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HON 4960 Lifehacking the Literature: Library Catalogs

Concepts

What information is searchable about a book?
How is information organized?
Compare/contrast Call Number and Subject Heading
How to match your vocabulary to the authors' or librarians'?
Discovery/Identification vs. Retrieval/Access

Related Links

LibraryThing
Create your own online library catalog of books you own, have read, etc. Get suggestions for books you'd also like (or hate!)
Project Gutenberg
Ebooks, mostly in the public domain. Good place for classics.
LibriVox
Audiobooks from the public domain. A crowdsourced project. Good for classics.
Indexed
Boolean Logic on Index Cards

UToledo Library Catalog

Library Catalog

OhioLINK Catalog Search

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Catalog Search

WorldCat.org Search

Google Book Search

Graph Word : Visual Thesaurus

Graph Words
Useful for brainstorming concepts and terminology or alternate search terms for comprehensive searching.

Useful Libguides for Searching Catalogs

Books and e-Books
by Julia Martin Last Updated Nov 21, 2023 2122 views this year
Call Numbers
by Julia Martin Last Updated Feb 14, 2023 16 views this year
Borrowing Library Materials (Circulation)
by David Remaklus Last Updated Aug 4, 2023 1151 views this year

Research Journal Template

Research Journal Template
This quick template can help you keep track of your literature research: where have you looked, what terms did you use, important authors, works or theories to follow up on, etc.