Library catalogs are used for two purposes. First, if you know exactly what you are looking for, for example you know the exact title or an author's name. This works for book titles and journal titles. Second, you can use library catalogs to discover material that might be helpful to you by doing subject and keyword searching.

When you find something you want in the catalog, write down the following:

• Location - in which library the item is kept (or libraries, if we have multiple copies)
• Call Number - this number is essential for finding the item on the shelf
• Status - is it available for you to check out?

You can search the Library Catalog for possible subjects by clicking on Advanced Search and selecting "Subject" from the drop-down menu. 

1960's - various aspects

• Nineteen sixties.

Art and Fashion

• Fashion - 20th Century - History
• Costume - History - 20th Century
• Max, Peter, 1937-
• Riley, Bridget, 1931-
• Warhol, Andy, 1928-
• Optical Art
• Pop Art

Civil Rights

• African-Americans - Civil Rights
• March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963
• King, Martin Luther, Jr.
• United States - Civil Rights Act of 1960
• African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
• Black Panther Party

Counterculture and Drugs

• Hippies - Drama
• Radicalism - United States - History - 20th Century
• Subculture - United States - History - 20th Century
• Communal Living - United States
• Hippies - United States
• Drug Abuse
• Hallucinogenic Drugs - Drama
• LSD (Drug)

International Relations

• Cuba - History - Invasion, 1961 - Aerial Operations
• Cuba - History - Invasion, 1961 - Personal Narratives
• United States - Central Intelligence Agency
• China - History - Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976
• Communism - China
• Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976
• Vietnam
• Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989
• Czechoslovakia

Political Assassinations

• Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 - Assassination
• United States - Warren Commission - Report to the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
• Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

Politics

• College Students - United States - Political Activity
• Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.)
• Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
• Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
• United States - Politics and Government - 1969-1974 - Caricatures and cartoons
• United States - Central Intelligence Agency
• United States - Federal Bureau of Investigation

Pop Culture and Rock 'n' Roll

• Beatles
• Rock Musicians - England
• Rock Music - 1961-1970 - Literary Themes
• Baez, Joan
• Dylan, Bob, 1941-
• Advertising and Youth - United States - History - 20th Century
• Popular Culture
• Popular Culture - California - History - 20th Century
• Hendrix, Jimi
• Science Fiction
• Star Trek Television Programs - History and Criticism

Social Change

• Social Change - United States - History - 20th Century
• Social History - 1960-1970
• United States - Social Conditions - 1960-1980
• United States--History--1961-1969
• United States--Social life and customs--1945-1970
• Generations
• Intergenerational Relations
• Feminism - United States - History
• Friedan, Betty

Space Exploration / Technology

• United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Outer Space Exploration
• Project Apollo (U.S.)
• Space Flight to the Moon
• Moon - Exploration
• Oral Contraceptives
• Birth Control
• Photocopying Machines

War on Poverty

• Poverty - Periodicals
• Poverty - Government Policy - United States - History - 20th Century
• Public Welfare - United States - History - 20th Century

Hint: Trying combining the subject searches above with other keywords to focus the search, e.g. "hairstyles" or "music" or "Vietnam" or "social conditions"