Searching for animation books (printed books and ebooks) and media by keywords is a great strategy! Begin by visiting the Emily Carr University of Art + Design Library homepage at https://www.ecuad.ca/library Click on the "Books and Media" tab above the search box. Type in your keywords into the search box. Hot tip: if you are searching with a phrase (more than two words that go together), put quotation marks around the words for more precise results (e.g., "climate change"). If you get too many results, you can begin to narrow down your topic by adding more keywords or by looking at the subject headings assigned to relevant titles in your results list.
Start to take note of relevant terms such as "animated films". You can also link two or more terms by using the Boolean operator "AND" as in storytelling AND animation, storytelling AND Disney, etc. Using the AND operator ensures that whatever results you get have to include both terms and not just one.
Some other suggested phrases to use when searching for books in the library catalogue include:
To limit your search results to just books, look towards the top of the screen for the "Format" menu option. Click on the drop down menu and choose "All books." If you just want to see media items like DVDs and Blu-rays, choose "All Videos."
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