You can find Hemingway's books, books about Hemingway, and literary criticism about his works in our library. Use Destiny to find the call numbers and to see if the books are on the shelf.
Tips for searching in Destiny
You can do a general search by typing your term in the search box and hitting enter
You can focus your search by typing in your term and clicking on author, subject, or title
If you have done a search and need to narrow your results you can click on "Advanced Search" and set limiters
Some keywords that may help you in your Destiny search Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway AND letters, Hemingway AND Cuba, Hemingway AND Key West, Hemingway NOT Fitzgerald, Hemingway OR World War I correspondents Do not think these are the only keywords you can use, these are just some suggestions and you can develop keywords specific to your topic that will help you in your Destiny search.
A sampling of the books you can find in the Dewey library
Find this in Biography. Look for Hemingway
813.52 H Find this book in Nonfiction
813.52 H Find this book in Nonfiction
Find this in Biography. Look for Hemingway
Find this in Biography. Look for Hemingway
813.53 H Find this book in Nonfiction
Databases
You can search the databases in the Dewey library to find more information about your topic. Follow the hints below to make the most of your searches.
You can type your search term into the database and hit enter
Use Boolean Operators in your search to limit search results. Boolean Operators are AND, OR, and NOT.
Using AND will let you search terms that are linked, using OR searches for all the terms you use and broadens your results, using NOT excludes words from your search and narrows your results.
Search using phrases by putting your phrase in quotation marks "Ernest Hemingway's homes"
If you need help make sure you ask your librarian for help
Public Library Databases
Sometimes logging on to the Dewey databases from home does not work. If this happens to you the databases from the public library are always accessible from home. Watch the video below to learn how to access the public library's databases. You might get some search hints in the video.
AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner 1.1.1, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.8, 1.2.2, VDOE English SOLs 11.2, 11.8