Using the Library Catalog

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Using the Library Catalog

• Destiny
• Library Catalog

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Home Page
Click on Catalog tab.
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Five Ways to Search

• Keyword
• Title
• Author
• Subject
• Series

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This is what it looks like
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Search for Title

• When searching for a title, do not type the word
  The or A if they are the first word in the
  title.
• For example, if you were looking for The Wizard
  of Oz, you would type Wizard of Oz.
• Or A Tale of Two Cities, you would type Tale of
  Two Cities.

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Search for an Author

• When searching for an author you can type just
  the last name or the first and last name.
• If you are unsure of the spelling, do a keyword
  search and youll get a message that says Did
  you mean?

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Search by Subject

• Searching by subject is tricky!
• Subjects are very specific.
• Spelling counts!
• Sometimes you get more results with a keyword
  search.
• Lets try a subject search with whales.

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Keyword Search

• Keyword searches pull any book with the word you
  are looking for in the title field, author field,
  subject field or summary.
• Keyword searches also forgive misspellings and
  ask Did you mean?
• Lets try the keyword search with whales.

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Double Click

• If you want to find out more about a certain
  book, click on details.

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Click here to go back to search results.
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Title
Copies available
Author
Call Number
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Things to remember

• Be respectful of the computers.
• Dont be afraid to just browse.
• Write down the call number so you can easily find
  the book on the shelf.
• Make sure the book is available.
• Ask for help if you need it.