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Catalog Introduction

Welcome to the Catalog module. You have come to this page because you want to learn how to find a book, video, magazine, or journal in our library. Before we begin, though, let's take a look at a few good questions that some people ask about the Catalog.

Question 1: What is the Catalog? Click here for the answer.

Question 2: Why should I use the Catalog? Click here for the answer.

Question 3: I just need one book. Can't I go to the shelf and just look for it? Click here for the answer.

Question 4: Why is finding a book so complicated? Click here for the answer.

To access the Catalog, go to the Libraries' home page and select the "Catalog" or "Books" links, (see Figure 1 below for details).

Figure 1

The Catalog is available online which means that you can search it from home, at work, or anywhere else you have Internet access. Even people in other states and countries can look up items in our catalog. The Catalog is also known as WebLUIS, but in this tutorial we will simply refer to it as the "Catalog." Since the Catalog is online, slow or no connections are to be expected. Even as quick as technology is today, servers can go down.

So, are you ready to learn how to use the Catalog? Let's get started

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