1. Using Books for Research III
Week 7

3. OK, now how do I find the book
on the shelf???

4. Find call number in the record

5. The Psychology of the
Simpsons by Alan S. Brown
DEWEY DECIMAL
791.4572
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
PN1992.77 .S58 P89 2004

6. Library of Congress (LC)
call numbers
PN1992.77 .S58 P89 2004
“Starts with LETTERS, dude!”

8. LC Call Number
Think of an LC call number as having
THREE lines:
PN1992.77 .S58 P89 2004

LINE 1: PN1992.77
LINE 2: .S58 P89
LINE 3: 2004

9. Look at Location

10. • Figure out which FLOOR the book is on
• Books are shelved in call number order
– Top to bottom
– Left to right
Finding books on the shelf

11. Accessing eBooks
• Will have EB in call number
• Will say [electronic resource] in title
• Will say Electronic Resources
• May say ebrary on catalog record
• Will have tiny URL in bottom right

12. ebrary screen with eBook

13. How to Limit for eBooks
Default Search
Limit to Electronic Resources

14. Results: eBooks and eJournals