Searching Authors and Titles of Books 1. Remember to consider variations in author names when searching. References in other sources to book titles may not always be exactly as they appear on the book itself. Occasionally, only an author or subject search will enable you to identify the book you need because the title varies from your information. Of course, it could appear either way on the book.
Titles can be tricky.
The DAR Library does not utilize either the Dewey Decimal or the Library of Congress Classification schemes. Rather, the collection is arranged by a term classification system that uses call words instead of call numbers. In many cases, the information transcribed in these books is unique and not found in any other published work. Records contained in the G.R.C. books include bible records, birth records, cemetery records, deeds and probate records to name but a few. Users of the DAR Library Catalog may now search the contents field of individual records by using one of two options.