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Precedent Research Guide

Getting started with precedent research

OneSearch (the Everything Library Search)


You can search the library catalog with the OneSearch function for books, articles, journals, etc

 

Refine Your Results

 

After searching in OneSearch, use the filtering functions on the lefthand side of the results page to further narrow down the results. If you want to find a book in the Architecture Library, you can filter for books under "material types" and by "library"

This function is also useful for finding images, which you will need for your precedent study. 

 

Finding it in the Library


On the results page, we can see here a mix of books that are oversize (OVERSZ), serials (materials like magazines, trade journals, etc) , and standard books.

The call number is in parentheses at the end (example: NA737.K32 J64 2011). We can also see if the materials are on the 8th floor or the 9th floor.