I you are going to search for books by Subject, how can you know if they will be indexed under the common term, "heart attack," or the clinical term, "myocardial infarction"? Under "high blood pressure" or "hypertension"? By using the Library of Congress Subject Headings thesaurus.
Will help if you need some related terms to your main search term; use this database to find subject heading terms used in the library catalog.
Subject headings are a controlled vocabulary of subject terms, or "headings," that are used to take the guesswork out of subject searching by assigning a single term to describe a topic. For example books about the death penalty or a death sentence would be indexed under the subject heading "Capital punishment."
"Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) has been actively maintained since 1898 to catalog materials held at the Library of Congress. By virtue of cooperative cataloging other libraries around the United States also use LCSH to provide subject access to their collections. In addition LCSH is used internationally, often in translation. LCSH in this service includes all Library of Congress Subject Headings, free-floating subdivisions (topical and form), Genre/Form headings, Children's (AC) headings, and validation strings* for which authority records have been created. The content includes a few name headings (personal and corporate), such as William Shakespeare, Jesus Christ, and Harvard University, and geographic headings that are added to LCSH as they are needed to establish subdivisions, provide a pattern for subdivision practice, or provide reference structure for other terms. This content is expanded beyond the print issue of LCSH (the "red books") with inclusion of validation strings."
How to Search for Books Using the Library Catalog
To search for books using the library catalog, start with a keyword search by adding the keyword in the search box. Be sure to have Isothermal Community College Library as the selected library to search. Click the search box. Once you have located an item of interest, select the item by clicking on the title of the item. On the screen that appears next, you will have options to view more details of the item, place the item on hold, shelf browse to look at other items related to the chosen item, and other features relevant to your search.
If you are unable to find the desired item, you can request an interlibrary loan (ILL). Check the Interlibrary Loan page for details.
MoodleMoodle is the College's learning management system (LMS). It hosts individual course websites used by instructors and students.
NC LIVENC LIVE is North Carolina’s statewide online library service. eBooks, magazines, newspapers, journals, media, and other online materials are available from any Internet connection via library websites. NC LIVE resources are available to all North Carolinians through their local public, community college, or academic library. Contact your local library for free access to NC LIVE resources. Login information for Isothermal students and employees is posted in Moodle.
Student/Employee LoginLog into your Isothermal account to access email, Patriot Port, Moodle, and your other college services.
Interlibrary LoanInformation about and form to request loans from other libraries facilitated by the Isothermal CCC Library.
A to Z Index of DatabasesA complete list of all databases offered by NC LIVE and the College Library.
