JOSIAH, the Brown University Library Online Catalog, provides bibliographic
information, locations and call numbers, and circulation and on-order status of library materials. Course reserve lists are also included.
Josiah is available in a
telnet
or a
web
version.
JOSIAH is named in honor of
Professor Josiah S. Carberry who has and has not been Professor of Psychoceramics (the study of cracked pots)
since 1929.
Library Holdings in JOSIAH
JOSIAH contains bibliographic information, locations,
and call numbers about some 1.6 million items cataloged by the Brown
University Library.
Approximately 98 percent of the following items will be found in JOSIAH:
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books
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journal and serial titles
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music scores
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sound recordings
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audiovisuals (mainly
videos)
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Brown dissertations
and theses.
The following items generally will not be found in JOSIAH
or the holdings will be limited:
Library
Locations:
Each item in JOSIAH includes a Library location
and call number. From a list of items, select an individual item number,
then copy or print the complete location and call number; all parts
are needed to locate materials.
The first word in the location indicates the library and/or building
name.
The following are the main locations and contacts for assistance:
Josiah Search
TIps:
Specific fields do very specific tasks.
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A TITLE
search searches the title as an exact phrase. Type all of
the title or the first words of the title.
Examples:
gone with the wind
journal of social psychology
history of americ
science
If you are not sure of the exact title, try using the WORDS FROM
TITLES AND SUBJECTS search.
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WORDS
FROM TITLES AND SUBJECTS
search. This option
allows you to search any words in any order. Type distinctive
words from a title or subject heading. For word variations, use
the truncation symbol: * To broaden a search, use
or; to narrow a search use no
Examples:
here eternity
native drama
ecolog*
ceylon or sri lanka
pascal no computer
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If
you are sure that what you want is a Journal or a Serial, then
use the JOURNAL
AND SERIAL TITLES option. Type all of the title or the first words of the
title. If you do not find the title try using the TITLE
or the WORDS FROM TITLES AND SUBJECTS search.
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SUBJECT
HEADINGS Type some or all of
the subject heading for items about a topic, place, person, or
organization. This search uses terms from the Library of Congress
Subject Headings list.
Examples:
enzymes
china--foreign relations
baldwin james
ford foundation
If you are unsure of the exact subject heading, use the WORDS
FROM TITLES AND SUBJECTS search
