Title

Title Search - SEARCH STRATEGIES

You know the title of a book and you want to find it using a title search
For Example: Thomas Aquinas

When you are doing a title search:

From the SetonCat home page, click on the radio button beside Title
Type in the words of the title in order
omit the articles the, a, an, etc. from the beginning of a title (this includes foreign languages as well)
You do not need to enter the whole title, just the start of it
Omit punctuation and capital letters

Enter thomas aquinas in the Headings box
Click
If there is a list of titles, click on the name of the desired item to see the record

In the record about Thomas Aquinas, Location and Call Number tell you where to find an item in the library. You can find this information by scrolling down the record screen. Many titles have more than one copy and location. The print-out of the record screen might look something like this:

Location: Main

Call Number: B765.T54.D3

Copy Number: 1

Status: Not Checked Out

Location: Seminary

Call Number: B765.T54.D3

Copy Number: 1

Status: Checked Out - Due on 03-27-01

Location will tell you which library, or in which part of the library, an item is held. SHU Libraries consist of Walsh Library, which has two separate locations designated for materials (Main and Archives), and the Seminary Library, which is located in Lewis Hall.
The call number indicates where the item is located on the shelves in a particular library or part of the library.
Copy number shows which book record you are viewing. Sometimes the library owns multiple copies of the same title.
Status will tell you if the item is available for borrowing:
Checked out means the title has already been borrowed
Not checked out means the title is available for borrowing

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