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To search for a book in the GH library, click GHHS Website > Media Center > Destiny .

To search for a book in the GH library, click GHHS Website > Media Center > Destiny. Click on the Basic or Power (Advanced) search tab. In Basic , search by Keyword , Title , Author , Subject , or Series. For an author search, type: author’s last name, first name.

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To search for a book in the GH library, click GHHS Website > Media Center > Destiny .

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  1. To search for a book in the GH library, click GHHS Website > Media Center > Destiny.

  2. Click on the Basicor Power (Advanced) search tab.

  3. In Basic, search by Keyword, Title, Author, Subject, or Series. For an author search, type: author’s last name, first name Omit A, An, & The at the beginning of a title

  4. In Power search, you can narrow your search with AND, OR, NOT.

  5. Try It: Find a book about European art during the Renaissance. If you type art in the basic search box, your results are:KEYWORD=805 books SUBJECT=286 books TITLE=178 books

  6. Now use the Power Search. Type art in the 1st search box & renaissance in the 2nd.

  7. You have narrowed the search to 40 books.

  8. Narrow it further with a 3rd search term. Now you have 8 books for European Art during the Renaissance.

  9. Compare this with Google search results – only 27,000,000 sites to examine, & the 1st one is Wikipedia. Which sites can you trust?

  10. Destiny has an added bonus – click WebpathExpress, & type in your search terms to find credible websites.

  11. How do you find a fiction book? 1. Find the call number of the book using Destiny. 2. These prefixestell you the library section in which the book is located: • FIC (Fiction) • SC (Story Collection) • Graphic (Graphic novels) FIC A - Z (on right wall)

  12. How do you find a fiction book? 3. Books in the fiction section are organized alphabetically by author. A call number of FIC PIC = this book is in the fiction section in the Ps.

  13. Reading a book record: Read details about book Click Search Titles Call number Both copies are in

  14. How do you find a nonfiction book? Call numbers = Dewey Decimal number + 1st 3 letters of author’s last name or beginning of title, if no author 000 – 999 (see map for locations)

  15. How do you find a nonfiction book? If the call number hasBIO (Biography) or GRAPHIC (Graphic books can be fiction or nonfiction), refer to the map below to locate the book. Ignore the REF, CAR, & PREP prefixes. These books are all interfiled in Nonfiction.

  16. To find booksin the GH Media Center: Write down the call number. Use the map below. If you need help, ask Ms. Healy, Ms. Addison, or a student library assistant.

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