LibGuides: ENG 090 English Workshop: Find books

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The difference between keyword and subject searching
What is the difference between keyword and subject searching?

Keywords usually give more results, but also include miss-hits. Subject searches generally give less, but more accurate, results. Request books from other libraries using your CMCC ID (it has to be 'activated' at the library). Allow for roughly 2-5 business days for delivery.

cloudLibrary This link opens in a new window
Thousands of ebooks and eaudio books. Login with your library barcode. Download the cloudLibrary app for the best reading experience. Contains popular and high interest titles.
Provided by Maine InfoNet
CREDO Reference This link opens in a new window
Provides researchers with access to over 3.2 million entries from over 475 reference titles. These titles include general and specialist dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies, and quotations covering many subjects including medicine, business, religion, and geography.

MaineCat
Search everything in CMCC, Minerva and all the other major libraries in Maine including UMO, USM, Bowdoin, Bates, Colby, Portland Public, Bangor Public and more. There are over 8 million items from over 110 different libraries.
Minerva
Search this first as it searches our library, and 60 other libraries in the Minerva system. CMCC's library has about 9,000 titles. There are over 6 million items in Minerva.

Ebook Central | ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Authoritative ebooks in a range of subjects from the world's top publishers. Read online or download.
WorldCat | OCLC This link opens in a new window
Search CMCC's collection as well as other major libraries in Maine and other libraries throughout the U.S. and internationally. WorldCat is good for unusual items that might live in special libraries. If you find an item that is out of state, you simply need to fill out a form and a librarian will request this for you. Allow 1-3 weeks for delivery.

Survey Question - search the catalog

Which of the following can not be found when searching the Minerva online catalog?

books: 1 votes (50%)

videos and sound recordings: 0 votes (0%)

journal articles: 1 votes (50%)

Total Votes: 2

Survey Question - keyword or subject

Which kind of search below will give you a greater number, but perhaps less accurate, results?

a keyword search on bullying: 1 votes (50%)

a subject search on bullying: 1 votes (50%)

Total Votes: 2

Survey Question - ebook collections

Which collection of eBooks below is more likely to have the kind of book you'd want to read for fun...on vacation, etc...

ebrary: 1 votes (100%)

Maine InfoNet Download Library: 0 votes (0%)

Tumblebooks: 0 votes (0%)

Total Votes: 1