Start with a keyword search. Keyword searches look for your terms in the title, author, description, and subject fields.
To find only books on the topic, Refine Results to books in the right column.
If you do not get any (or enough) results, your search might be too narrow or you might be entering too many terms (example: cigarette, smoking, health, teenagers, effects). Try to broaden your search by entering only one or two key concepts (smoking, teenagers).
If you get too many results, try to add terms to your search to explore a more specific aspect. For example, a search for "violence" produces over 10,000 results. Adding "media" produces still over 600 results. Searching "violence" "media" and "gender" together narrows the results to a (more) manageable number.
If you find books that might be useful, look at the subjects listed in the Details tab. Those subjects can be used to find more books on your topic.
Records provide information about materials and their locations, in print or online.
The initial results displays the book title and author(s), publisher information, and access options.
The Find on Shelf section displays the physical location of the item and its loan policy, if you have signed in. The policy will depend on your status (student, faculty, etc).
Verify the location, call number, and availability. If the item's location is at a campus other than your home campus, you can request the item be sent to you using the Request from UConn link. If you are not signed in, this link will read Sign in to request.
You can use the locate option to see a map with the item's location .
This Call Number Floor Guide also provides locations for books located in Babbidge.
The The View Online section provides access to online version, if available. Clicking Online Access in the initial results will also take you to the View Online section.
The Details section provides more information on the item. Subjects can help find similar or more focused items related to your topic.
The Request Service delivers items from UConn's collections to the campus library of your choice.
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