
subject heading.
b. It is not necessary to include
punctuation.
Ex. Keyword Search: civil war
LC Subject Heading: United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
6. If the catalog finds results matching your
search they will displayed either in a record list(with title,
author, call number, and location)or as a full record (author,
title, publication information, subject headings,
notes and call number).
a.Click on view items to find out if the book is available.
Note the location and call
number of the work. If you must visit
another library to check out the item and you
are unsure where the building is, click on
"Location Abbreviations" to view a map of the
campus libraries.
"Ask a
Librarian" if you need help!
http://www.lib.unc.edu/ask.html
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