The Library Catalog is the best place to look for books (print and digital), media, and other resources available at our physical libraries. It includes almost everything held by the Library, but emphasizes books over articles. The layout is different from what you see in Seek First, but it will get you where you need to go as well as Seek First. If you are navigating from the Library home page, you will find the link in the center of the page as the second tab. One big difference between Seek First and the Library Catalog is that you can directly search the Course Reserves.

We are going to do an Exact Phrase Search for Bible in History. To do this, enclose the phrase in quotes: "Bible in History". This will search for that exact phrase anywhere in the resulting records. If you only want to search for that exact phrase in the title, then you can use the Advanced Search feature, or simply put a ti: in front of your search phrase.  

ti:"Bible in History"

Note the search tools on the left of the screen. You can limit your search to items held by a specific library, to full text availability, a specific format (print book, eBook, etc.), or specific database. These can be helpful when there are hundreds of results to sift through. 

Editions: The search results will group all editions and formats of the same title under the record for the most recently published item owned by Gateway Seminary. This keeps the results list from being cluttered with 30 results for various editions of the same book. In the results below we see that Gateway has the 2007 eBook, but when we click on "View all editions & formats" we discover that Gateway also has the 2004 edition in print and as an eBook. 

If you want the results to show all editions and formats held by Gateway Seminary, unclick "Group related editions" and click "Gateway Seminary."

In this case, the first result has the eBook that I was looking for. There is a link to directly access the resource. I can click that and go directly to the result. Gateway Seminary gets access to eBooks through several different vendors and the access link name can change, but it'll (usually) get you where you want to go.

If you have any problems accessing a link, or a link takes you to the wrong resource, use the "Send Feedback" link at the bottom right hand side of the screen or contact us.

Advanced Search allows you to construct complex searches with ease.

1. The search index drop down provides a wide array of different search options. The most used options include Keyword, Title, Author, and Subject. You can also search by ISBN. Also note that the BOOLEAN operators AND/OR/NOT are available. You can search multiple keywords, or include a specific title or author to your search.
   • It is recommended to add quotation marks to any specific phrase, but not necessary around single keywords.
2. You can always add more rows as necessary.
3. You can limit your search to specific databases.
4. The dropdown "Limit your search" expands to allow you to further narrow your search to only include peer reviewed articles, limit to a specific format, year, or library. 

Please be aware that the eBook vendors sometimes place limits on the number of users that can access an eBook at the same time, just like a print book can only be used by one person at a time.

What if the library doesn't have an eBook I want?

Known Issue: Sometimes you might click an "Access Online" link in the Library Catalog and be taken to the wrong e-book. Please click "Report a broken link" to report this issue. You can try your search again using Seek First.

Gateway Seminary Library seriously considers all patron suggestions for eBooks the library does not currently own. If you would like to suggest books (print or digital) for the Library to consider, please e-mail the Acquisitions librarian: ChristianaLiem@gs.edu 

It is our intention to fulfill as many requests as possible, however not all requests will be able to be fulfilled.

Some reasons an eBook request may be rejected:

• The book doesn't exist as an eBook: Surprising, but true!
• The vendor has placed an "embargo" on the eBook in libraries, meaning libraries cannot purchase the eBook until a certain time has passed.
• The book doesn't fit within the library collection: For example, an auto repair book is unlikely to be part of a student or professor's seminary research and might not be purchased.
• Purchasing the eBook is simply too expensive and will not receive enough use to justify the cost: Because of how library lending works, an eBook that costs $10 on Amazon may cost a Library hundreds of dollars and come with heavy use restrictions imposed by the vendor. The library might not purchase an expensive eBook that is unlikely to see a lot of use.

If the Library cannot fulfill your request, we will endeavor to meet it another way, such as borrowing the print copy from another library through an Interlibrary loan.