Books, textbooks and audio visual material are available to patrons of the Learning Resource Centre. Please see the Borrowing Service's page for details.
To locate any materials:
- Access the Learning Resource Center web site at www.algonquincollege.com/lrc/library
- Select Catalogues from the menu.
- Select Algonquin's Library Catalogue
- Enter the title, author, subject or keyword in the search bar.
- You can limit to campus (Perth, Pembroke or Woodroffe) by selecting the drop down box.
- You can limit your search to electronic books by checking the Search only Electronic Books box
- You can limit your results by language, year and format (film and videos) by selecting ADVANCED SEARCH.
- Select Search.
For a more specific search try combining your search terms with one of the following operators.
| Operator | Effect | Example |
| AND | Combines terms, reducing the number of results. |
Dogs AND cats |
| OR | Combines terms, expanding the number of results |
Dogs OR cats |
| NOT | Reduces the number of results. Effective in managing homonyms. |
Shepherd NOT Dogs |
| “ ” | Searches a Phrase exactly how it is entered. |
“World War Two” |
| ( ) | Term combinations within parenthesis are executed first. Useful for managing synonyms. |
(Felines or Cats) And Dogs. |
| W# | Search for the terms Within a defined number of words in the same order. |
Cat W3 Meow |
| N# | Search for terms Near each other in any order. |
Dog N2 Bark |
| $ | Searches for single or multiple characters at the END of the search term. |
Near$ will search Nearly, Nearing, Neared, Nearby etc. |
| ? | Replaces a single character. | Woman will search for Woman and Women. |
For more information on how to find an item on the shelf using the call number please see Finding a Book on the Shelf.