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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

Searching by Keyword

Keyword searches—sometimes referred to as “word” searches in library catalogs—are used to locate works about a particular topic. The result of a keyword subject search is typically a list of titles that match some or all of the words you've used in your search. In this tutorial, you'll conduct a keyword search on the Boston College online library catalog, QUEST, located at http://www.bc.edu/quest.

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