Use AND between two or more terms to find materials with all the terms. Searching for blood banking AND umbilical will only include books that have both global warming and atmosphere in their contents.
umbilical cord OR cord blood
Use OR between similar terms. Searching for unbilical cord OR cord blood will find books that refer to either term.
"blood banking"
Use quotation marks ( " " ) around specific phrases such as "blood banking" to find the words in that specific order.
phleb*
Use an asterisk ( * ) to find multiple endings of one word. Using phleb* as a search term will include results that refer to phlebotomy, phlebotomist, or phlebitis.
Textbooks on Reserve
Did you know that you can find some of your textbooks at the library? Stop by the desk and see if your professor provided a copy for you to use.
When You Find a Book in the Library Catalog...
...Write down the book's Call Number. The call number is basically the book's address, and is what you will use to find the book on the shelf.