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Subject Use this search if you are looking for: A book that fits into a certain subject or category. You want to find books that are all about the same type of thing. Keyword Try this search if: You are not sure what subject to use. You want to use a combination of key words to search. *Warning: Sometimes books that have your key word in them are not really about the topic you want. Look through your search results carefully. WHAT TYPE OF SEARCH DO I WANT?

SUBJECT SEARCHES CAN BE TRICKY. THIS CHART MAY HELP Subject You Want to SearchLibrary of Congress Subject Heading to Use A personFlacco, Joe Colonial JamestownJamestown Settlement How to tie knotsKnots & Splices Country music artistsCountry music stars A book about Olympic athletes from the U.S.Olympic – United States -- Biography Fiction book about SpaceSpace -- fiction How to braid hairBraids (Hairdressing) Pet snakesSnakes as pets

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WORKS CITED Howard County Public Schools. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov Kaplan, Allison G. Crash Course in Cataloging for Non-catalogers: A Casual Conversation on Organizing Information. Westport: Libraries Unlimited, Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov