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This tutorial will show you how to search the library catalog.
The quickest way to find books is start from the main library website and go to the Books tab. You can simply type in the title of the book that you are looking for
and then select Title from the drop down box.
then hit the Search button.
From the results page if you click on the title of the book it will take you to its full record.
Here's its full record. Additionally, you have the option to do an Advanced Search within our library catalog. To do that click up here.
Within the Advanced Search page, you have a lot of options to refine your search.
For Example, you may want to type in a Publication Year or Publication Year range when looking for a book if you're looking for a specific edition or want the newest books on the topic you are searching for.
Or you may want to limit your search by type. For example,
we can limit our results to show only books.
Additionally, you might find it useful to limit your search results to a specific library.
By clicking on UW-Madison, you're able to select any of the libraries on campus.
Remember, you can quickly search for books from the main library website. Additionally, the Advanced Search lets you limit by year, location, type of material, and much more.