Using the Library Catalog

• Skills to be Acquired
• About the Library Catalog
• Online Book Record
• Ways to Search in the Gordon Library Catalog
• Find Books by Title or Author
• Subject Searching in the Catalog
• Keyword Relevance Search
• Refine Your Search Strategy
• Course Reserve Search
• Where to Find a Book or Journal in the Library
• Checking Out Items
• Your Library Account
• Library Account Functions
• Wrap Up

Skills to be acquired

This module covers how to search the Gordon Library catalog. When you have completed you should be able to:

• recognize that the Gordon Library catalog contains more than books
• find library materials using title, author, keyword relevance and subject search
• identify the location of books and other library materials
• read a call number and use it to find items in the library
• find an item placed on reserve using a Course Reserve search
• use your Library account to renew items, and view your patron record

Finding Books at WPI: Using the Library Catalog Basic Search

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