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Step-by-Step: Books & More

Searching for Books

Step 1: Choose Your Search Scope

  • Select a collection, or scope, to search from by entering a keyword and selecting from the provided options, or clicking on the magnifying glass and selecting from the dropdown. 

  • Available scopes

    • Everything - All resources, both physical and digital, immediately available.

    • Course Reserves - Assigned course textbooks available for two hour loan for in-library use only.

    • Library Catalog - Physical resources located in Cincinnati State's library collections.

    • OhioLINK - Physical resources in Ohio that can delivered to Cincinnati State.

    • Beyond OhioLINK - Resources outside of Ohio, that can be delivered to Cincinnati State.


Step 2 (Keyword): Type your search term in the search box & click magnifying glass icon to search..

Search Tip! Keep your keyword searches simple. Only use the main word or phrase of your topic.
Example: Instead of searching "what causes American children to live in poverty", just search "poverty".

Alternate Step (Keyword): Select "advanced search" to search by a specific field like title or author/creator.




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