*What it is - The Library Catalog is a big, broad database of materials owned by or available through the library.
*What it does - Takes your search terms - keywords - and returns a list of matching results - much like Google or shopping online.
*What's in the results - Maybe one or more of the following:
To get started:
As you continue searching.
Academic libraries organize physical books using the Library of Congress Classification Outline.This is how you find a book in the library.
The classification system produces a "call number" on each book - an alphabetical and numerical sequence which locates a specific book on the shelf. More about understanding Library of Congress call numbers.
This system clusters books together by topic. If you know the call number range for a particular topic you are resarching (even if you don't find exactly what you are looking for in the catalog) browsing the shelves can often lead you to other, similar books.
There are many areas where books on earth science topics can be found. Here are just a few:
Books for use in the library only (Reference) are on the 2nd floor.
Books for checking out (Circulation) are on the 3rd floor—here is a floor plan you can download:
Into the Heart of Our World by You can find eBooks through the Dale Mabry Library Search. Under Material Type select Ebooks. ebooks can be accessed from anywhere. Some examples:
