Ways to Search in the Gordon Library Catalog

There are several options for searching Gordon Library's online catalog:

	Type of Search	What It Does
1	Basic Search	Searches for items by title, journal title, author, subject heading, etc.
2	Advanced Search	Gives you expanded search options and AND, OR options
3	Course Reserves	To find course materials placed on reserve by an instructor.
4	Journals List	Opens new window to search for print and electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers.
5	New Acquisitions	Keyword search of items that we have received in the past 4 months. Allows browsing of new items by location such as bestsellers or audiobooks.
6	Other Libraries	Contains links to other libraries, and WorldCat, a database to search many libraries at once
A	Keyword Relevance	Searches for your term(s) or phrase(s) anywhere within the catalog's online records and ranks them by incidence of keyword in results
B	Subject Heading Browse	Useful to find specific items within a subject area. Use especially if you are finding too many results, to narrow to the best items on a topic area
C	Call number browse	Type in a call number to list items as they are placed on the library shelves
D	Boolean	Construct an AND, OR or NOT search
E	ISBN/ISSN Search	Searches a unique number code identifying a specific book or journal title.

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Last modified: Aug 01, 2008, 15:56 EDT