How to Find a Book

For Books in this Library from a Campus Computer

  1. Click on the icon on the computer desktop with the number 5 inside of a circle that states library catalog directly underneath. This will take you directly to the Sagebrush Spectrum 5 catalog.
  2. The search window opens, you may type your search terms into the search space provided.
In Easy Search mode which is the default, you may search using:
  1. Keywords -  Useful for general searches , Covers author, title, subjects, all in the same search.
  2. Titles - Works best if you know an exact title.
  3. Authors - When you know the exact author. Remember, last name then comma then first name.
  4. Subjects - Library of Congress subject headings, good for narrowing down a search such as all books about an author instead of all books by an author.
In Extended Search mode found by clicking on the top tab, you may search using: up to three combinations of:
  1. Keywords
  2. Titles
  3. Authors
  4. Subjects
  5. Series Title
  6. Call Number
  7. Material Type
  8. Copyright Date
  9. ISBN
  10. LCCN
For Books in this Library from Off Campus
  1. Go to the East Permian Basin Library Consortium website at http://www.howardcollege.edu/winnebago/search/search.asp
  2. Go to set locations, the yellowbutton directly below East Permian Basin Library Consortium
  3. Unclick the libraries you do not want to search.
  4. Click on save on the bottom of the page.
  5. Put your search terms in the box and click on search.
You may search using the following terms in up to three combinations:
  1. Keywords
  2. Title
  3. Author
  4. Subject
  5. Call Number
  6. ISBN
  7. LCCN

Last updated March 22, 2004