PITTCAT is the library's online catalog. You can find books, videos, microforms, government publications, dissertations, and sound recordings held by the University of Pittsburgh Libraries. PITTCAT also contains titles of periodicals. You WILL NOT find articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers.
Accessing PITTCAT:
PITTCAT can be accessed in the library and from locations outside the library. For directions on accessing PITTCAT from outside the library, please refer to the guide PITTCAT:Your Online Guide to the Millstein Library. PITTCAT can be accessed at any computer in the library by clicking the icon or word Pittcat or go to the World Wide Web at http://pittcat.pitt.edu
Searching PITTCAT:
There are several methods you can use to search PITTCAT: author/title/subject, guided keyword and advanced keyword. To search only Greensburg records, set your search limits location from the introductory screen to: Greensburg Campus Library. Note: Limits do not work with author, subject or call number searches. Unless you know the specific author, title, or subject, a keyword search is best. The following site provides guidance in searching PITTCAT: http://pittcat.pitt.edu/help/contents.htm
Basic Search Commands:Return to Library Guides
- Author search last name first name (Example: kehoe brendan)
- Title search* title of book OR title of periodical (Example: zen and the art of the internet)
- * Omit leading articles in any language, a; an; the; le; la; etc.
- Subject search (Example: autism*)
- *(Check Library of Congress Subject Headings for the correct term if you are not sure what word to use.)
- Call number search (Example: ps3550a1g6)
- Keyword search (Example: acid AND rain)
Updated 7/20/99
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