Use either the Find It Search on the library homepage or go to Books & DVDs
Enter your keywords in the "Search for books, e-books, and videos" search box. If you are using two or more search terms you need to put an "and" in your search.
E.g. canada and history
racial profiling and canada
Click Find It or hit enter.
Search results sort according to relevance. You can use the filters located above the list of results to refine your search:
The Status indicates if the item is checked out, or if it is in the Library, which collection it is in. In the example below, the Status displays the Stacks in the Abbotsford Library (the item's location).
You need the call number to find the material on the shelves.
If you are using the Classic Catalogue, search results will look like the following:
Click on the title. It will display the Status of the item as well as the Library and Location under Holdings.
Search Tips for the Classic Catalogue:
- Capitalization does not matter.
- Spelling DOES matter!
- The recommended format for an author's name is last name, first name
- smith, paul
- Do not use long phrases, such as "what kinds of games do children like". Instead, use the AND operator to join keywords together
- children and play
- To find variant endings of a word, use the $
- delinquen$ will find delinquents, delinquent, and delinquency
- You can limit your search to materials on a specific campus by changing the Library box from "ALL" to Abbotsford, Chilliwack, etc.
- Use "Advanced Search" to do more specific searches, such as searching for an author's name and book title at the same time, or limiting by publication year.