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**Lesson 1: Using the Catalog**
Each library has its own LibGuides page, and there are several ways to get there - you can click here. Or, from the Agnes Irwin homepage, click on **Faculty/Staff** (upper right hand of the page) and then scroll down (second to last link) and click on **School Libraries** on the left. If you are a student, click on **Students** tab, click on **Libraries** link on the left, and choose Middle School Library.

Click on the division **library** (Middle ). On the left, you will see a box that says **Find Books**! Please watch the short Video **How to Use the Catalog** about using the library catalog.

Find Books!
that's our own Mrs. Webb, Upper School Librarian, narrating the video If you'd like more instruction, while you are still on the Middle School Library page, you can view the brief videos "Understanding Search Results" and "Improve Your Searching".

If you are a teacher, think about a topic you might assign your students to research. If you are a student, think about a topic you have been assigned or a topic that interests you. Try searching for non-fiction and fiction titles relating to that topic.

Now it's time to actually experiment with different features in Alexandria, the online catalog: Try using the Advanced Search and Boolean operators.

Use the Details feature in an item's record for more subject terms.

Are you able to find age appropriate materials?

Are you able to find current materials using the Filter?

Try searching using the Alex Explore feature.

Now that you have viewed the video and explored various features of the catalog....search by author, title or subject. Choose a title you have located and fill out the following form. When you have completed the form, hit the submit button.

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