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This webinar session discusses fundamentals of navigating the AAS catalog.

Questions addressed include

• How do I find materials on the topic I’m interested in?
• How do I find a book when I know the title?
• Can I look for exact wording?
• Why am I getting this search result when the words I searched aren’t in this record?
• What are the differences between the catalog and Google?

Formally, topics include

• What is the catalog?
• The quick search bar
• Anatomy of a catalog entry
• Exploratory searches and known title searches
• Keyword searching
  • Keyword anywhere
  • Title keyword
  • Name keyword
  • Subject keyword
  • Search options “all of these,” “any of these,” and “as a phrase”
• MARC view (a glimpse behind the scenes)

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