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Searching the Catalogue

The catalogue is your primary tool for finding books in the J.N. Desmarais Library. You can also use the catalogue to find other materials, including government publications and journals (including individual articles).

You can search the catalogue by:

  • Title
  • Author/Creator
  • Subject
  • Call Number

When you know the book you are searching for, pick Title or Author; when you are searching for a topic, start with Keyword unless you know the exact Subject heading describing your topic.

More on searching the Catalogue is available in Module 5 of the Research Skills Tutorial in D2L.

Shelf Searching

Laurentian uses LC Classification. Some patrons may wish to browse for books in the stacks. Environmental Science is classified under various subclasses: primarily GE - Environmental Sciences, but also portions of GF, QE, QH, QC, TD, and portions of Z

GE25-GE35
Communication in environmental sciences
GE42
Environmental ethics
GE50-GE56
History of Environmental sciences
GE70-GE90
Environmental education, study and teaching
GE95-GE100
Museums and exhibitions
GE105
General works
GE123
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
GE140-GE146
Environmental quality and degradation
GE149-GE160
Global environmental change
GE170-GE199
Environmental policy
QC882-QC994.9
Atmospheric pollutants, atmospheric greenhouse effect, global warming

WorldCat

With nearly 200 million records representing titles held by nearly 75,000 libraries you will find almost any book ever published in the English language in WorldCat.