1.1 Basic Search
The homepage for the catalogue allows you to search for books and other items at your library or libraries. The homepage contains a single search box for you to enter a search term.
You can select to search by:
- Keyword — finds the terms you enter anywhere in the entire record for an item, including title, author, subject, and other information.
- Title — finds the terms you enter in the title of an item.
- Journal Title — finds the terms you enter in the title of a serial bibliographic record.
- Author — finds the terms you enter in the author of an item.
- Subject — finds the terms you enter in the subject of an item. Subjects are categories assigned to items according to a system such as the Library of Congress Subject Headings.
- Series — finds the terms you enter in the title of a multi-part series.
Formats
You can limit your search by format. Some of the more popular formats in the list are the following:- For Books, you can choose All Books, which includes regular print books, large print books, and e-books, All Audiobooks, which includes audiobooks on physical media and e-audiobooks, OR you can choose the individual format. The individual choices are: Books (physical), Books (large print), Books (electronic), Audiobooks (physical) or Audiobooks (electronic).
- For Videos, you can choose All Videos which includes video formats such as DVD,VHS, Blu-ray, and E-video. OR you can choose the individual format. The individual choices are: Videos (electronic) or Videos (physical).
- Videos (E-video) will search for all E-videos including downloadable and streaming.
- Music will search music on CD or other media.
- Serials/Magazines will search on magazine, serial, or journal titles only.
- Software/Video Games will search on games, databases, and other software.