3.1 Where to Look for Library Materials
What type of material are you looking for?
There are many places to look for library materials. Where you look depends on what type of resource you are looking for.
Looking for Books? Videos? Journals? Music?
Try the library catalogue!
Search in the catalogue search bar on the library home page:
![Search the main library search bar, or library catalogue for books](https://openeducationalberta.ca/app/uploads/sites/62/2020/06/Search-for-books-1.png)
Looking for Journal Articles?
Try a database!
There are many options. Use Google Scholar or the Library Article Search. If you want to find more databases to try out, view the list of Databases.
![Search for articles using the Find Articles or Google Scholar links](https://openeducationalberta.ca/app/uploads/sites/62/2020/06/Search-for-articles-1.png)
Looking for More Biological Sciences Information?
Check out our Subject Guides. Each subject guide contains the best resources for finding subject specific information.
Choosing a Database
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