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AND - results must contain eachword: puppy AND kitten
OR - results contain eitherword: (puppy OR kitten)
AND NOT (book searches)excludes word: puppy AND NOT kitten
"public relations" AND "team-based approach"
classroom AND (discipline OR management)
("Kansas City" AND NOT Missouri) and crime
Does the library have the book "____________________"?
Click on Title - enter the title you want to locate. (Pro tip: If title doesn't display, remove the subtitle (colon and all text after it)
Searching by Author - an author search allows you to browse for items by author.
An author is the person, artist, composer, government body or organization responsible for the creation of the content of a work.
Mark Twain
Searching by Corporate/Non-Personal Author
A corporate author is any group or organization that is responsible for the content of a published work. They include organizations, corporations, governmental entities, and musical or artistic groups.
Ford Motor Company
United Nations
For corporate bodies that are best known by their abbreviations, search using the abbreviated form.
Example: (CNN)
What are wildcards?
Use an Asterisk (shift/8) to find all variations of a word
EXAMPLE: ethic* finds any results with ethic, ethics, ethical
Use a Question mark to replace one character within a word
EXAMPLE: wom?n finds both woman and women
How do I request an item in MOBIUS or Prospector?
MOBIUS (multiple libraries within Missouri and others)
1. After you have found the book you want, select the Request it tab to the right of your search result.
2. Select MOBIUS - KCTOWERS click submit.
3. Enter your name followed by your ID number (919#) and (NW) (Example: 919111111NW). Choose your pickup location.
4. Your book has now been requested. You will receive a Northwest email when your book is available for pickup.
PROSPECTOR
If the book(s) is not found in MOBIUS, click Prospector
After you have found the book you want, select the Request it tab
Select MOBIUS - KCTOWERS andclick submit.
Enter your name followed by your ID number (919#) and (NW) (Example: 919111111NW). Choose your pickup location
Your book has now been requested. You will receive a Northwest email when your book is available for pickup.
In the "Specific Library Location" area, select NW Owens Juvenile (or NW Horace Mann Library)
How do I find K-12 curriculum materials?
CURRICULUM MATERIALS - are educational resources that provide curriculum and instructional experiences for K-12 students, they are used to develop lesson plans and may also be used in actual instructional situations with students
Enter keyword(s) (Math, Algebra, English, Science...)
change the location of the search results to NW Owens Curriculum Matls in the search location section.
select the submit tab to conduct your search, select the displayed search results that match your topic and use the call numbers to locate the materials within the library.
FIELD STUDIES - a general method for collecting data about users, user needs, and product requirements that involves observation and interviewing. The result of a field study search will bring up past studies by NW graduate students.
Type in your search using the format "field study" and your keywords
EXAMPLE: if you are looking for field studies about school violence, enter "field study" and "school violence"
Click Search
Select the item that matches your topic to view the call number and location of the field study in the library
RESEARCH PAPERS - the culmination and final product of an involved process of research, critical thinking, source evaluation, organization and composition.
Type in your search using the format "research paper" and your keywords
EXAMPLE: "research paper" and "art therapy"
Click Search
Select the item that matches your topic to view the call number and location of the research paper in the library
How do I find primary sources?
A primary source provides direct or firsthand evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art. Primary sources include historical and legal documents, eyewitness accounts, results of experiments, statistical data, pieces of creative writing, audio and video recordings, speeches and art objects.
Add any of these words to your search, preceded by s:
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