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FAQs

How do I find a book when I forgot the title and author? ›

Try using the Advanced Google Search Page with filters like subject, publisher, language, and publication date as well. Another tip is to always check the image results. If you're on the right track, then sometimes an image result will appear more quickly than general search results.

Google Search + Google Books

Any search engine will give you the option to look for a book regardless of how little information you have about it. Search engines are likely to retrieve good results if you search for a partial title, author, description of the plot, or even the way the book looks or what's on the cover.

The Google Sites

Google is a great starting point when trying to find something you've forgotten the exact name of. Quotes, character names, plot points, and more all make for a generally successful search, and Google's auto-suggestions often tell you whether or not you're on the right track.

Go to Google Books. Search for the title, author, ISBN, or keywords. To search with filters, in the search box, click Advanced search.

In articles, brief information about the author is often included on the first or last page. In books, information about the author may be included at the beginning or end of the book, or on the back or on the inside cover.

Use double quotation marks around the title of an article or chapter, and italicize the title of a periodical, book, brochure, or report. Examples: From the book Study Guide (2000) ... or ("Reading," 1999).

Try searching for the story with related tags. Remember that tags should have a # in front of them when searched. If you are still unable to find the story, try contacting the author to see if the story has been removed. You can also try searching for the story through a search engine such as Google.

Talpa Search is an experimental AI-powered library search. Talpa answers 'what's that book? ' questions and can even find books by their colour or what's on the cover! Try out these search terms: business marketing book with blue cover.

What is the author of the book? ›

An author is a person who writes books or articles, usually for money. It can also refer to the person responsible for something, like the author of a plan to overthrow the student government. Author comes from the Latin word auctorem, meaning "founder, master, leader." Bow down to the author!

As a very basic cutoff, books published before 1830 are generally considered "old." After this date, printing methods changed, and books were published on a greater scale. As a result, books published after 1830 are likely to be more common than those beforehand.

Ask the children's librarian if he or she is familiar with the story you are looking for. More than once I have reunited with a book this way! MEMORIES–Personal information is also helpful. How old were you when you remember reading the book and what year was it?

The title of source is the second core element in the Works Cited entry. In general, the title of a work is taken from the title page of the publication. List the full title as it is written on the source.

In-Text/Parenthetical Citation

If no author is listed, use a shortened title of the work. Put the title in quotation marks if it's a short work (such as an article) or italicize it if it's a longer work (such as books or entire websites), and include page numbers (if there are any).