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The SFC Library Catalog contains information about Print and Electronic Books, Reserve Material, Print Journals and Magazines, Videos and DVDs.

You can search the catalog from the library homepage (http://library.sfc.edu)

For more control of the limiters and locations, click on the Library Catalog link under
Research Help. See the video tutorial below. You can also view this tutorial on YouTube. Simply type sfclibrary in the search box and choose Find a Book by Title from the list.  

Common limiters:

Keyword Anywhere: Use this search limiter when you don't know the title or author of the book or DVD you're looking for.

Title: Use this limiter when you know the title of the book or DVD you're looking for. DO NOT use unitial articles, such as "an" or "the". Example: "Catcher in the Rye" not "The Catcher in the Rye".

Author: Use this limiter if you know the author of the book you're looking for. Note: Type in the last name first.

Subject Keyword: Use this limiter when you want to search by subject but not sure what the subject heading is. Subject Keyword will search for any word (in any order) or phrase found in one of the subject heading controlled vocabularies (a standard set of words or phrases that reflect the topic of an item used at the Library of Congress.)