Search Tips
When searching the Catalog, Prospector, and WorldCat, try to
- Use broad keywords from your class reading to begin your search.
- Refine your searches by adding keywords.
- Click on the subject headings of interesting books to find similar materials.
- Try the Library of Congress Authorities and Vocabularies thesaurus to find variations of keywords and subject headings.
Find Books: Catalog, Prospector, and Worldcat
You have access to books from three sources -- the Library Catalog, Prospector, and WorldCat:
- Catalog includes all of the books owned by Tutt Library
- Prospector gives you access to books in 22 regional libraries
- WorldCat lists library holdings nationwide
Delivery Times
- Prospector: 3-5 business days
- WorldCat (Interlibrary Loan): 5-10 business days
New Titles
Geoengineering, Persuasion, and the Climate Crisis by ISBN: 9780817321420Publication Date: 2022-12-13
How the Mountains Grew by Call Number: QE71 .D86 2021ISBN: 9781643135748Publication Date: 2021-08-03
Rocks, Minerals, and Geology of the Pacific Northwest by ISBN: 9781604699159Publication Date: 2021-03-16
Iceland: tectonics,volcanics, and glacial features by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781119427100Publication Date: 2020-03-27
New Developments in the Appalachian-Caledonian-Variscan Orogen by Call Number: QE654 .N49 2022ISBN: 9780813725543Publication Date: 2022-06-01
From the Guajira Desert to the Apennines, and from Mediterranean Microplates to the Mexican Killer Asteroid by Call Number: QE22.A545 F76 2022ISBN: 9780813725574Publication Date: 2022-05-01In the Footsteps of Warren B. Hamilton by
Call Number: QE40 .I57 2022ISBN: 9780813725536Publication Date: 2022-04-01Tectonic Evolution of the Sevier-Laramide Hinterland, Thrust Belt, and Foreland, and Post-Orogenic Slab Rollback (180-20 Ma) by
Call Number: QE621.5.U6 T43 2022ISBN: 9780813725550Publication Date: 2022-05-01
Keyword Searching
Using AND/OR/NOT (Boolean Search Operators)
AND |
Use AND to focus search and combine different aspects of your topic. Example: vegetarianism and environment |
OR |
Use OR to expand your search and find synonyms/related terms. Example: global warming or climate change |
NOT |
Use NOT to exclude a word or phrase from your search Example: emissions trading not United States |
Additional Search Tips
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"Phrase search" - Use quotation marks (" ") to search for a particular phrase. Example: "greenhouse gas emissions" |
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Truncation * - Use an asterisk to find variations of a word. Put an asterisk following the root of the word to find all variations of that word, including singular and plural. Example: environment* (finds environments, environmental, environmentalist, etc.) |
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(Grouping/Nesting Keywords) - Use parentheses ( ) as a way to group all your search terms together. Example: (climate change or global warming) and population growth |
Search Strategies
| Goal | How To | Example |
| find a phrase | Place quotation marks around a group of words | "secondary education" |
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broaden a
keyword
search
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Use an asterisk (*) at theend of a word to search for variations of a word at one time
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educat* searches for educate, educating, education, etc. |
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search for
multiple
keywords |
AND searches for items that contain both keywords | educat* AND teach* retrieves documents that have both words |
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multiple
keywords |
OR searches for items that have at least one of the keywords | educat* OR teach* pulls items with either word |
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stop a keyword
from showing
up in results
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NOT excludes items with a specific keyword | educat* NOT secondary means that any items with the word Europe will not show up in the search results |
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look for words near one another
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use "near" in between keywords | educat* near secondary |