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Electronic Resources for Finding Books

The Library Catalog

  • The library catalog is actually a relational database management system (RDBMS)
  • It is available via the web. Go to the library homepage and click the Library Catalog link in the upper-right corner, or click on Search For Books and More in the Find It! section, then Library Catalog.
  • The catalog will tell you which print and electronic books we have in our library. The catalog will also tell you the titles of journals and magazines owned by the library. The catalog does not include the text of actual articles. E-book records feature links to the e-book or to the service that provides access to the book.
  • When you search the catalog via the Web, there are several search options available. Try doing a General Keyword search first by clicking on the Search folder and scrolling down to General Keyword Search
    • When you do a general keyword search, you also search the table of contents of books
    • For all keyword searches in the catalog, be sure to use an asterisk. An asterisk (*) replaces letters in words and allows you to get more search results. For example, a search of the word electr* will find the words electricity, electric, electrician, electronic, etc. 
  • Horizon Information Portal (the web-based suite of programs that provide access to the library catalog) offers a number of powerful features, including the following:
    • The Basic Search enables you to employ 8 types of searches (General Keyword; Title Alphabetical; Title Keyword; Subject Alphabetical; Subject Keyword; Author Alphabetical; and Author Keyword).
    • The Advanced Search enables you to employ 12 types of searches and the ability to limit and sort results. To limit a search is to restrict it to a subset of the library collection (for example, all journals, or all e-books).
    • The Power Search enables you to employ 17 types of searches, the ability to limit and sort results, and the ability to combine searches with Boolean operators.
    • A Search History is retained and can be deployed.
    • Search results can be emailed.
    • Customized result lists can be created.
    • User account information is available to users who input the barcode numbers on the back of their MSOE ID cards. Users must be entered into the MSOE Library system in order to see their account information; a user must contact the library in order to register. Account information available to users includes books currently checked out, fine information, and holds

Question 2

In the Library Catalog, do a Subject Alphabetical search for architectural models.  To search by Subject Alphabetical, click on the Search tab at the top of the page, and switch the search option from All Titles Alphabetically to Subject Alphabetical. 


Library Catalog

 

  • How many books fall under this subject?
  • Give a complete citation for one of the books. The citation should include: Author, Title, Publisher, Place of Publication, and Date of Publication. 


Books are also available in the MSOE Library which can help you determine appropriate architectural engineering guidelines. The following book, for example, is available for checkout:

Architectural Engineering Design: Mechanical Systems

Robert Brown Butler

New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002

Call Number: TH 5701 .B875 2002

This book is a professional handbook for designing mechanical systems in architecture. Based on the latest research and digital technology, this volume provides essential criteria for designing plumbing, electric, lighting, climate control, and acoustic systems for any building, from total systems to tiny details.


The MSOE Library does not own every book published. To find books which may help you with your project, but which are not owned by the library, try the following resources.


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