2. Organization Academic libraries organize books by subject using the Library of Congress (LC) Classification Schedule Remember concept searching and assigned subjects? With books, the assigned subjects are Library of Congress Subject Headings
4. Here’s a Hint The Q indicates the subject of this book is science (Trouble reading this? You can find the classification outline at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/ )
5. Another Hint The C indicates the subclass of the book is physics. So, this book appears to be a book about physics. If you go to GIL and enter the Call Number in the Exact Search box, you will see the book’s title is Good Vibrations: The Physics of Music by Barry Parker
6. Searching for books Ingram Library’s catalog is called GIL and can be accessed here https://gil.westga.edu/ or through the library’s web page http://www.westga.edu/library/ There are 3 ways to search GIL Quick Search – enter keywords in blank Keyword Search – allows use of Boolean Operators and searches by subject, title, author and other categories Exact Search – allows searches using title, journal title, author, subject, call number, ISBN, and ISSN
7. How Do I Find the Book on the Shelf? Once you locate a book in GIL, you’ll want to get it at the library. You now know the book Good Vibrations: The Physics of Music by Barry Parker is with the science books, but you’ll need to know a little more about how call numbers work to find it on the shelf, so be sure to go to the LC Tutorial link in the Week 6 learning module to learn more.
8. Call Number Tutorial This tutorial from the University of Pittsburgh will help you understand how books are placed on the shelf. http://www.pitt.edu/~ford29/SatchLCall/COMPLETE/
9. What if Ingram Library Does Not have the book I want? Try the GIL Universal Catalog - https://giluc.usg.edu/ This will search all catalogs of academic libraries in the state of Georgia If you find the book you want in GIL Universal, you can use GIL Express to request the book, which usually arrives in 2 days
10. What if I can’t find books I need in GIL or Gil Universal? You can find titles of books and other titles held by libraries worldwide using the WorldCat database, which can be accessed through Galileo & Databases link on the library’s web page If the book is not available in a Georgia university library, you won’t be able to use GIL Express In that case, you may try to access the book through Interlibrary Loan, or ILLIAD
