HUM 115 : Critical Thinking

College libraries differ somewhat in what is included in their library catalog.

Use the CFCC "catalog" tab to find:

• Books (print ones on the shelves and ebooks to read on your computer screen)
• Videos (physical on DVD & eVideos to download or view)
• Audiobooks

Look elsewhere for:

• Journal, magazine & newspaper articles
• Web pages
• Interview opportunities

This short video (~1min) will teach you some search strategies to help you get the best results.

The Keyword you choose to search may or may not be a Library of Congress Subject Heading.

For example:

• Search GLOBALISM as a Subject Heading -- zero resources found.
• Search GLOBALISM as a Keyword -- 12 resources found.
• Check the Subject Headings on one of those 12 resources and choose the official Library of Congress Subject Heading:

United States -- Foreign economic relations -- more than 40 relevant resources found.

Want more help with the Library of Congress Classification System?

CFCC Library of Congress PDF

Library of Congress Classification Details

• Advanced Search

Truncation allows you to search variables of a word by typing part of the word plus an asterisk *

ADOPT finds just adopt, but ADOPT* finds adopted, adopting, adoptions, etc.

WOMAN finds just woman, but WOM*N finds woman and women.

Enclose your words in  quotation marks to create a phrase search.

CHILDREN OF MEN finds 90 titles with some combination of those words

"CHILDREN OF MEN" finds only the book and movie with that exact title.