It is possible to do a quick and dirty, one box keyword search starting at the left side of the Libraries' home page. The results will be sorted into several categories to follow up on: articles from journals, books/media from our online catalog, databases, library research guides like this one, other. To do a more traditional search, read on.
Below the general search box, click on Books and Media to search for physical, paper/cloth bound books, paper/cloth bound copies of journals, physical media, such as DVDs or microforms, or individually cataloged electronic items.
In Books and Media, click on the down arrow on the right side of the form where it says "Catalog." Choose the type of search you want to do. In the box to the right put in your search terms. Enter author's name either last name, first name or first name last name. Omit initial articles in book titles; include them as they occur within the book title itself. To search by L.C. subject heading, it may be better to use the Browse Alphabetically by Subject lower down in the list than Catalog: Subject, because those results will show the surrounding subject headings and number of hits retrieved. After you receive your results, notice that you can filter them in various ways, by using the facets along the left side of the page.
Advanced Search allows for combination of more than one search aspect, such as author/title, or several keywords on different lines. Here you can also confine your results to particular parts of our Collections using the Location area on the lower right side.
Below the general search books, click on E Books and Journals to search for journal titles in electronic form or for individual electronic books that will have been received by the library in a package. You may need to check both Books and Media and E Books and Journals to find your electronic book.
Call numbers can be searched in Books and Media if you have a general or specific call number. In this way one can browse the shelves of the Main Library from the comfort of home. Do not space between the letters and the whole number at the beginning. Examples: BX3701 (Jesuits). BX1491 (English Catholics). Leave a space after the whole number before the period (which is a decimal point).
Subject headings are standardized words and phrases assigned by catalogers when cataloging library materials. They are published in the Library of Congress' List of Subject Headings, a large set of red books, located in the Reference collection, first floor East, call number Z 696.... Remember, persons, organizations, companies, places, and events may all be L.C. subjects even though their names are not in the L.C. List... Subject heading searching usually results in better quality subject retrieval than keyword searching. When you find a particularly good book by keyword search, try clicking on the subject headings in that entry to be taken to more books on that subject. Examples: Ignatius of Loyola, Saint, 1491-1556 (for books about him). Catholic church. Jansenists. Wyandot Indians. Black Legend (Spanish history). Councils and synods. Council of Trent. Brazil. France. China. Jesuits—missions. Catholic Church—history—16th century.
Some possibly useful subject headings to use in Books and Media Browse Alphabetically by Subject.
| Adrian VI, Pope, 1459-1523 Allen, William, 1532-1594 Anchieta, Jos de, 1534-1597 Augustinians Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621 Black legend (Spanish history) Brbeuf, Jean de, Saint, 1593-1649 Capuchins Carmelites Casuistry Catholics, [nationality] Catholic Church—[place or country] Catholic Church—catechisms Catholic Church—clergy—correspondence Catholic Church—clergy, training of Catholic Church—[country] Catholic Church—creeds Catholic Church—customs and practice Catholic Church—diplomatic service Catholic Church—discipline Catholic Church—doctrines Catholic Church—doctrines—history Catholic Church—education Catholic Church—foreign relations (between the Church and political jurisdictions) Catholic Church—history Catholic Church—history—16th c. Catholic Church—history—17th c. Catholic Church—history—modern period, 1500- Catholic Church—history—societies Catholic Church—history—sources Catholic Church—liturgy Catholic Church—missions Catholic Church—missions—[place] Catholic Church—missions—early works to 1800 Catholic Church—missions—societies Catholic Church—[rites] Oriental, Celtic, Ethiopian, etc. Catholic Church—periodicals Catholic Church—prayer-books and devotions Catholic Church—relations (with other religions or denominations: Church of England or Protestants, for example) Catholic Church—sermons Catholic Church—societies Catholic Church and humanism Catholic converts Catholic institutions Catholic learning and scholarship Catholic nonjurors Catholic preaching Catholic schools Catholic statesmen Catholic teachers Catholic theological seminaries Catholic universities and colleges Catholic women Catholics—[place] Catholics, [nationality] Charles V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, 1500-1558 Christian heretics Christian life Christian martyrdom Christianity Christianity—early works to 1800 Church history—Middle Ages, 600-1500 Church history—modern period, 1500- Church history—16th c. Church history—17th c. Convents [country or place name]—church history [country or place name]—early works to 1800 [country or place name]—history. (for examples: India. Asia, Southeastern. Ethiopia. Canada—history—to 1763. New France. Caribbean, English-speaking. Caribbean, French-speaking. Caribbean area. Mexico. China. Japan. Brazil. England. France. Etc.) |
Council of Trent Councils and synods Counter Reformation Death—religious aspects Devotional literature Dominicans Elizabeth I, Queen of England Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536 Ferrazi, Cecilia, 1609-1684 Ferrer, Vincent, Saint, ca. 1350-1419 Ficino, Marsilio, 1433-1499 Francis I, King of France, 1494-1547 Francis de Sales, Saint, 1567-1622 Francis Xavier, Saint, 1506-1552 Franciscans Gallicanism Henry VIII, King of England Humanism Ignatius of Loyola, Saint, 1491-1556 Indians of North America—Ontario Indulgences Iroquois Indians Inquisition Jansenists Jesuits Jesuits—history Jesuits—missions Jussie, Jeanne de, 1503-1561 Kempis, Thomas, 1380-1471 Marquette, Jacques, 1637-1675 Mary I, Queen of England Martyrdom Martyrs Missionaries Missionaries—[place] Missionaries—training of Missions Missions, [nationality] Monasticism and religious orders Mysticism Mystics Nobili, Roberto de, 1577-1656 Nuns Papacy Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662 Paul III, Pope, 1468-1549 pietism piety Pius IV, Pope, 1499-1565 Pius V, Pope, 1504-1572 Pius V, Saint, Pope, 1504-1572 Pole, Reginald, Cardinal, 1500-1558 Prayer Press, Catholic Priests Printing Printing presses Religious life Renaissance Rhodes, Alexandre de, 1591-1660 Ricci, Matteo, 1552-1610 Sahagn, Bernardino de, 1499-1590 Samurai Savonarola, Girolamo, 1458-1498 Slavery Slavery—[place] Spiritual life Suffering—religious aspects Teresa of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582 Thirty Years’ War, 1618-1648 Ursulines Visitations Wyandot Indians |