Frequently Asked Questions: Searching
How do I find Videos from home?
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- From the videos search page, choose fiction or non-fiction, and whether it was published before 1990 or after.
- If you want only children's videos, click on the check-box. If not, leave it blank.
- To narrow your search, put a word or more in the "search words" box (like title, author or actor).
- Click Search. This will take you to the WCCLS catalog to show the results.
How do I find recorded music from home?
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From the Music search page:
- Choose CD or Cassette.
- Choose the year or time period in which the music was published.
- Choose what collection the music is in (i.e. adult or children)
- To narrow your search, put a word or more in the "search words" box (like title, author or actor).
- Click Search. This will take you to the WCCLS catalog to show the results.
How do I find books on CD or cassette from home?
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To find books on CD :
- Choose fiction or nonfiction
- Choose the year or time period in which the book was published.
- Choose what age group you are looking for (i.e. adult or children)
- To narrow your search, put a word or more in the "search words" box (like title, author, narrator or subject).
- Click Search. This will take you to the WCCLS catalog to show the results.
To find books on cassette:
- Choose the year or time period in which the book was published.
- Choose what age group you are looking for (i.e. adult or children)
- To narrow your search, put a word or more in the "search words" box (like title, author, narrator or subject).
- Click Search. This will take you to the WCCLS catalog to show the results.
What are those icons I see in the title display?
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An icon in the title display represents the item's format. These icons can help you distinguish between different formats of the same title.
When doing Keyword searching at your library, you may bring formats together by sorting on the icon column heading.
A globe icon indicates that an Internet link is available for the item.