Counselor Education: Find Sources

This search looks for the name of the author, editor, creator, or translator of an item.

• Use this search when you know the name of the author, editor, creator, or translator of a item.
• Tip: search last name, first name, for example "Rogers, Carl." If you don't find the author you are looking for, try a keyword search instead. Be mindful of aliases for example: Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens are the same person. 
• Tip: States, institutions or museums can be listed as authors. Try searching a state, institution, or museums to see what they have published. For example: Rhode Island, Harvard University, American National Red Cross, or Boston Museum of Fine Art.
• If you enter a name as a subject, the items you see in the search results will be about them, not necessarily written by them. A keyword search will return anything containing the name "Carl Rogers" and if there are other people with the same name, material by or about them will also be retrieved.

A subject search is more specific than a keyword search. Subject headings are a predetermined list of terms which reflect the content of the item. Most academic libraries use Library of Congress Subject Headings. Subject headings are not always intuitive, and often the best way to learn about them is by exploring the information records of books you find that appear highly relevant to your topic. Within the information record, you will see a list of subject headings that have been assigned to the book.

• Use this type of search when you want to find information which reflects the about-ness of a topic.
• If you want to run a subject search specifically, the library catalog contains an Advanced Search function, in which you can limit your search by Subject.  

This search looks for the exact words you entered as the title of an item. If you don't know the exact title, try using a Keyword Search instead.

• Use this when you know the exact title of a book, exhibition catalog, or journal.