Library Search Overview (3:45)

<div><div>Find the library online: When you need <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://library.fvtc.edu/start">Library Resources</a>, you can find a library page by going to <ul> <li><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.google.com/search?q=fvtc+library">Google and typing in fvtc library</a>. </li> <li>Or you can scroll to the bottom of an <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.fvtc.edu/">FVTC.edu web page</a> and find the link to the library. </li> <li>The <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.fvtc.edu/MyFVTC">MyFVTC</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.fvtc.edu/Staff-Login">STAFF LOGIN</a> entry points also have a link to the library web page.</li></ul> Once you're on the <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://library.fvtc.edu/start">[Library] home</a> page, you will see a basic search box. Basic Search Box: You can click on <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://login.applibproxy.fvtc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,guest&custid=s6254798&groupid=main&profile=eds">EBSCO Discovery Service</a>. to search multiple databases: Ebsco, Gale, Films on Demand, etc.  (<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://library.fvtc.edu/DatabaseHelp/HowToSearch">How to Search</a>) and information about loc icon <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://library.fvtc.edu/OCA">= login with MyFVTC credentials.</a>.  When you're doing a basic search, you have a choice of searching by: <ul> <li><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://login.applibproxy.fvtc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&bquery=your+term+OR+terms&cli0=FT&clv0=Y&cli1=FT1&clv1=Y&type=0&searchMode=Standard&site=eds-live">keyword</a>,</li> <li> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://login.applibproxy.fvtc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&bquery=TI+your+term+OR+terms&cli0=FT&clv0=Y&cli1=FT1&clv1=Y&type=0&searchMode=And&site=eds-live">title</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://login.applibproxy.fvtc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&bquery=AU+author+name&cli0=FT&clv0=Y&cli1=FT1&clv1=Y&type=0&searchMode=Standard&site=eds-live">author</a></li></ul> Limit or narrow - and - expand or broaden results: When you do an advanced search, you can limit with an AND operator or a NOT operator. You can expand using OR [operator].  Using Field Selectors: Title or Subject best.  Don’t use ISBN <ul> <li>Title: When you're doing Advanced Search, you can also select a field. If you select title, that means that only the title field will be searched. </li></ul> <ul> <li>ISBN: We do not usually search by ISBN because each format, whether it's soft cover or hardcover, has its own ISBN number. And it does not give you all of the different years that may be available. So, I recommend searching by title. </li></ul> <ul> <li>Subject: And the other thing I suggest searching for is subject. </li> </ul>  Three ways to expand or broaden search: 1)      When you're using search expanders, remember synonyms can expand your search to get more results. Then you would use the OR operator. 2)      You can also expand your results by using the truncation, wildcard character, the asterisk [*] And that will automatically search different endings of the root word. 3)      Smart Text searching and apply related words and subjects.  An example of a search would be: <ul> <li>use descriptors </li> <li>add scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. </li> <li>limit your date range. </li> </ul> THEN add more limits or filters <ul> <li>filter by format, </li> <li>filter by subject, </li> <li>filter by particular database or publication, etc.</li> </ul>  Browse All Guides will send you to our list of library guides. The guides are also indexed by subject and program.  If you have any questions, ask a librarian.   </div></div>