Finding Books
The best way to find books at Milner Library is by searching the Library Catalog. The catalog searches all physical and electronic books at Milner Library. If you know the title of a book, you can search by title, or you can search by keyword.
For example, search "butterflies" to see all books related to butterflies at Milner Library.
Searching the Catalog
Find a Book By Title
https://www.screencast.com/t/QBfraqj4UYe
This video shows how to find a book using the Milner Library catalog when you know the title. It tells how to check if a book is available and note the location and call number to use to find the book on the shelves.
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To learn more about using call numbers to find a book or other item in Milner Library, including images and floor maps, please view the Understanding Call Numbers guide.
The Request Milner Library Items for Pickup at an I-Share Library Near You help video shows how to request Milner Library items to be sent to an I-Share Library near you for pickup.
The Request Items for Curbside Pickup help video shows how to request items for Curbside Pickup.
Find a Book by Author
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This video shows how to find books written by a specific author using the Milner Library catalog.
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To learn more about using call numbers to find a book or other item in Milner Library, including images and floor maps, please view the Understanding Call Numbers guide.
The Request Milner Library Items for Pickup at an I-Share Library Near You help video shows how to request Milner Library items to be sent to an I-Share Library near you for pickup.
The Request Items for Curbside Pickup help video shows how to request items for Curbside Pickup.
Find a Book by Subject
https://www.screencast.com/t/4pKzSSBA8K
This video shows how to get a list of books about a specific subject using the Milner Library catalog.
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To learn more about using call numbers to find a book or other item in Milner Library, including images and floor maps, please view the Understanding Call Numbers guide.
The Request Milner Library Items for Pickup at an I-Share Library Near You help video shows how to request Milner Library items to be sent to an I-Share Library near you for pickup.
The Request Items for Curbside Pickup help video shows how to request items for Curbside Pickup.
Find a Print Journal By Title
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This video shows how to find the print copy of a journal in the library using the Milner Library catalog.
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To learn more about using call numbers to find a book or other item in Milner Library, including images and floor maps, please view the Understanding Call Numbers guide.
Find a Movie by Title
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This video shows how to find a movie when you know the title using the Milner Library catalog.
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To learn more about using call numbers to find a book or other item in Milner Library, including images and floor maps, please view the Understanding Call Numbers guide.
Course Reserves VHS tapes will still be available at the Course Reserves desk on the left as you enter the library for two-hour in-library use with our VCRs in the Floor 2 Media area in the northeast corner.
Find a Movie by Subject
https://www.screencast.com/t/CGhktxRzA
This video shows how to get a list of movies about a specific subject using the Milner Library catalog.
View the narration text for this video.
To learn more about using call numbers to find a book or other item in Milner Library, including images and floor maps, please view the Understanding Call Numbers guide.
Course Reserves VHS tapes are still available at the Course Reserves desk on the left as you enter the library for two-hour in-library use with our VCRs in the Floor 2 Media area in the northeast corner.
Find a CD or Other Music Recording
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This video shows how to find CDs and other recordings using the Milner Library catalog.
View the narration text for this video.
To learn more about using call numbers to find a book or other item in Milner Library, including images and floor maps, please view the Understanding Call Numbers guide.
Find Music Scores
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This video shows how to find music scores using the Milner Library catalog.
View the narration text for this video.
To learn more about using call numbers to find a book or other item in Milner Library, including images and floor maps, please view the Understanding Call Numbers guide.
The Request Milner Library Items for Pickup at an I-Share Library Near You help video shows how to request Milner Library items to be sent to an I-Share Library near you for pickup.
The Request Items for Curbside Pickup help video shows how to request items for Curbside Pickup.
Reading Call Numbers
How do you read call numbers?
Read call numbers by each separate part. See the image below to learn about the different parts.
What is the purpose of call numbers?
Each book in the library has a unique call number. A call number is like an address: it tells us where the book is located in the library.
Call numbers appear on the spines of books and in the online catalog.
Note that the same call number can be written from top-to-bottom, or left-to-right.
Milner Library uses Library of Congress Classification for call numbers. This system uses a combination of letters and numbers to arrange materials by subjects.
In the Catalog, you can find the location of an item and its availability. For maps showing the path to the different locations, look at the Find an Item in the Library tab.
