A. Searching
To find
books and audio visual stock in County and City Libraries
1.
Click in the box to the left of the ‘Search’ button. You don’t have to log
in.
- To see
stock in all our libraries leave the option as ‘Library Catalogue’
- To see
just Books click on the blue arrow by ‘Search Resource’ and select ‘--Books’
- To see
items in a specific library click on the blue arrow by ‘Limit Opac
by’ and select a library
2.
Now type what you want to find in the box.
Example - if you
want books by a particular writer just type that person’s name
3.
Now click on ‘Search’
You will now
see a list of all the items that match your search.
B. Viewing Copy
Details
1.
Click on the title (in blue) to see
details about the book and the copies.
- For a summary of the story click on the
yellow pencil
- For other
items by the same person - click on ‘Find more by this
author’
- For other
titles on the same subject - click on ‘Find nearby items on
shelf’
- ‘Keep’
and ‘Keep Item’ are shopping baskets
(useful for requesting, printing or e-mailing several items)
- To reserve
a copy of this title click on ‘Hold’
or ‘Place Hold’
C. Other
Options
·
‘Search history’ lists your previous
searches
·
To see fewer
records, click on ‘Refine Search’
and select a library - only records with copies owned by that library will
appear.
D. Advanced Catalogue
Search
Click on ‘Advanced Catalogue Search >>’ to
carry out more complex searches
Example - enter the
author and the title of a book to find exactly what you
want.
- General
- this is
a ‘Keyword’ search that finds a match anywhere in the catalogue
record
- Author
- Writers,
composers, singers, bands and groups or artists
- Title - the
name of a book
- Subject
- topics
(e.g. fishing)
- Series - books
in collections (Example written
with the same characters e.g. “Morse”)
- ISBN
- this is
a unique number that identifies each book published
–
Library - select
your local library to search for copies in that library
–
Language
- select a
foreign language for books other than English, or audio visual material in other
languages.
–
Item Group
- select
different types of stock
–
Please
ignore any other options at this time.
Click on ‘Search’ when you have entered any details. If you change your mind click on ‘Reset’
E. Search all
Resources
For a
catalogue search and online information (such as ‘Britannica Online’)
- Select ‘Search All’
- Enter the
details and click on ‘Search’
You will see
results from the ‘Library Catalogue’ and ‘Other Sources’. Click on ‘…Results’ and follow the links to an online
article.
Click on ‘Back’ to return to
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