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Catalog Search Tips

  1. Gather a list of useful words or terms from lecture notes and/or assigned readings to begin your research in the K-Search web catalog and online journal indexes. Books owned by other OhioLINK libraries may be requested and will be sent here in 3-4 working days. 

  2. Interlibrary Loan requests, for journal articles or books not through OhioLINK, may be filled out using our online form, if you need assistance filling out the form based on a citation you found or have a question about a journal abbreviation, etc. just stop by the information desk or watch this Middle Path Minute on Interlibrary Loan for assistance.
     
  3. Suggestion: Begin your research using simple WORD searches and take notes on the various subject headings in the results list for books you find. If you prefer to use proper SUBJECT HEADING searches, consult the Library of Congress Subject Classification system at the LOC website.  Subject headings often carry over for use in journal indexes and so it is useful to keep a running list of terms you glean from databases and indexes.
     
  4. example WORD search for books:
    biographies of choreographers
    biographies of American choreographers
    example SAMPLE SUBJECT HEADING search for books:
    Choreographers--Biography
    Choreographers -- United States -- Biography

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