Searching for Library Sources

Combined Author/Title option

• quickest way to find an item if you know the author and title
• use the Author or Title options only if you know the exact forms

Subject option

• yields only items catalogued under prescribed subject headings (ie Library of Congress headings see list of possible subject headings below). If you are not familiar with these, use:

Keyword Option (words from the title)

• usually yields more hits as it searches author, subject headings, titles and series

Subject Keyword is also useful.