How to Search

You can type general keywords or words from titles, authors' names, series or subject headings (these will be explained later in this tutorial), in the search box and the computer will look for a match for those terms in the library catalog.

Choosing a search option

Use a Basic search when you:

• want to do a broad search on a topic using single words such as "diversity"  or "terrorism"
• want to do a broad search on a short phrase such as "Latin America" or "Mississippi River"
• want to browse alphabetical lists of authors, titles, subjects, series, or call numbers

Use a Power search when you:

• want to do a more focused search on a topic by combining multiple keywords or elements (words from an author's name, or from a title)
• want to refine your search by choosing one or more of the operator words "or", "and" or "not" 
• want the most flexible combination of searching options

• want to only use the operator "and" to combine elements from the author, general keyword, series or title indexes