What is the best way to use the catalogue?
You can search the catalogue in a number of different ways by selecting a search option from the drop-down menu above the search field. Besides the well-known way of searching with “word(s) from the title” or the author’s name, you can also search in the ASC catalogue with “words from [the] abstract”. Most books and articles have an abstract. By selecting “all words” you get to search in all fields – a bit like searching with Google. If you are looking for titles on a specific subject, use the option “ASC subject heading (containing)” or “ASC subject heading (exact)” together with terms from the African Studies Thesaurus. You can consult the Thesaurus by clicking on the tab “Thesaurus” in the navigation bar at the top of the screen. The option “ASC subject heading (containing)” searches for all subject headings containing the term you have entered, e.g. if you have typed in “women” you will retrieve titles with the subject heading “women” as well as titles with the subject heading “wom
