Find books, DVDS, and more at East Central College Library
To see if ECC Library owns a specific title you will need to access Archway, the library’s online catalog. The catalog is a listing (an index) of all materials that ECC owns in it's collection. This includes books, DVDs, music CDs, children's books, audiobooks, and even electronic books. The catalog is a brief record of each item and includes
The Archway catalog is accessible from any device with an Internet connection.
Why use subject headings? See more at http://eastcentral.libguides.com/foundationLCSH
Subject headings are the focus of the item, whether it is a book, article or even an image. Subject heading searching is a more specific way to search and will narrow down your result lists rather than using keyword.
Subject headings are a very precise language called a “controlled vocabulary” they can be confusing at times, but there are clues within the book and article information to this language.
Look for a column labeled “Library of Congress Subject Heading” for exact terms.
Here are some examples of subject headings vs keyword terms:
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