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HART 4960 - Architecture and Power in the Roman World - Robinson: Finding Books in Library Catalog

What is Library Catalog?

 

Library Catalog is the library catalog for ALL of the 8 Vanderbilt Libraries.  You can use it to find:

  • Books
  • DVDs & Videos
  • Periodical Titles (not individual articles)
  • Reserve materials
  • and more...

Browsing for Books

Another option is to browse the STACKS for books.  The following call # areas might be of interest for this class

 

World History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa, etc. D  8th floor
Greco-Roman World DE
Ancient Italy.  Rome to 476 DG11-365
Fine Arts N 8th floor
Architecture NA
Sculpture NB

 

 

Keyword vs. Subject Heading

Keyword vs. Subject Heading

Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings

Try a SUBJECT begins with search using one of the Library of Congress Subject Headings listed below:

Baths, Roman       Architecture, Roman
Temples, Roman Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
Amphitheaters Rome Water-supply Italy Rome
Architecture Ancient Roman forum (Rome, Italy)
 

Books from the Catalog

Search Tips

1. Use AND to combine terms

example:  Helios AND Art

2. Use OR to search related terms

example:  Myth OR Folklore

3. Use $ to truncate a word and return all possible endings

example:  Myth$

(searches for all variants of the word myth e.g. myth, myths, mythology, mythological...)

Books from the Catalog