How to search for resources

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Searching the library catalog

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Searching the library

catalog

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Once upon a time library catalogs looked like this!

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Now the catalog is online!

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But how do you look for

what you need?

There are 2 different

ways!

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In this case it is ‘keyword’.

You could enter a search term

in the basic search box and click on

one of the searchcriteria.

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And here are your results

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Call number of the book

Is it in or out?

This page shows the books and ebooks

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If you click here, you can find web sites

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...or here and you can find information on the

databases!

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There is another way to search...

Destiny calls it a ‘Power Search’ but it’s also known as ‘Advanced Search’

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Click here for Power Search

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Make sure you fill in the form

with your search terms and also click the Online

Resources box

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When you tick that box you can make choices of which

databases to search

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You will probably still have

questions! If so, just contact Ms. Merrick in the

library