LOCATING SPECIFIC RESOURCES

• A library catalog is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library.
• A library catalog is a set of cards in the library that have information about the books, journals etc., written on them and are arranged in alphabetical order.
• There are three types of library catalog: Author Card, Subject Card, and Title Card.
• The author's name is on the top line of an Author Card.
• Author cards are filed alphabetically by surname.
• The subject of the book is on the top line of a Subject Card.
• Subject cards arrange all the library holdings by the main subjects of the title.
• Subject cards contain information on how to find this book in the library, usually in the form of a specific call number.
• The title of the book is on the top line of a Title Card.
• Title cards contain the same information that the author catalog contains, but the information is rearranged on each card entry.
• Title cards contain the author's name, publishing information, and main subjects that may be found in the book.
• An Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) is an online bibliography of a library collection that is available to the public.
• An Online Search Engine is a program that searches for words or phrases in documents, most often in articles, web pages and published materials on the internet.
• Examples of online search engines are Google, Yahoo, Yandex, Aol, Ask, and Baidu.
• TIPS FOR LOCATING RESOURCES

  • Figure out what you need to know
  • Combine keywords to focus/filter your search
  • Double check your information
  • Bookmark reliable sites