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Grade 11 History Research Paper - EWG LibGuides: Finding Books - RICAT

Search the Library Catalog

Search the Catalog

Logging into RICAT

How to sign in to the Catalog:                                                  

1.       Go to the EWG Libary Media Center  

2.       Go to the Catalog tab

3.      Click on "Search Destiny Discover"

4.       Log in at the top right hand corner of the page

5.       Student log in  - use google single sign on

Keyword and Subject Searching in RICAT

KEYWORD - a keyword search looks for your search terms anywhere in the catalog.  They might be in a title, a description of a book, or subject headings. 

SUBJECT - a subject search looks for your terms in the assigned subject headings for books.  Subject headings are assigned to a book by librarians so that all books on a certain topic can be found together.  BUT, you have to know what the Subject heading is for that topic.  For example, the Subject heading for Mayans is actually "Mayas".  

There are two ways to find the SUBJECT heading for a topic:

  1. Do a KEYWORD search, find a book that looks relevant to your topic and look at the SUBJECT headings for that book.
  2. Do a KEYWORD search and then click on Browse Subjects at the top of the page.  

***If you are having trouble finding books on your topic, try both kinds of searches!***