Tip 1: Unless you are looking for a particular item, your first search should be a general keyword search.
Tip 2: Then use the facets on the left column to reduce results to those most relevant to your needs.
Tip 3: For items that are not available Online (and don't restrict yourself to those!) always pay attention to the library location and call numbers. Also note whether the material is shelved in the regular, oversized (+), or double oversized (++) sections.
The Cornell Library Catalog includes the holdings of all Ithaca campus libraries. The catalog contains records for books, journals, databases, government documents, manuscripts and archives, maps, musical scores, sound recordings, and visual materials.
The Articles & Full Text feature on the main Library web page allows you to perform simple searches across multiple databases/article indexes. Because the various databases are structured differently, search results may vary widely. For more precise searching, it's best to search the databases individually. Choosing Databases from the pulldown menu and clicking on Search will display a select ("greatest hits") listing by subject area. You can also search for individual d3atabases through the library catalog.