Contents

Introduction

Searching Catalogs

by Author

by Title

by Keyword

by Subject

by Call Number

by Publication Date

with Boolean Operators

Understanding Catalog Search Results

Locating Sources

Finding Library Catalogs

 

How to Search an Online Library Catalog :A Research Guide by Mike Palmquist

Searching by Author

Author searches, as the name implies, are searches for sources written by a particular author or authors. They are used to locate works written by individuals or groups such as corporations, organizations, or government agencies. In this tutorial, you'll conduct an author search on Melvyl, the online library catalog for the University of California at Berkeley, located at http://melvyl.cdlib.org.

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