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POLS/ GRS 95: Introduction to Mexico (TAP) - Beer (Fall 2016): Finding Books

Classic Library Catalog

The Classic Library Catalog
Use the Classic Library Catalog to locate books, journals (not articles), microfilm collections, audiovisual materials, and U.S. documents (1976->) owned by UVM.

To search for books by topic, use the Guided Keyword search option.

Tip: Use ? to truncate: [coloniz? finds colonize, colonizing, colonized, colonization, etc.]

Tutorial -- Using the Classic Library Catalog

Learn how to use the Classic Library Catalog with this interactive tutorial.

CATQuest

CATQuest is a search engine that provides information about, and access to a wide variety of materials from the UVM Libraries and beyond.

To search the Library Catalog using CATQuest:

1) Click on the link to CATQuest on the top red bar on the library home page; then select Library Catalog from the CATQuest pull-down menu.

2) For full search capabilities, select: Advanced Search

Search tips using Advanced Search:

  1. Make sure "Library Catalog" is selected in the Search pull-down menu (bottom right).
     
  2. To search by topic:
    • focus and narrow your search by combining concepts - one concept on each line - an AND is assumed between lines
    • Use an asterisk *  to truncate: ex: coloniz* retrieves: colonize, colonized, colonizing, colonization, etc.
    • search phrases in quotes, or by selecting "phrase" from the pull-down menu that defaults to "contains"
      

 

 

Location of Books in Bailey/Howe Library

Books that can be checked out of the library (Howe Books)
Call Numbers:

A -  F 1699 (2nd floor )
F 1700 - Z (3rd floor)

A call number prefaced by "QUARTO" (e.g., QUARTO ND 1356.5 .S49 2002) indicates an oversized book. Quartos are found on the left side of the 2nd and 3rd floors, depending upon the call numbers of the books.

Reference Books
1st (main) floor of the library.  Note: Reference books are non-circulating, i.e., they may not be checked out.

Special Collections Wilbur
Ground floor of the library (one floor below the first floor).  Note: Vermont-related materials are housed here; books from this area may not be checked out.

 

Check Out a Book

Go to the Circulation Desk, located next to the library's entrance. Your student ID serves as your library card. The loan period for undergraduates is 4 weeks. You may request a renewal if you still need the book after 4 weeks.