| Tarleton
State University Libraries |
Unit
5 |
| UNDERSTANDING
AN ITEM'S RECORD |
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Item
Records in the libraries' catalog
offer a wealth of information (e.g. publication information,
location, subject terms, and so on). Some online library catalogs
show all information about an item on one screen. Other catalogs,
like the one used by Tarleton libraries, separate the information
onto two or more screens. |
The following labeled images show the types of information on both
the "item information" and "catalog record" screens
in an item's record in the Tarleton libraries' online catalog, iLink.
ITEM
INFORMATION SCREEN
The
item information screen is the first screen that appears when
viewing details about an item. This screen gives an item's
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title, |
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ISBN
or ISSN, |
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author/editor
name, |
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name
of the library housing the item, |
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author/editor birth/death dates, |
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call
number, |
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publishing
information, |
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item type, and |
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physical
description, |
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location
(library collection). |
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CATALOG
RECORD SCREEN
The
catalog record screen repeats some information from the item
information screen, as well as offering additional information:
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series
title (when relevant), |
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brief
description of the item's contents, |
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purchasing
information (requestor, date, and cost), |
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Library
of Congress subject terms with links to run subject searches,
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linked
names for other people associated with the item (when
relevant), and |
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links
to electronic items (e-books, e-journals, tables of contents,
etc.) |
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Remember
that off-campus access to the libraries' e-books and e-journals requires
your Tarleton network username and password if Tarleton is not your
Internet Service Provider (see Unit 2).
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Locating
Items using Catalog Info  |
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