SEARCHINGTHE ON-LINE CATALOGUE

Searching by Keyword

1) Click Search in the menuand choose Keyword

2) In the dialogue box Keyword Search, type keywords.

Keyword means a word contained in catalogue record (in fields: title, place of publication, publisher, subject, etc.). In this kind of search, words from theauthor field (name of author) are not included.

NOTE:Boolean operators enable you to combine terms. The operator AND helps you choose documents containing both search terms; OR brings up documents containing any of the search terms; NOT allows you to find documents containing the first search term but not the second

3) Choose a combination ofkeywords and click twice

e.g. here

NOTE 2:In our example the computer found books from the publisher „Secesja”, connected with art,together with books about Secession art

4) Find the desired title on the title list

NOTE 1:Go to the next/previous screen using blue arrows

5) Choose the desired title and clicktwice

e.g. here

Always pay attention to the columnsLOCATION and STATUS

look here and here

NOTE:In our example catalogue shows information about 2 items. The first is in open stacks in BUW, and the second is in the Library of the Institute of Art History.

LOCATIONBUW Wolny Dostęp - book is locatedin open stacksBUW Magazyn - book is in closed stacksKsięg. Dydaktyczny - book is in the Textbook Collection BUWBUW WD [name] - book is in a separate collection in BUWWydz./Inst. [name] UW - bookis held in a departmental library

STATUSAvailable - can be borrowedNon-circ. - can be used only in libraryDue [date] - item checked out; you can reserve it or check its status after return dateOn hold - being held for another patron; currently unavailableW oprawie - unavailableW opracowaniu - unavailable******** - status in particular collectionmust be checked

6) To find book placed in open stacksholdings, click Card Scrn. button

here

NOTE:If locations are different from BUW Wolny Dostęp, use call number shown on this screen

7) In the field CLAS NUMBERyou can find the Library of Congress call number. This shows where the book is located in the open stacks

NOTE:First letters of the call number show the subject area; numbers represent subdivisions of subject

N6757.5 A78 B36 1997

NOTE:You can also save search results on diskette, send them by e-mail, or print them

8) With the call number go to the propersubject area and subdivision. You can find yoursubject area on the map located on each level and the subdivision on subject area map

Final remarks

NOTE 2:Not all books and serials have records in the on-line catalogue. To find them, you should also search the card catalogues

NOTE 3:There are no call numbers (Library of Congress Classification) in card catalogues. Therefore you should always start searching from the on-line catalogue

NOTE 1:You do not need a requisition form to borrow a book from open stacks. If you can borrow the book go directly to the Circulation Desk

We wish you successful searching!

By: M. Kaczarowska A. Delfausse

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