To search the library catalog using keywords: 1. Select "Keyword" and enter search terms in the box such as "history" or "global warming". 2. Refine searches using synonyms or related terms if needed to find specific information. 3. Browse the results list and click an item's title to view its record and check availability.

1. Using the
Library Catalog
Searching by Keyword

2. Step 1
Select “Keyword”
from the drop-down
menu.

3. Step 2
O Type your keyword(s) into the
search box. For example:
O History
O Global Warming
O Feminism
O Dolphins

4. Refining Your Search
O You may have to try different keywords to
find the specific information you’re looking
for. Try using synonyms and/or related
terms. Global Warming, for example:
O Synonyms: Climate Change, Greenhouse
Effect, etc…
O Related Terms: Pollution, Fossil Fuels,
Carbon Dioxide, Renewable Energy,
Automobiles, etc…

5. Results Page
O Browse the list of results.
O Click on an item’s title to view
information specific to that item (the
Item Record).

6. The Item Record
O Location and Status: If the location is
“Aiken” and the status is “Available”,
you can check it out.
O Call Number: Corresponds to the book’s
location on the shelf. You will either need
to:
O Write down the Call Number
O Send it to yourself as a Text Message

7. Finding the Item
O Ask someone at either the
Reference or Circulation Desks to
show you how to find an item on the
shelf.
OR
O You can view our tutorial here:
hyperlink!

8. Checking Out Items
O Once you’ve found the item
you’re looking for, you can
check it out at the Circulation
Desk, using your student ID
card.

9. Good Luck!