While half of our books are online, many books are also on shelves! "Call numbers" are shelf locations, in order alphabetically then numerically.

• Books in the call number area P 87-P 99.6 on the 3rd floor cover general communication topics.
• Communication Studies book are also under call numbers: HE 7601-HE 9756 on the 2nd floor
• Business Communication call numbers: HF 5717-HF 5734.7 on the 2nd floor

Other Libraries you can use:

• MeLCat: Michigan eLibrary lets you borrow books for free in the state through GVSU and your local public library. 
• Use GVSU's Document Delivery service as an alternative.

• use "quotation marks" around phrases
• truncate - with an asterisk * - truncat* finds truncate, truncated, truncation
• use AND to combine unlike ideas: dance AND promotion
• use OR to connect synonyms:  advertisements OR campaigns

Put it all together:

• "hip hop dance" in one box
• AND (promot* OR advertis* OR campaigns) in the next box
• use parentheses in single-box searching - when you don't have another set of boxes, e.g.,:
• "hip hop dance" AND (promot* OR advertis* OR campaigns)

Use the left or right menus to narrow your results, e.g., by language, date, subject, etc.

• Databases have a citation and sometimes they will also contain an abstract, or summary, of the article.
• Databases also often cite multiple types of resources - books, essays or chapters, government documents, etc.
• Some databases will also have the complete item (called the full text): you should see a link to an HTML or PDF document. Or click on - this will check other library databases for the full text.