If you go the the Library's Youtube channel, and look at the video called, How to Find Research Resources at NTCC, click on the time stamp listed below to take you to a section of the video that pertains to the topic you have in question. (The video was a live session in Julie Ratliff's English 1301 class in the fall of 2019.)
32:19 segue into books and how to find them in the library catalog
36:24 library policies on checked out books, and what happens if you are past due
39:08 how to use advanced search in the library's catalog
To search the catalog for items we have on the shelves (and e-books and streaming videos):
From the library homepage (www.ntcc.edu/library) click on the Library Catalog link (this is the library's "new" catalog). If you just want to use a basic keyword search then type in what you are looking for, but if you have an actual name of a title and/or author, it is best to use the Advanced Search link, and type in the title and author in the appropriate search boxes. For the author one, write it as Last Name, First Name (i.e. Twain, Mark).
Our Library Catalog searches not just us, but almost all the libraries in the world, so if you want just us, look on the left side of the search results list and look for the library’s name, and check the box beside it. If you are wanting only books (because this searches more than just books), then after it refreshes, check the box next to books (if you want both e-books and print books), or check the box next to print books (if you only want books that we have on the shelves).
After it refreshes, and there is a title you want to read more about, click on the title, then on the description. If you want to get the call number to get it off the shelf, you have to click on the library’s name under the title that you want, which takes you to our “old” catalog and that catalog has the call numbers. The "new" catalog doesn't have the call numbers, but also can give search results for e-books and streaming videos, and it also has a citation tool as well.
The "new" catalog searches almost all the libraries in the world, so if you find a title that another library has, that we don't, then submit an ILL (Interlibrary loan) request by clicking on a button after clicking on the title of the book.
If you need help getting it of the shelf, just let a library staff member know that you need help finding the book.