• Search Sonoma Valley High Library's Online Catalog by Subject
      
    Another way to search for a topic is by Subject. When you conduct a subject search, the computer searches a special list of terms called subject headings. Subject headings are terms which describe what an item is about. A library item is usually assigned one or more subject headings.
       
    If you are having trouble locating materials, be sure to ask the school librarian for help to ensure the words you use for a subject search are valid subject headings.
       
    For example, if you did a subject search using the search terms: "Pacific Ocean Islands" you would find retrieve "0" hits. If, on the other hand, you did a subject search using the appropriate term "Islands of the Pacific" you would retrieve 18 hits, of which 10 are showing below:

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