The Joyner Library catalog can be searched using basic, advanced, or OneSearch to find items housed in the library, with advanced search providing the most options; advanced search allows limiting searches by keyword, title, author, subject, language, or specific media type; and assistance is available from librarians at the reference desk.

1. Constructing
Searches using
Joyner Library’s Catalog

2. Searching the library
catalog will find items
housed in Joyner Library.

3. There are 3 ways to access items in the catalog:
Basic Search Advanced Search
Through OneSearch

4. Advanced Search will provide
the most options for searching.
To access the Advanced Search, click on the Catalog tab
of the search, then click on Advanced Search.

5. Search the Catalog by:
Keyword Title Author Subject

6. subject search | subject headings
examples:
• Crisis Intervention
• Crisis Counseling
• School Crisis Management
• Disasters -- Psychological Aspects

7. Subject Headings Defined
Subject headings are controlled keywords selected
from the Library of Congress Subject Headings
master list. Subject headings take the guesswork
out of searching by using a single term to describe
a subject. It is similar to tagging photos of your
friends in Facebook.

8. How to find a specific book
Click Begins with (Browse) on the
Advanced Search page.

9. Try word or
phrase searches.
Examples:
terrorism and crisis intervention
health and crisis intervention

10. By using an asterisk *, all forms
of a term will be searched.
pregnanc*
In this example, search results will include
pregnancy, pregnancies, etc.

11. Using Limiters
Use the drop-down boxes at the bottom of the
Advanced Search screen in order to find specific
types of items.

12. A Book in Spanish for your A DVD & Study Guide for
Foreign Language class your Film Studies class
Found using “Language” limiter Found using “Specific Media Type”
limiter

13. To learn about searching
with AND, OR, and NOT, visit
the “Finding Articles” page.

14. For assistance,
please
contact a
librarian at the
Reference
Desk.