Try these Power Search tips on this or any other media catalog, search engines, and resource databases.
Separate a string of keywords with AND (to narrow the search), OR (to broaden the search), or NOT (to exclude likely but unnecessary terms).
Ask your Library Media Specialist how to truncate terms and add proximity searching to your strategy. Some databases will allow you to define your search in many ways. Just inquire!
Welcome to the Media Center
Media Resources
- ABC-CLIO
- World Book Encyclopedia
- Grolier Online
- NewsBank
- Thomson Gale Databases
- Library of Virginia
- Maps101
- Animals and Plants Encyclopedia
Other Libraries
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Celebrate Libraries... their history and their importance in our communities!
April is National Library Month!
The library at Saint Patrick can help you get a Norfolk library card. Just ask for the paperwork from Mrs. Woodard. Watch for summer reading programs and events sponsored by the Norfolk Public Libraries. For more information click on the link (listed in the resources) for your local library.
How to search:
Title
Type the full title of the book. The catalog will return any selection matching that specific title.
Author
Type the last name of the author of the book. The catalog will return all materials written by all authors with that specific last name.
Subject
Type a word telling the subject of the book. The catalog will return a list of appropriate ‘Library of Congress’ subject headings. Select the heading that is desired and the catalog will return a list of all materials with that subject heading in the record of the book.
Series
Type the series name of the collection of books. The catalog will return a list of all titles held in the series.
Keyword
Type a single word that describes the main idea for the book . The catalog will return all titles of materials with the keyword in the record from the title, subtitle, author’s name, subject headings, notes, and summary.
Library Policies
- All Students, Parents, and Staff of the St. Patrick community are invited to check out books for a two week limit.
- No book check out is allowed with an overdue book.
Do we Dewey? Click here for a little presentation about the “father of library classification”
Elizabeth Woodard
Librarian/ Media Specialist