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US 350: Gardens of Heian Japan: Find Books

This guide supports research into the Japanese gardens and Japanese culture of the Heian period.

Keywords Magnifying Glass

When searching for books, use broad keywords to get more results! 

Try the following keyword strings in your catalog search:

  • Japan* Garden*
  • Japan* History
  • Japan* Culture
  • Kyoto
Search Tips: 
  • Use an asterisk * to find word variants (ex: garden* = gardens, gardening, gardener, etc.)
  • Put your keywords in quotes to search for an exact phrase (ex: "Heian period")

Search By Subject

Subject headings to try in the catalog include:

Heian period
Japan -- History
Kyoto (Japan)
Art, Japanese

The library's online discovery service is used to discover books and audio visual materials found in the library, as well as online books and videos available through our subscriptions.

Search for Books in the Library

 
Search Tips:
  • Search one to two keywords for best results.
  • Use the limit feature to limit the results to books (this will also include ebooks)
  • Use the Limit Feature to choose Ralph M. Besse Library to see physical books in the library.
  • tweek your results to Ralph M. Besse Library

Search for Reference Books in the Library

 

Search Tips:
  • Search one to two keywords for best results.
  • Use reference books to get a broad overview of your topic!
  • Many reference books have a Table of Contents (in the front of the book) and an Index (in the back of the book).  Search both of these places for your keywords to see what pages to turn to so you can read about your topic.

An example of a search you can do for a reference book on addiction.

Search for Ebooks

 

Search Tips:
  • Search one to two keywords for best results.
  • Ebooks are keyword searchable, so you can quickly find what you're looking for within the text.
  • Ebooks can be accessed anywhere!
  • Use the Ursuline Collections search scope to search ebooks available to Ursuline faculty, staff, & students.
  • Use the limiter "Available Online" to help locate ebooks quicker.

Search the OhioLINK catalog

Always remember we are a member of OhioLINK. If you don't find material relating to your topic in our library, or our copy is checked out, you may request items be sent to our library from other OhioLINK libraries for you to use. This is a free service to you.

 

Search Tips:
  • All content from OhioLINK can be searched in the URsearch scope
  • The OhioLINK scope has only materials held at other OhioLINK libraries. 

 

How to Request OhioLINK materials:
  1. From the search results, click on the title of the item that you're interested in.
  2. Click on "Check Availability"
  3. Sign in to your Library Account with your Ursuline email and password.
  4. If the item is available for lending, a form will be available.
  5. Complete the form and click Send.
    • Your OhioLINK materials should arrive at Ursuline College Library for you to pick up within 5-10 business days.
    • You will get an email when your OhioLINK books are available for pick up.

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