Explanation
The library catalog offers access to all the resources the library owns and subscribes to. Here you will be able to see if we own a particular book or journal along with other library holdings; determine the format it is in; or request an item via Interlibrary Loan.
Scenario
You are working on a case study which requires you to find information on treating patients suffering from low back pain. How will the catalog be helpful here?
If you know of a particular title or an author of a reliable source you can search by Author or Title. If not you can begin with a simple Keyword search:
Clicking on any of the results will give you a lot more information about the item: title, author, imprint, subject descriptors, location, if it is available and in what format. Click on this link to replicate the search.
Over to you...
Check a least three of the results and look at the Subjects for each result. Notice any commonalities?
What is the title of the e-book in this result list?