Library Research Guides
Library Research Guides
Dereliction of Duty by 
American Tragedy by 
The Tragedy of the Vietnam War by 
The Vietnam Wars by Search in the Ketchikan Campus Library catalog to find more titles like those listed above. For the best results, use the subject headings listed in the box below.
Use the Ketchikan Campus Library Catalog, to find books and DVDs that are physically located in the library.
If you know the title of a book, do a TITLE search in the library catalog. To locate the book on the shelf, you need its call number. Also look at the status to determine if the book is available for checkout.
To locate books on specific topics, do a SUBJECT or WORDS OR PHRASE search in the library catalog. Subject headings must be constructed in an exact way, according to the Library of Congress method, so WORDS OR PHRASE (keyword) searching may be easier.
Examples of Library of Congress subject headings:
Using a WORDS OR PHRASE search allows you to combine words of your choosing to search for topics. Sometimes the results are less precise than a subject search but always worth trying.
If you are looking for information about a person, do a SUBJECT search by the person's name, last name first.
If you find a citation for a book that the library does not own, you have options to get that book.
1. Ask a librarian for help. Librarians are experts in finding books for you. We may be able to get a book in 48 - 72 hours at no charge to you if the book is at another library in town!
2. Search for the "Title" of a book in WorldCAT. WorldCAT shows you which libraries own a book, and list Alaska libraries first in the list.
3. Interlibrary Loan - we can order a book for you from another library. Turn around time may be 7 - 10 days, so this is probably not your fastest option.
Work with a librarian and you will save both time and money and eliminate the frustration factor.
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