Tips for Students, Teachers and Parents

If you have a favorite author, it's easy to find more books by that author on SUNLINK. You type the author's name in the normal word order--first name then last name. If you can't remember all of the author's name, just the first or last name could work if you can also remember part of the title of one of that author's books!

This movie will also show you how to limit your search to your school district, how to get a larger "hits" list for your search, how to print out a record for a book, and how clicking on subject headings will help you find more cool books to read!

Tips for Media Specialists

Show students and teachers how to combine author searchin with other criteria such as format or language. For example, it's possible to find books by that author that have been translated into Spanish, or audio books to assist struggling readers.

Related Tutorials

The bibliography builder shows you how to create bibliographies for your list of books by a certain author, books you want to read, materials for research projects and more!