Find a Book

The library catalog can be searched in several ways.

Subject Searches

Subject Searches are good when you only have a general topic, like quilting or how to paint. Remember, subject searches are not written in "natural" language. If you are looking for books on how to paint, you have to think of what subject that would be under (Painting technique).

Select Subject from the search screen in the online catalog and type a search term. The results will list the broad subject and its sub-categories. Click on the subject term to view our holdings for this subject.

Examples:

• Business Planning
• Investment Analysis
• Management
• Personal Finance
• Small Business

If your search produces no results, consider using a keyword search.

Keyword Searches

Keyword Searches are good when you are looking for a type of book and you can't think of a subject heading. For books on how to start a business, you can type "how to start a business " in the keyword search box. This will give you books that have the words how and start and business in the title or description.

Select Keyword from the search screen in the online catalog and type a search term.

• Search for a phrase: How to Start a Business (will look for the words How and Start And Business) or Small Business Financing (will look for the words Small and Business and Financing)
  Search for keywords: Cleaning Business (will look for the words Cleaning and Business)

If you find a book you like, look at the subject heading. Use the subject heading to do another search for more books.

Common Call Numbers

You may also wish to browse the shelves in the following call number areas to locate books.

• 330 Economics
• 331 Labor Economics
• 332 Personal Finance
• 333 Real Estate
• 650.14 Career Preparation
• 657 Accounting
• 658 General Management
• 659 Advertising and Public Relations

Find an Article

Use an index to find articles about a topic. Indexes and full-text magazines and newspapers are available at the library and through our website. To use the library's online indexes, go to Research & Subject Guides and select Databases. The databases listed below are under Business on the database page.

• Business and Company ASAP
• BNA Human Resources Library Online (in library use only)
• Reference USA nationwide business directory with details on over 12 million companies

You can use a subject or a keyword search to find magazine articles. If you have a complex topic, use a keyword search.

If you are looking for an article published around or prior to 1980, you will need to use a print index. Print indexes are available in the Periodicals Department on the third floor.

• Business Periodicals Index, 1958 - 1995
• Wall Street Journal and Barron's Index 1958 -

Magazines at the Library

• American Demographics
• Business Week
• Entrepreneur
• Forbes
• Fortune
• Smart Money
• Wall Street Transcript

Reference Books

The Center for Entrepreneurs, on the third floor, houses the majority of our business and industry directories. Information is organized into the following sections:

• Investment
• Nonprofit
• Small Business and Demographics
• College, Career and Financial Aid
• Industry Information
• Music Business