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Find a Book at Fremd
  1. From the Media Center page, click on "Catalog"
  2. Type your author, title or subject in the empty box next to "General Keyword."
  3. Click on the red arrow or hit enter
  4. Scroll down to view all of the titles we own on that particular subject.
    The call number will tell you the type of material it is:
    Non-fiction: numbers and letters (567.9/STR)
    Fiction: "FIC" and three letters (FIC/KUR)
    Short Stories:  "SC" and three letters (SC/POE)
    Career:  "CRC" and a number (CRC/435.67)
    Reference: "REF" and a number (REF/927.3)
    All others are audiovisual materials
  5. Click on the book title to get more information. Scroll down to get the call number and to see
    if the book is checked in. (If the book is out, you can see if another media center in the district
    has it by clicking on the "Search Entire District" tab. We can get a book in about 2 days on interlibrary loan.)
  6. To place a book on hold: print out the catalog page, write your name, ID number, and teacher's name at the top of the page, and turn it in to the circulation desk. Your teacher will notify you when your book becomes available.

Find a Magazine Article at Fremd
  1. From the Fremd Media Center page, click on "Research Databases"
  2. Then click "Library Research Products from School"
  3. Find the database called "EBSCO Host" and click on it
  4. Click "Magazine Index"
  5. Type in your research topic in the box that says "FIND"
  6. Click on "SEARCH"
  7. Find an article that interests you and then click on HTML Full Text or PDF Full Text.
    You may print the article, if needed.  Please check the number of pages and only print the pages that are necessary.

Access Online Research Products from Home
  1. From the Fremd Media Center page, click on "Research Databases"
  2. Then click "Library Research Products from Home"
  3. Type in your ID# on the top line
  4. Type in your last name IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS on the second line
  5. Click on "Verify School Enrollment"