CLAS355: Human Form in Greek & Roman Art: Search Skills & Books

Below are subject listings from our library catalog - click on them to go directly to the books associated with that subject. Remember, you can use these terms as keywords in databases!

• art, greek
• art, roman
• art and mythology
• Portrait sculpture, Roman
• greece--antiquities
• rome--antiquities

Search our library catalog for books, e-books and films.  Remember, it searching Hollins' and Roanoke College's collection.  Be sure to look at the location code (HU = Hollins, RC = Roanoke College).  If you need something at Roanoke College click the "Request" button and it will be delivered the next weekday.  You can also use your Hollins ID to checkout books at RC.

Boolean operators help you when searching.  The most popular operators are: AND, OR, NOT.  

AND narrows your search, OR expands your search, NOT limits your search

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Use the asterisk * to truncate a word and search for all forms.

Ex. Invent* will give you: Invent, Invents, Inventor, Invention

Use the question mark ? as a wildcard symbol.

Ex. Wom?n will search: woman & women

Use quotes to search for a specific phrase rather than just keywords

Ex. "Frog King" will search for the phrase rather than pulling every result that has "frog" and "king" somewhere in the record.