Use the Joyner Library catalog

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Use the catalog to find books, journals, government documents, videotapes, CDs, DVDs, and other materials in ECU Libraries.

To find a specific title:

• Use the ‘Begins with...’ search type and change drop down menu to ‘title’
• Omit any initial articles from you search like ‘the’ or ‘an’
• Click on the correct title from the results list
• Use the call number to locate the item in the library

To find books by a specific author:

• Use the ‘Begins with...’ search type and change the drop down menu to ‘author’
• Click on the appropriate name to get a list of titles by that author
• Click on the title you want from the results list
• Use the call number to locate the item in the library

To find books on a topic:

• Use the ‘Keyword’ search type and change the drop down menu to ‘words or phrase’
• Enter important terms about your topic. Using more search terms will narrow your results list.
• Use the call number to locate the item in the library.

To find reserve materials:

• Click on the Reserves link
• Use the Reserve by Instructor tab to lookup items by the professor’s name
• Use the Reserve by Course Number tab to lookup items by your course abbreviation
• Ex: ENGL 1200
• Use the Reserve by Course Name to lookup items on reserve by your course name
• Ex: Composition (WI)
• Take the call number to the Circulation desk to borrow the materials.

Tips using the new library catalog:

• Use single quotes to search for a complete phrase.  For example:‘adventures of Tom Sawyer’
• Use the ? symbol as a substitute for a missing character in a search term, usually when you are unsure of a spelling or when you want to find two forms of one word. For example:
  • wom?n retrieves “woman” or “women”
  • threat?? retrieves “theatre” and “theater”
• Use the $ symbol to truncate search terms.
  • cook$ retrieves “cook,” “cooks,” “cooking,” and “cookbook”

Don't hesitate to contact the Reference Department for help.

The URL for this page is: http://media.lib.ecu.edu/reference/howdoi/display.cfm?id=24.0