When you go to the library webpage - sunybroome.info - you will see a "Quick Search" box. This looks very much like Google, and works the same way!
The tabs across the top of the search box give you options to limit your search from the beginning by material type.
- "Everything" is exactly what it says - you will search across all the materials in the catalog.
- "Articles" will return just articles from magazines, newspapers, and journals.
- "Books and Media" searches books INCLUDING EBOOKS, as well as videos.
- "Reserves" are course reserves. (This collection is primarily textbooks located at the library circulation desk, and probably NOT a limiter you will be using for this assignment.)
- "Journals" searches journal TITLES, not the contents of the journal. For example, if you want to see if we have access to Runner's World magazine, you would enter the journal title here. If you want to find an article about marathon running, you should use the "Article" search.
- The "Other Libraries" tab will expand your search across SUNY. While we can get materials from other libraries, it will not be immediate, so if you need to use this option, plan ahead! The option to expand your search can also be found within your search results, so this librarian recommends seeing what is locally available first.