The
UCF Library Catalog locates books, multimedia, journal titles and other materials in the UCF Libraries. Here are some tips on searching the catalog:
Author or Personal Name Searching: Search by last name, first name (or first and middle initial):
- Bush, George W.
- Steinem, Gloria
Title Searching: While the entire title does not need to be typed in the search box, the title must nonetheless be in eaxct word order:
- The American Scholar = American Scholar
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer = Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Subject Heading Searching: Requires use of Library of Congress subject headings. The following headings suggest the range of topics that may be pursued:
Anywhere or Keyword Searching: Useful if you are unsure of the correct Library of Congress subject heading. Try using two or three of the most significant words from the topic for which you are searching. An Anywhere search will find all occurrences of a word in a library catalog or a database. What follows are some examples of Anywhere searches:
- film and wom#n [finds woman or women]
- child* [finds child, child's, children]
- visual theory ["and" implied between words]
- city or cities
Format Limit: To find multimedia (e.g., CDs, DVDs, videocassettes, etc.), go to the Advanced Search screen. Under "Limit your search further by:" is a drop-down menu for format:
