If you know how to search the BA Catalog skip this tutorial and click here to enter the BA Catalog
Tutorial
Here is a tutorial on how to use the BA Catalog using the simple search. If you know the Book title or author name follow the steps in the below tutorial.
If you are searching for books on particular subject and you don't know a particular book use the Advance Search. Click here for Advanced search Tutorial.
Finding Books
If you know the title of the Book, search by title in the BA Catalog
Type your title in the "Search Terms" box after omitting articles (a, an, the) and their non-English equivalents when they appear at the beginning of a title. Then click Search.
Title Index Screen
On the Title Index Screen look for the title you want and click on it.
Record Display Screen
Clicking on the selected title will take you to the record display screen, showing you the location, and call number of the selected title.
If you know the journal title, search by title or journal title in the BA Catalog
Type your title in the "Search Terms" box after omitting articles (a, an, the) and their non-English equivalents when they appear at the beginning of a title. Then click Search.
Title Index Screen
On the Title Index Screen look for the title you want and click on it.
Record Display Screen
Clicking on the selected title will take you to the record display screen, showing you the location, frequency, and library holdings available from the selected journal title.
If you do not find your journal in the catalog the library might not own it in print form, check available Electronic Resources to see if it is available electronically.
On the Shelves
Current issues of journals (current year) are located on level B4 and arranged in alphabetical order by title after omitting articles (a, an, the) and their non-English equivalents when they appear at the beginning of a title. Arabic titles are alphabetized first, then other languages. See B4 floor map to find the location of the current periodical section.
Back issues of journals are either bound or filed in pamphlet boxes. They are available in the periodical section on level B4 or kept in Closed Stacks.