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Research skills in Architecture and Design: Step 3. Using the Library Catalogue for Topic Searching

A guide for information research skills as an alternative to face to face skills classes, or as a refresher to these classes.

Step 3a. General Keyword Searching the Library Catalogue

General Keyword searching allows your search words to be matched against most words used in the catalogue records.

Common words to use in searching is for the name of the object or building, such as Sheikh Zayed Bridge, and by the name of the designer/architect such as Zaha Hadid. You can also use words for the grouping of objects such as Bridges.

Complete Exercise 4 from the Worksheet on Using the Library Catalogue


Library home page with catalogue keyword option identified

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