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Search the Library Catalog
Sample Searches
Sample Searches:
asthma AND pollution
Use AND between two or more terms to find materials with all the terms. Searching for asthma and pollution will only include books that have both asthma and pollution in their contents.
pollution OR air quality
Use OR between similar terms. Searching for pollution OR air quality will find books that refer to either term.
"air quality"
Use quotation marks ( " " ) around specific phrases such as "air quality" to find the words in that specific order.
pollut*
Use an asterisk ( * ) to find multiple endings of one word. Using pollut* as a search term will include results that refer to pollute, pollutes, polluted, polluting, and pollution.
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.