Typically when looking for a specific item, it's ideal to know (or be able to refer to) the following information:
- The title or author of a book, thesis, or a video when searching for print books, ebooks, theses or dissertations, or movies.
- The name of a journal when searching for a specific journal.
- The article title, the author(s), and possibly the journal title, newspaper name, or magazine name when searching for journal, newspaper, or magazine articles.
- The four letter and four number course abbreviation (ex. BIOL 1308) and instructor name when searching for items on in the library's print reserves.
- The title, editor(s), and edition when searching for a textbook.
- Finding the Course Library link in your class in Canvas to access course readings.
Knowing where to look or what specific finding tool to use is the second important thing to know.
- Use Quick Search to find books and ebooks, videos, articles, theses and dissertations, and generally anything in the library's holdings.
- Use Quick Search (with appropriate filters) to find articles, videos, and theses and dissertations across all library databases.
- Click on the Databases button to access individual databases to search for articles, videos, dissertations and theses, and more. (See the Choosing Individual Databases box for more details!)
