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Using the Catalogs

General instructions for locating materials are given in How Do I Find a Book?. The following information is specific to the topic at hand.

In the Dictionary Catalog, fiction can be searched by author or title. There are cross references from pseudonyms. Periodicals should be searched by titles. The main subject headings for most material are:

Science--fiction (vol. 651, p. 64- , where fiction is a sub- heading under the topic Science)

Fantastic fiction (vol. 251, p. 11- )

Supernatural fiction (vol. 698, p. 367- )

In CATNYP, in addition to searches by author or title, subject searches using

Science fiction

Fantastic fiction

will produce most of the holdings. Follow the instructions on the screen for further information.

NB: Because a significant percentage of the science fiction collection was acquired after 1971, titles with a pre-1972 publication date should be searched in both catalogs.