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VIDEO TUTORIAL:
About Library Search
Use the all-in-one Library Search to find articles, books, and videos in your library's collections and databases. Library Search works best when you want to find a lot of different types of information on a topic or when you are starting your research.
How to Do a Basic Search
Type a one or two-word topic into the box on your library's website. Select the Books, Articles, or Videos radio buttons below the search box if you want to limit to one type of resource. Click the Go! button.
More Search Options
Filter your results using the "All Filters" option below the search box. You can also limit your results to items Available Online, Held by the Library, or Peer-Reviewed Journals.
Click on "Advanced Search" to the right of the search box to access more search options, such as the date filter. Sign in to the Library Search using your KCTCS log in to access your library account information and manage your resources.
How to Tweak Your Results
The most relevant articles, books, and videos appear first in the list. Click on "All Filters" below the search box. Use the additional filters that load on the right side of your list of results to limit by subject, resource type, creation date, and availability. For example, you can limit to items Held by Library or Peer Reviewed Journals.
Other Ways to Search
To search using your own words, click on "Ask Anything" to the right of the search box. This allows you to type your search as a question or a sentence.
How to Access Items in the List
The Library Search is like a search engine that links you to a database that contains the digital item or tells you where to find the physical item at your library.
Digital Items
Digital items will have a link below the title that says "Available Online."
Click Available Online for more details and to View Online databases from your library that contain the digital item. Choose any of the databases in the list to go directly to the item and open it on your screen.
Physical Items
To find physical items at your library that are available for check-out, such as books and DVDs, choose the Library Catalog option in the dropdown menu in the basic search box.
Physical items will have a link below the title that says "Available At" and a call number, which is like an address for the item's location on the shelf. Click "Available At" for more details and to see a list of KCTCS libraries that have the physical item.
