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If you're used to using Orbis, Yale Library's legacy catalog -- everything from Orbis is included in Quicksearch! You can search either place.

Note: Beginning around summer 2025, Yale Library will be migrating away from Orbis. If you will still be at Yale in 2025, consider getting to know Quicksearch!

Linked subjects in the catalog are like #hashtags

Catalog records for books include linked subjects, which work similar to #hashtags: when you click on a linked subject, you will return results from the catalog of more books on that same subject.

• Try this linked subject: Comic books strips etc > History and criticism

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