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 (Browse)’ search type located under ECU Libraries in menu bar
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
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.
More tips for 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”
theat?? retrieves “theatre” and “theater”
Use the $ symbol to truncate search terms.
cook$ retrieves “cook,” “cooks,” “cooking,” and “cookbook”
When searching for journals in the catalog, you might notice a location code (see example) that does not make sense to you.
Below are the location codes most frequently found in the catalog. To find where these locations are in the building, consult our floor maps. If you need help, please Ask a Librarian.
LOCATION CODE
JOYNER LIBRARY LOCATIONS
JGES
Stacks -all floors- Ask at Circulation Desk or Research Assistance
JCPS*
Compact Shelving- Ask at Circulation Desk
JRE*
Research Assistance- 1st Floor
JCP
Current Periodicals- Near Research Assistance, 1st Floor
JDO*
Government Documents- Basement- Ask at Research Assistance
JGESFO
Flat Oversize- Ask at Circulation Desk
JGESO
Oversize- Ask at Circulation Desk
JMF*
Microforms- Basement
JNC*
North Carolina Collection- 3rd Floor
LOCATION CODE
MUSIC LIBRARY LOCATIONS
MCS
Closed Stacks- Ask at Circulation Desk
MCP
Current Periodicals- Technology Lab
MOV
Oversize- Ask at Circulation Desk
MRE
Reference
NOTE: The * means anything that begins with the preceding code.
