Now that you have learned what secondary literature is, the next step is to find it by accessing the Tufts Catalog. Here you will find records of all books, journals, CD-ROMS, videos, etc., owned by the Tufts Libraries (including Tisch, the Health Sciences Library (Boston), the Veterinary Library (Grafton), and the Ginn Library (Fletcher.)).

1. Open a IE or Firefox session and go to the Tisch Library homepage
2. Select Library Catalog.
3. Connect here to search on your own.

Strategies for Finding Secondary Literature in the Tufts Catalog

Guidelines	Example	Results
Search by:
Author	gould, stephen	Browsing screen, 31 titles
Title	ever since darwin	Browsing screen, 1 title
Journal Title	Nature	Browsing screen, 3 titles
Subject	disease	Browsing screen
Keyword	disease	5000+ matches
Narrow Keyword Search by:
Phrase searches	"infectious disease"	178 matches
Combining concepts: use "and"	disease and infectious	323 matches
Exclude a concept: use "and not"	disease and infectious and not virus	281 matches
Add other keywords: use "and"	disease and infectious and evolution	22 matches
Broaden search by:
Truncate keyword: use "**"	diseas**	13,000 + matches
Combine synonyms: use "or"	diseas** or illness**	14,000 + matches
Following subject links in item record will lead to related resources	Animal Biodiversity and Emerging Diseases

Notes

1. Each catalog record gives the location and call number of a library resource. If the item is a book, the catalog says whether the book is checked out or available.
2. Choose a subset of your search by checking the box under "Select", then clicking on "Save Selected" box.
3. Display, download or email selected list by choosing the View Selected box.
4. All periodicals owned by Tisch Library are in the catalog. Search the title of the journal in the catalog to see if we have it.
   
5. If you want to find a book or journal not owned by the library, see What to do When Your Material is Not on the Shelf or Not Owned by Tisch Library.

6. Continue to Primary Literature Overview.