Finding It! A Research Skills Tutorial

Chapter Four: Finding Books Using the Online Catalog

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• OF TIME AND THE RIVER 1 Title

• OF TIME AND THE RIVER A LEGEND OF MANS HUNGER IN HIS YOUTH 1 Title

• OF TIME AND THOMAS WOLFE A BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH A CHARACTER INDEX OF HIS WORKS 1 Title

• OF TIME AND TRUTH IDEAS AND VALUES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS 1 Title

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Record #1.
Title: The world of Thomas Wolfe [sound recording] Commentary and selections from Of time and the river, and The hills beyond.
Personal Author: Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938.
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Call Number	Location	Material	Status
DISC L 345 c.1	Jackson Library -- AV Collection -- Main Basement	LP Record	Available

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Record #1.
Title: Of time and the river; a legend of man's hunger in his youth, by Thomas Wolfe ...
Personal Author: Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938.
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Call Number	Location	Material	Status
PS3545.O337 O35 c.1	Jackson Library -- Stacks	Book	Available
PS3545.O337 O35 c.2	Jackson Library -- Stacks	Book	Available
PS3545.O337 O35 c.3	Jackson Library -- Stacks	Book	Available
PS3545.O337 O35 c.4	Jackson Library -- Stacks	Book	Available