Harris Library Orientation

Use the Title option when you already know the name of a specific book or item. The following tips will increase your chance of finding a title successfully:

• Omit any initial articles, (a, an, the) when they are the first word of a title.
• Don’t worry about using capital letters or punctuation.
• For example, type between the world and me, not Between the World and Me

Search by Author when you want to see all the works created by a particular person or group. Here are a few tips to make your search a success:

1. Enter the author’s last name first: coates ta-nehisi
2. Put a space between names or initials: salinger j d
3. Do not use punctuation.

You may also type the name of an organization or governmental body like american psychological association