Theses and Dissertations
Main Level, right side, between
Reference Books and Bound Periodicals
Using the Library Catalog
Click on the "Library Catalog" link.
This will open up the Exact
Search page.
Title Search - Move the cursor into
the "Find This" box and type
in the main words of the title. Click
on the "Search" button.
Author Search - Move the cursor
into the "Find This" box
and type in the author's last name,
a comma and then the author's first
name. Click on the "Search" button.
Journal Search - Move the cursor
into the "Find This" box
and type in the name of the journal.
Click on the "Search" button.
You may also conduct an exact search
using the Call Number, ISBN number
(books), ISSN number (journals),
or Subject Headings.
The Keyword Search page will allow
you to use Boolean logic OR, AND,
or NOT) to connect search terms.
OR logic collates the results to
retrieve all the unique records containing
one term, the other, or both.
Search for radiation
NOT nuclear radiation
Search results are displayed 25
records at a time. To see the next set
of records, click on the "Next" button
at the bottom of the page.
Search results can be limited by language,
date, medium, and place of publication.
Click on the "Limits" button
in the lower right corner of the screen
and select the appropriate limit categories.
Once you are done, click on the "Set
Limits" button to apply the limits
to your search strategy. Hint: Remember
to set limits before processing your
search strategy.
Book Classification System
The books in our library are
arranged on the shelves according the
Library of Congress (LC) Classification
System. The LC classification system
divides knowledge into 20 subject classes.
Each class is designated by a letter
of the alphabet and is then further subdivided
into subclasses by combining the original
letter with additional letters and numbers.
The 20 subject classes are listed below:
A General Works, Encyclopedias, Almanacs
B Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
C Auxiliary Sciences of History
D History: General and Outside
E History: Western Hemisphere
F History: United States
G Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
H Social Sciences
J Political Science
K Law
L Education
M Music
N Fine Arts
P Language and the Americas Literature
Q Science
R Medicine
S Agriculture
T Technology
U Military Science
V Naval Science
W Move
X Move
Y Move
Z Bibliography, Library Science