Other Ways to Search
Searching for books on African subjects in the DUQSearch online catalog can be complex, because there are a number of levels at which you can search. You can search at the:
If you search at the continental level, the books you find will have a tendency to talk about Africa at the that level, giving broad coverage of topics, but will not necessarily deal with the subjects in specific parts of the continent, in specific countries, or amongst specific people groups.
So you will probably need to search at the lower, more-specific levels as well. Here are examples of some possible searches:
East Africa AND economics
Nigeria AND government
Yoruba AND sex roles
Advanced Search
A very powerful and flexible way to search the DUQSearch Catalog is to use the Advanced Search. In order to do this you must first get to the DUQSearch Catalog. You may do so by clicking the Gumberg Library link on the right at the top of the screen, which will take you to the library's homepage. The Advanced Search link is under the DuqSearch search box.
On the Advanced Search screen, type your first concept into the first search box. Then pull down the menu to the right of it and choose Subject Terms from the list. Then type your second concept in the second search box, and pull down the menu to the right of it and choose Subject Terms.This will ensure that both of your concepts are searched as Subject Terms. (This is a more exact way to search.) Then click Search to run your search.
If you do not find enough searching for your concepts as Subject Terms, pull down the menus to the left of each search boxes and choose "Select a Field (Optional)," which means you will be doing a Keyword search. (This is a way of broadening a search. It will search for your concepts in all parts of the catalog records.) Then click Search to run your search.
