You search the catalog for particular authors Jorge Luis Borges or specific titles Stories of the Sahara
Keyword Search: Use keyword searching on a single term or to combine concepts (X AND Y) and to search for particular words or phrases that might appear in titles or notes or subjects: See examples below:
poetics and literature; china and chicano; travel and literature, Tower of Babel
Subject Search In the library catalog, books, videos and other materials are assigned Library of Congress (LC) subject headings based on their content. If you find a book that looks useful go into the record for that book and look at the subject headings used to describe the book -- click on any of them -- these are hyperlinks that will take you to a list of books with that particular subject heading that we have at Emory. Here is a sample list of relevant subject headings for this course.
Borges, Jorge Luis,1899-1986 –Criticism and Interpretation
Wong Kcomt, Julia--Translations into English
Poetry
Travel in literature
Time travel in literature
CALL NUMBERS
Items in the Emory Woodruff can be found using Library of Congress call numbers. A call number is like an address. It is a combination of letters and numbers that indicates where an item can be found in the library. Each book has a unique call number that can usually be found on the spine of the book. When researching a certain topic, you will be able to find items of interest in the same area
Here is short guide to reading Library of Congress Call Numbers
| PS | First Letters: The first letters represent the general subject. |
| 3568 | Numbers that follow the letters: Following the letters is a 1-4 digit number sometimes followed by a decimal point. These numbers define the subject of the book |
| U3615 L684 | Cutter Number: The cutter number indicates the author, title, or subject of the book. |
| 2016 | Year number: The edition of a book is the next part of a call number. The year of publication follows the cutter number to indicate the edition. |
PS3568.U3615 L684 2016 - Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
10 Rose Library
9 Closed
8 A - DC
7 DD - HD2499
6 HD2500 - JK & N-NX
5 JL - LT, P - PR999
4 PR1000 - Z
Lobby Wing Level (Music and Media Library)
4 M - MZ
Science Commons
QD
Health Sciences Library
QH, QM, QP, QR, SF, W
REQUESTING A BOOK
If the book you need is checked out by another borrower or is at the LIBRARY SERVICES CENTER or if we do not have it, don't fret! You have a few options.