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...)
Subject heading searches can introduce you to a large number of books on a specific topic available in the libraries.
To get a sense of the breadth of our collections, try a "SUBJECT begins with" search in Library Catalog using one of the sample Library of Congress Subject Headings listed below:
Birth
control Religious aspects Islam |
Sexual abstinence study
and teaching |
|
Erotic
films United States History and criticism |
Sexually
transmitted diseases Early works to 1800 |
|
Fertilization
in vitro, Human Law and legislation United States |
Sterilization
(Birth control) United States History 20th century |
|
Oral contraceptives Side
effects |
Teenage pregnancy
prevention |
|
Population policy |
Trials
(Abortion) |
|
Sex-oriented
businesses |
Young adults Sexual behavior
United States |
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These items include books, manuscripts, musical scores, films, newspapers, etc.
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