Q. How do I search the library catalog?

You can access the catalog directly through WorldCat or from the UML Library home page to find physical books, eBooks, journal articles, music, videos, and other material.

If you know the title or author, you can look for items by using those words or names as search terms. If you are looking for material on a general subject, try searching with different combinations of relevant keywords. For example, if you were researching the Great Depression, you could run searches for terms such as "The Great Depression," "stock market crash 1929," "Herbert Hoover Great Depression," or "America 1930s." Comparing the results will help you narrow down material to find the best matches for your research.

Once you’ve entered your search terms, you can use the left-hand menu to limit results to books, articles, or other media.

For more details, check out our video tutorial about searching with the library catalog: