Searching the CCC Catalog
What does the catalog do?
- Lists items (books, magazines, CDs...) in our collection
- Shows where in the Library they are located
- Shows whether they are currently available for check out
- Allows you to view your record and place holds on materials
Top tips for searching the catalog
- Start with a keyword search for books on a particular subject.
- When you find a title that works, check for the official subject terms the catalog uses
- To search by author, give the last name first (carver, raymond).
- Use quotation marks for phrase searching ("lone ranger")
- Use an asterisk to truncate words (buddh* will search for buddha, buddhism, etc.)
Here are more tips on searching the catalog.
Library of Congress Arrangement
The CCC Library is organized by the Library of Congress Classification System.
Library of Congress Classification (pdf)
The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is a classification system that was first developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to organize and arrange the book collections of the Library of Congress. Over the course of the twentieth century, the system was adopted for use by other libraries as well, especially large academic libraries in the United States. It is currently one of the most widely used library classification systems in the world.
The reason why we arrange materials by LCC is so that items on the same subject will be next to each other on the shelves.
E-Books
Electronic Books (E-Books) are books that are digital and can be viewed on your computer screen. They have the advantage of searchability and 24/7 access.
For more infromation about how to use E-Books in the CCC Library refer to the document E-Books (pdf).
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