Catalog Search - Keyword

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Check Out A Book?
Check out 10 books at a time for 3 weeks.
MUST have ChSCC photo ID (this is your library card) - to checkout books.
Get a FREE one in S-216.
Catalog Search Tips
1. Enter keywords into the search box.
2. Filter search by selecting
"Main Library" for printed books or
"Online Books" for ebooks
3. CAN add a question mark to a keyword for varied endings.
E.g. "pollut?" retrieves pollution, pollute, polluting, etc.
4. Check the STATUS to see if books can be checked out.
Electronic Books
eBooks
Find in the:
- Points of View database under the tab "Books"
- NetLibrary eBook Collection appear in the catalog as an "electronic resource."
Select the book's title and on the next screen, click on "Read this book online" to open the database.
Note: Library's username and password are needed to access ebooks off-campus.
Cite a Book
Start with an author if there is one
A few samples:
Books in Points of View Reference Center (Article in a Book):
“FlashFocus: 1800.” FlashFocus: Presidential Elections 1788-2000. Vol. 1. 2005. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 3 Sept. 2008.
Online books from the NetLibrary eBook Collection:
Frazier, James George. The Golden Bough. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1998. NetLibrary. Web. 24 Mar. 2001.
Be sure to check the citation with your instructor.
MLA Citation Examples
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