Library Research Guides
Library Research Guides
Use the Ketchikan Campus Library's online 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 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 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:
Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies by 
Qualitative Data Analysis: A methods sourcebook by 
Research for Indigenous Survival by 
Research Is Ceremony: Indigenous research methods by 
Research Methods in Anthropology by 
The Sage Handbook of Methods in Social Psychology by 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!
2. Search for the "Title" of a book in WorldCAT. WorldCAT shows you which Alaska libraries own a book.
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.
Research Guides by Egan Library | University of Alaska Southeast are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
