Library Catalog
The Library Catalog is the advanced search. Use the Library Catalog as your first option for locating books, scores, microfilms, journal titles (but NOT articles), sound recordings, and videos owned by Indiana State University, as well as Web-based resources that are accessible via the catalog (electronic books and journals, databases).
The Library Catalog can be searched to find out what journal subscriptions ISU holds. It CANNOT be used to search for journal ARTICLES or newspaper ARTICLES.
The Library Catalog connect you to both college/university and public library materials from the ISU Library and the Vigo County Public Library! Your ISU ID card allows you borrowing privileges at all of these libraries. If you need materials from the other libraries and do not have transportation, use Interlibrary Loan to request them.
Note: the Vigo County Public Library Main Branch is only a few blocks south of campus on 7th Street, south of Wabash/Ohio Streets. Map
A library catalog is a database that includes the inventory of the library. Whatever the library own is entered into the catalog. It is used to find specific items in the collection. It also stores hidden details for the librarian about purchase date, cost, etc. that the user doesn't see. Reference/Instruction librarians become intimately acquainted with its search capabilities. It is a very important tool to find information resources.
