Here are a few tips for conducting searches in the Jim Dan Hill Library Catalog:
Keyword searching (plants; planting; seeds; gardens; vegetables) can usually get you started.
If you want to look for items that relate to an item you already have by topic or subject-- look at that record in the library catalog and see what "subject" terms are listed. Those terms may be ones you want to search for.
See below for some call number ranges and subject terms that may also be supportive.
Our library uses the Library of Congress Classification System. Within this system, the following call number ranges may be of help for browsing the "stacks" or the shelving with books:
S530-559 Agricultural education
S589.8-589.87 Plant growing media. Potting soils
S590-599.9 Soils. Soil science
SB1-1110 Plant culture
SB320-353.5 Vegetables
SB354-402 Fruit and fruit culture
SB403-450.87 Flowers and flower culture. Ornamental plants
SB450.9-467.8 Gardens and gardening
SB599-990.5 Pests and diseases
Keep in mind that the education collection (including juvenile materials) are shelved on the second or upper floor, while the general collection is largely on the garden floor (basement)
In the A-Z Database list, in the "type" field, you can, for example, select "Audio and Video" and then select "Search." This will present you with a list of databases that include audio and visual materials such as films, documentaries, and theatre productions.
The two databases featured here offer eBooks (both Hoopla and Overdrive) and audiobooks (Overdrive)
Hoopla is a digital media service that offers access to thousands of popular e-books, comics, audio books, and more. Sign up using your University of Wisconsin - Superior username and password. There's a limit to 5 title checkouts per month.
See our Hoopla guide for more information.
OverDrive is a service that allows you to borrow audio and ebooks.
See our Overdrive guide for more information.
Artstor’s diverse collections are rights-cleared for education and research, and include Open Access content as well as rare materials not available elsewhere. UW-Superior does not have a subscription to Artstor, but users can still view Open Access content.
Provides perspectives on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to healthcare and wellness from journals (some peer-reviewed) and reports.
Find consumer-oriented health content designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Coverage includes all areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
Find consumer health information on many health topics, including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Includes full-text for nearly 80 consumer health magazines.
This collection of digitized primary sources provides access to two hundred years of scientific research and progress in the fields of natural history, natural sciences, medical research, climate science, civil and human rights, education in the sciences, and more.