To find books, movies, music CDs, journal titles, etc.

I'm looking for a specific book, movie, CD, etc:     

I'm looking for any books, movies, CDs, etc:

Tips to find movies:

• Limit by item type: In the Wesleyan Library Catalog, select the "Set Limits" option. In "Location/Item Type," scroll down and click to select one of the following, then search for a title, director, etc. For a list of all movies, do a "General Keyword" search for "videorecording" in the title field.
  • Videos and DVD (ALL)
  • Science Library - DVD
  • Science Library - Videocassette 
• For more tips, see the guide to Finding Multimedia Resources

Caleb: the Wesleyan Library Catalog lists all books, videos, sound recordings, journals, and other holdings in the Wesleyan library. It does not list all the contents of all of these items, however. For example, titles of articles in journals are not included. If you search for books etc on a specific narrow topic and do not find anything, search for a broader topic and you will likely find books that include a chapter or section on your narrower topic.

Specific Item Search in the Library Catalog: search for a title of a specific book, all books by a particular author, browse a list of Library of Congress Subject Headings or a range of call numbers (which are organized by subject), and other focused searches. On the Specific Search screen enter what you want to Find, then click to Select Search to indicate what it is you are looking for (title, author, call number, etc). You can also Set Limits on your search to find only audio or video recordings, or to materials in one specific library on campus. For more tips, see the guide to Finding Books; see also the guide to Searching Online Databases.

General Keyword Search in the Library Catalog: search for books on a particular topic, or for titles, authors, or subject headings if you know only a part or a few words of the title or author's name etc. A Keyword search will find your search term(s) anywhere in a record: title, author, notes, subject, etc. Once you find books on your topic, use the subject headings to find more books on that topic, or search for other books by that author. You can search for all of these terms to find all records which include all of the search terms anywhere in the record; as a phrase to find all records with this exact phrase; or any of these to find records which include at least one of the search terms. You can also Set Limits on your search to find only audio or video recordings, or to materials in one specific library on campus. For more tips, see the guide to Finding Books; see also the guide to Searching Online Databases.

WorldCat: WorldCat is a combined catalog of most books (videos, sound recordings, etc) in most libraries in the United States and many other libraries around the world. If a book has been published and cataloged by a library, it is probably listed here. Enter the term(s) you want to Search for and select which field to search, such as Keyword, Author, Title, Subject. Keyword is the most general search, and will find all records with your search terms anywhere in the record. For items not at Wesleyan or at Trinity or Conn Colleges, you can click to "Order this item using Illiad" if you have an Illiad interlibrary loan account. For more tips, see the Help options in WorldCat; see also the guide to Searching Online Databases.