Click the play button to watch a short video on finding books by title.
- Use MadCat's Basic Search to find books by title.
- In the Search For box, type the title of the book.
- Omit initial articles (a, an, the, la…) from the title.
- You don't need to use punctuation marks or capitals.
- In the Search By box, select Title Search.
- Click Search.
- Click the book title you need from the list of results to see where the book is.
- If you are not sure which book you need, use other information about your book (e.g., author or date of publication) to help you choose.
- There may be several editions of the book you want. Usually you will want the most recently published edition.
- Write down the book's location and call number.
- You'll need both to find it on the shelf!
- Go to the appropriate library and pick up the book.
- To find the library's location, click the Where is this Location? link.
- To find your call number on the shelves, ask a librarian for help or find a stack guide when you arrive.