To access all online resources go to: www.clever.com/in/yonkers - Click LDAP log in
User Name: email address
Example: 123456@yonkerspublicschools.org
Password: Computer password
If after searching the WLS catalog you find that they don't own an item you can request it from another library through Interlibrary Loan (select the ILL Book Request form for books and the Article form for articles).
Questions?
E-mail acruz@ypl.org or call 914-375-7966, and ask to speak to Ms. Cruz.
Librarian Tip: You can search the catalog for a variety of items (articles, books, DVDs, and more). Looking for a specific article? Just search for the title of it in the catalog, just like you would for a book or DVD.
1. Isolate keywords from your topic.
2. Narrow your search results to include both of your keywords using AND.
librarian AND “active learning” AND “information literacy”
3. Continue building onto your search, and expand your options using OR to find similar terms.
librarian AND “active learning” AND “information literacy” AND (student OR researcher)
Combining search terms with AND:
For Example
A search for librarian yields 172,745 results
A search for “active learning” yields 16,358 results
A search for "active learning" AND librarian yields 1,243 results
Combining search terms with OR:
For Example
A search for student yields 3,698,871 results
A search for researcher yields 1,425,100 results
A search for student OR researcher yields 4,690,553 results
For Example
A search for college yields 3,378,136 results
A search for college NOT “high school” yields 2,916,582 results
Use Quotation Marks to:
This shows the search engine that you want the terms to be found together. The search will look for exactly what you place in the quotation marks, so be sure there are no mistakes.
For Example
A search for information literacy yields 147,695 results
A search for "information literacy" yields 13,038 results
Use Truncation to:
Search engines match your terms to results; they will not automatically find an alternate version of it. Truncation tells the search to match the root of your term and gives it freedom to find whatever endings it can.
For Example
A search for Librarian yields 172,775 results
A search for Librar* yields 1,887,533 results
1. denoting a system of algebraic notation used to represent logical propositions, especially in computing and electronics.
What does that mean for you?
If you are having a hard time finding what you need, use the Boolean Operators outlined here to more efficiently search databases.
No matter where you are searching - the catalog, Google Scholar, a database you will want to use Boolearn Operators to refine your search to your specifications.
We are indebted to the Butler University Library's And/Or/Not box for some of the content displayed here.
This bibliography is a list of selected materials on slavery available at the Yonkers Riverfront and Will Libraries. Please use the library catalog (www.ypl.org) to find other useful materials in the catalog.
What is a Call Number?
The call number is the "address" for a book. Use it to locate books (and other items) at the Library.
Most academic libraries, including Sarah Lawrence, have books organized in a system called Library of Congress. This means books are arranged by subject, not just fiction/non-fiction and author. See below for details on what that means and where the books can be found at Sarah Lawrence.
| Location | Subject Area |
| Upper Level | A - General Works |
| B - Philosophy, Psychology, Religion | |
| C - Auxiliary History of Science | |
| D - World History and History of Europe | |
| E - History of the Americas | |
| F - History of the Americas | |
| G - Geology, Anthropology, Recreation | |
| H - Social Sciences | |
| J - Political Science | |
| K - Law | |
| L - Education | |
| Main Level | M - Music and Books on Music |
| N - Fine Arts | |
| P-PQ - Language and Literature | |
| Lower Level | PR-PZ - Language and Literature |
| Q - Science | |
| R - Medicine | |
| S - Agriculture | |
| T - Technology | |
| U - Military Science | |
| V - Naval Science | |
| Z - Bibliography, Library Science, Information Science |