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FRS 182 Central Park

Subject searching in Library Catalog

In order to locate material on your topic at the Princeton University Library, you will have to search in the Library Catalog.  Keyword searches are fine, but one should also know how to search using Subject (browse) for a specific garden, site, topic, or theme, e.g. Central Park (New York, N.Y.) along with its many sub-headings; a specific designer, e.g. Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 (search by LAST NAME first); or more generally:

Subject heading examples (most followed by various sub-headings; sub-divided geographically, etc.):

GARDENS UNITED STATES

GARDENS DESIGN

GARDENS, ENGLISH  (GARDENS, FRENCH, etc.)

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

LANDSCAPE DESIGN 

LANDSCAPE GARDENING

LANDSCAPES

HORTICULTURE

BOTANY

BOTANICAL ARTISTS                       etc. . . . .