Librarians at Josten Library are available for consultation and reference:

M-Th, 10:00am-6:00pm; F, 10:00am-5:00 pm.

Five College Library Catalog

To limit to Smith (or other institution) library holdings, click on the institution name in the upper right hand corner, under the “My Account” line.

• Use the "basic search" if you just want to do a one query search, e.g., only author/[performer], only title, only keyword, etc.
• Use the "advanced search" if you want to combine author, title, keyword (etc.) searches and perhaps, further limit by format (e.g., sound recordings (all); DVDs, Videos, Films and Slides)
• Or, use the "keywords anywhere" search to access information that may only be available in contents notes.

5 College Library Catalog

Note that the "correct" way to search by subject isn't always obvious. You may prefer to try a keyword search first to find a few relevant titles. Then click on the subject headings on those records to conduct a more comprehensive subject search, e.g.,

Some useful subject headings for finding materials for DAN 171 assignments:

What to do if you cannot locate a known item in the Five College Library catalog:

Ask a Librarian!!!!