Getting started with the our catalog
FoxTrax is George Fox University’s online catalog. When using a catalog, start with FoxTrax.
You can access FoxTrax from the middle section of the library homepage.
Overview of FoxTrax
You can search for books and other materials by:
- title
- keyword
- author
- subject
Title search
You must enter the words of the title exactly for the title search to work!
Examples: “Database nation the death of privacy in the 21st century”
OR
“Database nation”
Keyword search
This is the broadest, easiest index to search. Enter one or more keywords to get started.
Examples:
- landscape architecture
- food science
- nanotechnology
Author search
Enter the last name followed by a first name or initial:
Examples:
- fox, g
- fox g
- fox george
- fox, george
Subject search
In order to search by subject you will need to use the “subject headings” that have been assigned to the materials. Subject headings are just terms that are used to describe a topic and group all of the similar materials on that topic together.
- Many of the words that you use for your other searches will work or at least direct you to a subject heading that will.
- Look in the Library of Congress Subject Headings for terms to use for your topic.
Journal search
Through FoxTrax you can search for journal titles but NOT journal articles.
When searching for a journal title you can use the drop down menu to search by:
- “Title begins with”
- “Title equals”
- “Title contains all words”
Here are some examples of how these search options work:
- If you search “archaeology” “title contains all words”, you will get all of the titles that contain the word “archaeology”.
- If you search “archaeology” “title equals”, you will get the one journal that is titled “Archaeology”.
- If you search “archaeology” “title begins with”, you will get all of the titles that begin with the word “archaeology”.
Course reserves
Through FoxTrax you can also search for your course reserve items.
Search by:
- Course name
- Course number
- Instructor name
