How to Find Books

• Go to the library’s homepage, www. tuskegee.edu/libraries
• Click on the Library Catalog
• The five basic search commands are word or phrase, author, title, subject, or periodical title.  Use the drop down arrow key to limit your search.

Examples:

word or phrase = Speaking Spanish

author =  Alford, Harold J.

title = The proud people; the heritage and culture of Spanish-speaking people in the United States

subject = Spanish Americans in the United States

• Write down the complete call number (This will help you to find the book on the shelf.)

Example:   E184.S75.A79

• Some call numbers end in EB.  These are electronic books and can only be viewed online.

For example:  RL72 .H36 2012

To verify whether the library subscribes to a particular journal, follow the same steps as you did in finding a book.   Use your drop down arrow key to limit by periodical title

            Example:  periodical title =