A Catalog represents the materials that a library owns . The records in the UW Libraries Catalog indicate the books, journal and series titles, individual reports and conference proceedings that are on the shelves in particular locations within the UW Libraries. These searches may find too many records, however. Once you find a few good resources, check the subject headings listed in the records and search again using those subject headings. In the Advanced Searching mode, you may also combine a subject heading search with a keyword search to further narrow your results.
Most indexes have a specialized focus, usually by subject.
Not all of the material found in indexes will be owned by the UW Libraries. One of the first tasks you have when developing a research strategy is deciding which indexes to search. The UW Libraries provides indexes in a variety of formats. Print indexes are usually available only in one or two library locations. Most article databases offered by the UW Libraries are provided through Web access.