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Use the catalog to find items in this and other C/W MARS libraries. You can search our catalog:

• by an AUTHOR'S NAME, putting in the last name first, as in Pollan, Michael;
• by the TITLE of an item, as in In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto;
  
• by the assigned SUBJECT of an item, if you know it, for example, "Food habits," or
• by KEYWORD. Keywords are essential words that you want to see in an item, for example, "food". Try to think of alternative ways to get at your subject, for example, using "eating" or "diet" as alternative keywords. You may wish to start with a keyword search, choose some relevant results, and then search using the subject headings for a relevant item.

The STCC library has tens of thousands of items, but if you don't find what you need or want, your catalog can be expanded to search other libraries with whom we have borrowing privileges, by dropping down the box where STCC appears. You will see is a list of all the libraries in Western Massachusetts that are members of C/W MARS and that you can borrow from online. You can search the collection of an individual library by clicking on that library, you can search all Western Massachusetts libraries that are members of C/W MARS.

Use reference books for:

• A quick introduction to your subject;
• In-depth background on some of the major elements of your topic;
• Vocabulary to use for searches in other resources;
• Bibliographies that can give you ideas for other resources;

In addition to the print books listed below, you may access electronic reference books through the CREDO Reference database. (Off-Campus) There is a drop down arrow to the right of the words "All Subjects" which you can use to limit your search to books in a certain category, like "Food and Beverage" or Medicine.