About the Library Catalog
Subject Searching
You'd think you could enter any topic as a Subject search in the catalog.
However, the Subject search uses standardized terms to organize records
by subject. These are called Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH
for short). If you enter your terms as a Subject search, you may be
directed to a standardized LCSH.
For example:
If you entered assertive behavior as a Subject Heading search you would be
directed to search for Assertiveness (Psychology) because subject
searching uses standardized terms to organize subjects.
You can also use a subject search to find books about a person or
organization.
To search for books about a person you can enter his/her name (enter the
last name first) in a Subject search:
morrison toni         freud sigmund
Similarly, you can find books about an organization by entering its name
as a Subject search.
american psychological association      ford motor company             
                   
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