WATCH UPDATE INSTEAD: How to Find: Book by Author
Tutorial on how to use Discovery Search to find a book by its author. See the O'Malley Library's other tutorials at http://lib.manhattan.edu/how-to
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How to Find: Book by Author
From the O'Malley Library Homepage, click on the Find Books Tab in Discovery Search
From the dropdown menu in the search bar, select Author.
Type in the Author whose book or books you are looking for.
Select Search
Select the checkbox next to Manhattan College under Held by Library to only see books in the O'Malley Library
When you find the book you want, click on the title.
Check the title, subject and edition to make sure it's the correct book.
Check the Access Options box to see if the book is available for checkout.
The Call Number near the bottom of the Access Options box is the book's address on the shelf. Write it down or take a screenshot.
Listed above the call number is the collection name and floor where the book is located
If you need additional assistance from the library, please:
Visit a librarian at the reference desk.
Text the libraray at 718-578-4975
Email the library at reference[at]manhattan[dot]edu