4. Locate
c. Library Catalogs
When you don't find a needed source on the Internet or in a disciplinary database, a citation can be used to find the source somewhere else, typically in a library. The source for discovering what a library owns and where they keep it is a catalog. Even if the library doesn't have a print copy of a specific title inside its walls, if it provides access to it in some other form (typically online) this can be discovered by searching its catalog.
The library catalog is a database of everything a library owns; but its records don't include article titles, and rarely include chapter titles. So, don't search for article or chapter titles. Search for book, journal, magazine, or newspaper titles.
cat·a·log: noun: 1. a systematic, usu. annotated, list of books, merchandise, or the like that is available in or from a source such as a library or mail order merchandiser.
--Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus, 2003. [http://www.wordsmyth.net/]
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