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K-Search - articles, books, images, newspapers, etc

Finding Books

Use CONSORT, the shared catalog of Kenyon, Denison, Ohio Wesleyan, and Wooster, to find relevant books. If you're having trouble finding an item in the library, check out How to Read a Call Number.

1. Author search: Locate books, poems, plays, etc. by a particular author: Timerman, Jacobo

2. Title search: Locate a specific work by an author: Prisoner without a Name, Cell without a Number

NOTE: If you are unsure of the exact TITLE, try a KEYWORD search instead.

3. Keyword searches allow you to find words and phrases in author names, titles, subjects, notes, and other fields.

When searching for resources, consider using subject headings for more precise results. If a keyword search leads to a book that seems promising, click on the subject heading links at the bottom of the record to see similar items. You can also select "subject heading" in the "search by" box and try the following:

You can also search the OhioLINK catalog, which contains the holdings of most academic and a few public libraries across Ohio. 

Helpful Tutorials

Scroll through the videos to find useful tutorials on Searching Consort, Using Google Scholar, Finding the Full Text of an Article, and more!

Subject Guide

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Interlibrary Loan

Research Manuals