| Tarleton State University Libraries |
Unit 5 |
| FINDING BOOKS, MEDIA, ETC. |
The
libraries' online catalog, iLink, contains records for all items (print,
online, and audio-visual) owned by Tarleton libraries:
| • books |
• government
documents |
• music |
| • CDs |
• journals |
• newspapers |
| • theses |
• magazines |
• videos |
| • educational
materials |
• maps |
• and
more |
However, the catalog does not contain records for articles
in periodicals or chapters in books. Databases, periodical indexes,
and periodical abstracts are used to locate article citations, as
well as full text articles. (See Unit 6 & Unit 7).
The catalog allows online
| • |
retrieval
of item records
-- by title, author, series, etc.
-- according to topic
-- for reserve materials |
• |
access
to personal accounts
-- renew checkouts
-- update contact information
-- check library account status |
| • |
access
to request forms
-- interlibrary loan (ILLiad)
-- suggest a purchase
|
• |
access
to library information
-- staff directory
-- hours of operation
-- evaluation form for iLink |
Information
in this unit should help you learn to use the catalog effectively
so your research experience is more rewarding and less frustrating.
OVERVIEW:
Unit 5 components discuss and illustrate the following aspects of
using Tarleton libraries' online catalog:
| • |
selecting options for effective use of the catalog, |
| • |
searching the catalog to locate records for items in the libraries' collections, |
| • |
understanding
elements of a catalog record, |
| • |
understanding Library of Congress classification and call numbers, |
| • |
finding items in the libraries using information supplied in catalog records, and |
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knowing where to look for additional catalog features. |
The last
parts of this unit offer activities related to Unit 5 topics
and a review.
GOALS:
After completing this unit, you should have strategies by which you
can
| • |
execute
effective searches in the library catalog, |
| • |
understand
catalog record information, |
| • |
understand
how Library of Congress classification and call numbers are
used to organize, shelve, and locate library items, |
| • |
use
catalog records to learn information about an item, |
| • |
use catalog record information to locate an item in the library,
and |
| • |
locate
the catalog's usage instructions and special features. |
 Unit
4: Searching Efficiently |
Getting
Started with Searches  |
Library Orientation
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