Using the Library Catalog
You can access the BC Library Catalog by clicking on the first link below, and access the library's E-Book collection by clicking on the second link!
Helpful Search Terms for This Project
Stuck? Can't find anything in the Library Catalog? Below you will find a helpful list of subjects.
National Parks and Reserves--United States
Yosemite National Park
Sequoia National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Nature Conservation --United States
Nature Conservation
Wildlife Conservation
Wilderness Areas
- Wong-ENGL B1A-Wilderness & CivilizationHere is a more complete list of helpful search terms for the assignment.
General Books
Global Deserts Outlook by Call Number: GB611 .G56 2006ISBN: 9789280727227Publication Date: 2006-06-16
Environmental Issues in American History by Call Number: GE150 .M338 2006ISBN: 9780313322082Publication Date: 2006-04-30
Knowing Yellowstone by Call Number: QH76.5.Y45 K56 2010ISBN: 9781589795228Publication Date: 2010-06-16
America's Natural Places: Pacific and West by Call Number: S932.P33 S27 2010ISBN: 9780313353185Publication Date: 2009-11-25
Ending the Fossil Fuel Era by Call Number: TP318 .E54 2015ISBN: 9780262028806Publication Date: 2015-05-15
E-Books
Attribution of Extreme Weather Events in the Context of Climate Change by ISBN: 9780309380942Publication Date: 2016-08-28
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change by ISBN: 9781412992619Publication Date: 2012-07-10
Outdoor Recreation in the Northern United States and Projected Outlook To 2060 by ISBN: 9781631171109Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Call Numbers and Finding Books on the Shelf
Call Number= the address of the book on its spine
The signs on the end of the bookcases only refer to first two lines of a call #.
Pay attention to "collection" on the book entry in the catalog:
REFERENCE= Green-labeled bookcases
GENERAL= White-labeled bookcases
Once in correct aisle, read call number, matching one line at a time, until find the right book. Browse the shelves around it for possibly more books on your topic.
Subject Headings
The library on-line catalog uses specific labels for subject headings/topics, and books are "tagged" in the computer by those terms according to their topics. The on-line library catalog is expecting you to use those specific search terms.
If you need help figuring out the right words to use, ask a Reference Librarian!
Search Tips
Here are some of the types of searches you can do, as well as tips:
- "Title begins with”—don’t type articles (the, a, an) at front of title
- “Title keywords”—use AND between words
- “Author last name, first”—always use last, first name
- “Subject begins with” and “Subject keywords”—both use Subject Headings as listed by the LOC—results often list the correct terms to use as “heading is”—can also click on book titles to get related subject headings
- “Word anywhere”—searches the entire catalog entry for the book, not just its subject headings or title; use for poems, plays, short stories
- Search terms need to be main concept/big ideas