Academic Support

Ocala Campus Library

Located in the 2nd floor of the Learning Resources Center in Building 3

CF Library utilizes the Library of Congress Classification System (LCC) to organize materials by subject. 

• The LCC system assigns call numbers to materials according to their corresponding class. 
• CLICK HERE to view Library of Congress Classification System main classes. 

What is a Call Number? A call number is considered the items' address within the library; an item's call number is usually located in the spine.

• Keep this in mind when browsing the stacks; you may find other materials under the same subject located in the same area.
• Below is an image of books with call number tags.

Print & Online Resources 

Print 

Books

• The library's book collection is divided between the reference collection, and the circulating collection.
• The reference collection is available to be viewed in-house only, and items in the circulating collection are available to be checked out.

DVDs

• DVDs in the collection are available to check out. Titles include both documentaries, and feature films.

Periodicals

• Newspapers, magazines, and journals are located in the area in front of the reference desk. Titles include popular magazines for browsing, trade journals, and more.

Online

E- Books

• The library has over 150,000 e-Books available to be read online from any location.
• Go to the library catalog to search for titles; you will need to sign in with your CF username and password to access e-Books.

Streaming Videos

• Films on Demand, Swank Digital Campus, Gale Interactive: Human Anatomy, and Nursing and Mental Health in Video, are among some of the library's main providers for media resources. 
• At the library catalog, select Databases List; filter for Streaming Videos in the Types drop-down menu.

Scholarly Databases

• Most of the library's scholarly journals are available via the Library Catalog- Access HERE, and it's numerous academic databases.
• Use scholarly databases to locate articles, peer-reviewed journals and articles. 
• Some databases that provide content besides articles are PrepStep, which include practice tests and tutorials.
• To go directly to a specific database, go to the Database List tab at the top of the catalog homepage; Once in the A-Z Database List, click on the desired database title.

Database Search Strategies

1. Divide your topic into concepts and/or subject phrases.

• Search databases produce results when keywords, or subject phrases are entered.
• Link keywords using the words: and, or, and not; these words are called Boolean Operators.

2. Make a list of synonyms, and related terms; add or edit the list as you search.

• Be aware that a set of keywords might work well in one database, and in another database, those same keywords will retrieve few to no results.
• Translate those terms when needed; this is where your list of related terms will come in handy.

3. Find database-specific language.

• As you search, look at the words that appear in the results list, and in the detailed description of an article that you find useful.
• In an item’s details page, you will find headings labeled such as: subjects, subject headings, or descriptors; these synonyms/related terms are the specific vocabulary used by that database to describe your search terms.

4. Use online searching shortcut techniques.

• Use quotation marks, Boolean Operators, truncation (asterisk), and/or parantheses to combine search strings. View examples below. 

Tips & Tricks

Boolean Operators: combine keywords using the words: and, or, not.

• AND: Narrows your search by returning results that contain your specific keywords.

            Ex: Standardized testing AND public schools

• OR: Broadens the search by returning results that contain either or both search terms.

             Ex: Virtual learning OR distance education OR Online learning

• NOT: Excludes results with the search term that follows the word not. The order of your search terms matter when utilizing the word not.

             Ex: Saturn NOT planet

Parantheses : Use parantheses to combine search strings.

• (adult students OR nontraditional students) AND (rural OR nonurban) 

Quotation Marks: use quotation marks to search for exact phrases.

• "first generation" 

Asterisk (also known as Truncation): enter the root of at term, and replace the ending with an *

• Librar* - the system will find results with library, librarian, libraries, librarianship, etc.