The Online Catalog provides access to both subscription-based and freely-accessible materials; including articles, books, videos, digital media and other resources available through the NWC Library. All of these materials can be searched from a search box on the Learning Commons and Library homepage. This Google-like search box is a discovery tool known as Primo VE. Feel free to call this tool the online catalog, the library collections, or Primo VE.
Contact: libref@usnwc.edu
RefWorks is a citation management tool that the NWC Library has access to. RefWorks can be accessed from the records in the Online Catalog. Search the online catalog and save citations to assist in the process of creating bibliographies.
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Tweaking Your Results
The Online Catalog uses built in guided filters for selecting options related to availability, resource type, date, author, subject, language, and other limiters. These filters are found on in the online catalog under a heading at the upper left of the screen that invites you to Tweak Your Results.
In the information science environment, these filters are formally known as facets. They are a part of the search and discovery process in almost all systems designed for searching information. Look for facets or filters near the main search boxes or search results. They are usually to the left but may also be found by scrolling down in some platforms (information systems).