LSU Libraries User Instruction
Online Catalog Tutorials - Basic Searching


So, how do you actually do a search??? First, you must decide what information you have, and what you are looking for. Do you have a specific author or title of a book you are looking for?
If you know the author, choose "author" from the drop-down menu and type the author's name (last name first) in the second box. Then click "search." author search


If you know the title, choose "title" from the drop-down menu and type the title in the second box. Then click "search." 		title search


If you know the title of a journal or magazine, choose "periodicals title" from the drop-down menu and type the title in the second box. Then click "search." Remember, use the title of the journal or magazine. The Online catalog cannot look up titles of articles in magazines or journals. 		title search

The catalog is not case sensitive, so you don't have to worry about capitalizing words or names.



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