Search & Find

Searching the Library Catalog

This interactive tutorial provides students with step by step instructions on using the UA Library Catalog to locate a variety of materials. Skills taught include using keywords, finding books, conducting phrase, author and incomplete citation searches; finding journal articles, book chapters and book illustrations.

URL:

http://www.library.arizona.edu/applications/quickHelp/tutorial/searching-the-ua-library-catalog

Author:

The University of Arizona

Contact Person:

Leslie Sult

Keywords:

QuickHelp, side by side, OPAC, Boolean operators, keyword searching, activities, English composition, writing program

Learning Goals:

Selecting Finding Tools, Developing a Research Strategy

Resource Types:

Simulation, Exercise, Demonstration