Rancho Buena Vista High School
Ninth Grade Social Studies Project
BECOMING A STUDENT RESEARCHER

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                      Searching the Catalog---OR hOW dO i fIND a bOOK?
                                     
At the top of the catalog screen there are six different ways to search:

• Subject - This will lead to a list of books by subjects that librarians have 
                  selected from a controlled list of terms. 

• Title - If you know the title for the book you want, select this search option.  When you type in the title, ignore a, an, or the if they are the first word in the title.

• Author - Select this search button if you know the author for the book that you need.  Type the author's last name first.

• Series - If your book is part of a series, you can use these search button.

• Call # - You can search by the number on the book if you know it.

• Keyword - This will find a list of books by typing in words or phrases.