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So, how can I use the Library Catalogue effectively? On the left of the screen there is a list of contents. You can either go through the whole presentation or you can just choose to view the parts you require. You can also STOP or PAUSE the presentation at any time using the controls below

How do you get to the Library Catalogue? http:// www.liv.ac.uk /library/ Go to….

Access the Catalogue from here

The Main Catalogue Page is divided into 3 sections Information & Guides Various Search fields Search limiters

There is also a ‘Quick search’ facility you can use

Keyword searching Using the Library Catalogue

Scroll down the page for more information and search tips

Here you can see examples of how to refine your search

Boolean logic consists of three logical operators: OR 2. AND 3. NOT

The OR operator broadens or widens a search to include documents containing either keyword. The OR search is particularly useful when there are several common synonyms for a concept or variant spellings of a word . OR

Query: I would like information about college. In this search, we will retrieve records in which AT LEAST ONE of the search terms is present. We are searching on the terms college and also university since documents containing either of these words might be relevant. College OR University This is illustrated by:

College University The shaded circle with the word college representing all the records that contain the word "college" The shaded circle with the word university representing all the records that contain the word "university" The shaded overlap area representing all the records that contain both "college" and "university"

The operator AND narrows a search by combining terms and retrieves every document that contains both of the words specified. AND

Query: I'm interested in the relationship between poverty and crime. In this search, we retrieve records in which BOTH of the search terms are present Poverty AND Crime This is illustrated by:

The shaded area overlapping the two circles representing all the records that contain both the word "poverty" and the word "crime" Notice how we do not retrieve any records with only "poverty" or only "crime" Poverty Crime

Combining search terms with the NOT operator narrows a search by excluding unwanted terms. NOT

Query: I want information about cats, but I want to avoid anything about dogs. Cats NOT Dogs In this search, we retrieve records in which ONLY ONE of the terms is present This is illustrated by:

The shaded area with the word cats representing all the records containing the word "cats" No records are retrieved in which the word "dogs" appears, even if the word "cats" appears there too Cats Dogs

Using Brackets (parentheses) in searches with more than one Boolean operator. Parentheses indicate relationships between search terms. They force the computer to process your search terms in the order you intend and to combine them in the way you want.

Computer search order A database or search engine processes your search terms from left to right. But it processes all the Boolean AND operators BEFORE processing any Boolean OR operators. To change this order, group synonyms (or terms that belong together) with brackets. Anything enclosed in brackets is evaluated first. To see how this works, compare the two hypothetical library catalogue searches on the next slide:

Of course, you can use more than one OR in a search, as in: (tobacco OR smoking) AND (cancer OR health) Retrieves about 230 items Combines Catholic or Protestant "AND" those results with ireland This is exactly what you wanted (Catholic OR Protestant) AND Ireland Retrieves about 2500 items Combines Protestant and Ireland Retrieves all books about catholic This is not what you wanted Catholic OR protestant AND Ireland

Keep in mind that the operators AND and NOT generally limit your search (decreases the number of hits). The operator OR expands it (increases the number of hits). So the following strategies naturally follow: If you are retrieving too many records on your topic, try adding another search term with the Operator AND If you are retrieving too many records on an unrelated topic , try eliminating a word with the Operator NOT If you are retrieving too few records on your topic, try adding another search term with the Operator OR

A symbol at the end of a word stem provides for all variants on the word stem. The most commonly used symbol is the asterisk (*) For example, a search for educat* will retrieve educate, educating, education, educational, educator, educators, etc. Truncation or Wildcards

A symbol within a word provides for all possible variants inside a word or word stem. The most commonly used symbols for Wildcards are: # ? . For example , a search for wom#n will retrieve woman and women Another example Globali?ation will retrieve Globalisation and Globalization Wildcards

Type in here what you want to search for From the drop down menu choose where you want to search i.e. Entire Collection, Theses etc

Let’s do a search for books containing the words Excavations and Jericho in their title Type in your search terms Here and click Submit

The results list displays all the items that match the search and places them in order of relevance Contents Page

Click on the Title link for more information

LOCATION Tells you where to find the book. i.e. Sydney Jones Library Here you can see more information about the book CLASS NO Tells you where in the Library to look STATUS Tells you whether the book is available to borrow

So the book we have just viewed with the CLASS NO DS110.J4.M31 will be located HERE

Using the Title search Facility

Let’s search for a book titled ‘ Neolithic chipped stone industries of the Fertile Crescent’ Type in your search terms Here and click Search

Here you can see more information about the book LOCATION Tells you where to find the book. i.e. Sydney Jones Library CLASS NO Tells you where in the Library to look STATUS Tells you whether the book is available to borrow

So the book we have just viewed with the CLASS NO CC79.5.F .G29 will be located HERE

Using the Author search Facility

NOTE’ See how we enter the Surname first Followed by either the Initial or first name

We are going to search for an author called John Wyon Burrow Using the search terms burrow j

We have 3 authors who match our search criteria Click on Extended Display for more information

The John Wyon Burrow we are looking for is Here Click on the Title link for more information

LOCATION Tells you where to find the book. i.e. Sydney Jones Library CLASS NO Tells you where in the Library to look STATUS Tells you whether the book is available to borrow Here you can see more information about the book

So the book we have just viewed with the CLASS NO CB204.B97 will be located HERE

Using the Author/Title search Facility Contents Page

Let’s search for a book by Peter Warren about the Aegean Bronze age See the examples of how to use this facility Type in your search terms here and click Submit

The search takes us to this book by Peter Warren and gives us the details we need LOCATION Tells you where to find the book. i.e. Sydney Jones Library CLASS NO Tells you where in the Library to look STATUS Tells you whether the book is available to borrow

So the book we have just viewed with the CLASS NO DF220.W29 will be located HERE

Searching for Journals Using the Library Catalogue

You can search using any of these search fields Or use the Quick Search facility

We will look for Oxford journal of archaeology using the Quick search facility

Print Copy Electronic Click on the title links to get more information From here we can see that we can get this journal in 2 formats

Click here to view all the volumes held Here you can see what volumes/years are held and the latest volume received

We can see more volumes here and their LOCATION CLASS NO STATUS Scroll down the page for more information

NOTE’ See how some volumes of this journal are to be found in different locations

Let’s have a look at the Electronic version of this journal

Click on the link To access the Electronic version From here we can see subscription details and methods of access

On campus users Click Here to access the journal online

From here you can search all the available Electronic volumes

Off campus users Click Here first

Log on here using your Managed Windows Service username & password The Athens Login window opens

This window opens confirming you are logged into Athens Click here to MINIMIZE the Athens Window

NOW Click here to access the journal online

E-books What? Where? And How?

E-Books are: Electronic versions of titles. They are searchable through the library catalogue in the same way as print versions can be located. To view an e-book you first need to download and install ‘ ebrary reader’ Let’s look at how this can be done

We will look for a book titled Archaeology: the basics using the Quick search facility

We can see here that 3 versions of this title are available Click on the electronic version

Click on the ebrary Reader link

There are 2 ways to install ebrary Reader. Which one you use depends if you are on or off Campus

On Campus users Click on Start

Go to Install Go to Viewers Then click on Ebrary Reader to complete the installation

Click the link to install the ebrary Reader

you should see this screen Contents Page

Return to this page and click the link to view the book

You can scroll through the pages or change the view by using the tools on the toolbar

If the book you require is currently issued to another reader you can reserve or recall it by using one of the following methods .

Log on here using your Managed Windows Service username & password NOTE. See the details here indicating the book will only be reserved, NOT recalled

This screen shows that your request was successful. You will usually receive an e-mail when the book becomes available. Reserved books will only be held for you for 7 days from the day they are received

To recall a book you need to complete a RESERVATION CARD . These are available from the Information Support desk and the Issue desk Complete the card and hand in at any desk or place in one of available boxes. Reservation cards are collected and processed every morning Monday - Friday

Reading Lists? Where to find them. & How to use them.

‘ Reading lists save you so much time because they list all of your Lecturers recommended reading in one place. In other words, YOU don’t have to trawl through the catalogue’ Anon 2006

You can search reading lists by either, Lecturers Name Course Code

Let’s do a search for the course module Methods of Archaeology The course code is Algy101

From here we can see information about, The Lecturer Course title and when the course is run There are instructions of how to use the reading list

Contents Page Click on a title link to get more information

We can see all the information we need here. LOCATION Tells you where to find the book. i.e. Sydney Jones Library CLASS NO Tells you where in the Library to look STATUS Tells you whether the book is available to borrow Click on Regular Display To return to the reading list

Offprints. What are they? & How do you find them?

Offprints are… photocopies of journal articles, chapters from books, 'missing pages' from items in stock. Many of them are recommended reading for a course or courses.

Offprints are only available from the relevant library Issue Desks. Offprints are only available to borrow for the standard short loan period.

From this page you can search for Offprints using only the Authors name or, the Journal or Book title

Let’s do a search for Offprints that have been taken from the Journal of Modern History

This search will provide us with a list of every Offprint taken from The Journal of Modern History Click on title link for more information

Here we see the information we need LOCATION Tells you which library the Offprint is located i.e. Sydney Jones Library CLASS NO You need to give this to the staff on the Issue Desk STATUS Tells you whether the Offprint is available to borrow

How can I view and manage MY LIBRARY RECORD?

Log on here using your Managed Windows Service username & password

View books/journals you currently have out From here You can… Renew all Items on your record

You can also… View your reservations View your fines View your saved searches View your borrowing history

To view your borrowing history You first need to ‘ Opt In’ Here’s how to do it:

For further help and assistance please contact your relevant Subject Librarian Arts and Humanities contacts: Click Here Social and Economic Sciences contacts: Click Here Science and Engineering contacts: Click Here Medical Subjects contacts: Click Here

Library Contacts for Arts & Humanities Martin Wolf, Arts Librarian Martin Wolf is Arts Librarian. Contact Martin (email: [email_address] ; phone: 0151-794-2684) for Faculty related Library matters. Martin is subject librarian for History and Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology , dealing with subject enquiries, information skills training, integrating resources into VITAL, book fund balances, book orders and reading lists in those subject areas. Jackie Pearce, Subject Librarian Phone: 0151-794-2686 E-mail [email_address] Jackie is subject librarian for the School of Music, the Department of Philosophy, the Institute of Irish Studies and the Institute of Latin American Studies, dealing with subject enquiries, information skills training, integrating resources into VITAL, bookfund balances, book orders and reading lists in those subject areas. Joe Hilton, Acting Subject Librarian Phone: 0151-794-2686 E-mail [email_address] Joe is the acting subject librarian for the School of English and the School of Modern Languages, dealing with subject enquiries, information skills training, integrating resources into VITAL, bookfund balances, book orders and reading lists in those subject areas. Micaela Chandler, Subject Librarian Phone: 0151-794-2686Micaela is currently on maternity leave. No picture available No picture available

Library Contacts for Medical Subjects Penny Street, Faculty Librarian Phone: 0151-794-5418 Email: [email_address] Contact Penny for faculty-related Library matters and any Library issues including information skills training, book fund balances, book orders, integrating resources into Vital, and reading lists, relating to School of Clinical Sciences School of Cancer Studies School of Infection Control and Host Defence School of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine Zoe Gibbs-Monaghan, Subject Librarian Phone: 0151-794-5407 Email: [email_address] Contact Zoe for Library matters including information skills training, book fund balances, book orders, integrating resources into Vital, and reading lists, relating to School of Health Sciences School of Population, Community and Behavioural Sciences Ken Linkman, Subject Librarian Phone: 0151-794-4366 Email: [email_address] Contact Ken for Library matters including information skills training, book fund balances, book orders, integrating resources into Vital, and reading lists, relating to School of Biomedical Sciences School of Dental Sciences School of Medical Education

Library Contacts for Science & Engineering Carole Rhodes, Engineering Faculty Librarian Phone: 0151-794-5409 Email: [email_address] Contact Carole for Faculty-related Library matters, also any Library issues including information skills training, book fund balances, book orders, integrating resources into VITAL and reading lists, relating to Department of Engineering (covers Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Design & Manufacturing, Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering) Carole's normal hours of work are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Zelda Chatten, Subject Librarian Phone: 0151-794-4343 Email: [email_address] Contact Zelda for Library matters including information skills training, book fund balances, book orders, integrating resources into VITAL and reading lists, relating to Computer Science Electrical Engineering and Electronics Maths Physics David Clay, Subject Librarian Phone: 0151-794-3643 Email: [email_address] Contact David for Library matters including information skills training, book fund balances, book orders, integrating resources into VITAL and reading lists, relating to Psychology Clair Sharpe, Subject Librarian Phone: 0151-794-5410 Email: [email_address] Contact Clair for Library matters including information skills training, book fund balances, book orders, integrating resources into VITAL and reading lists, relating to Biological Sciences Chemistry Earth Sciences

Library Contacts for Social and Environmental Studies Linda Crane Phone: 0151-794-3284/3642 E-mail [email_address] Contact Linda for Library matters relating to the School of Politics & Communication Studies, including information skills training, integrating resources into VITAL, bookfund balances, book orders and reading lists. Joyce Raynor Phone: 0151-794-2691 E-mail [email_address] Contact Joyce for Library matters relating the School of Architecture, the Department of Civic Design and the Department of Geography, including information skills training, integrating resources into VITAL, book fund balances, book orders and reading lists. Lisa Bryce, SES Librarian Phone: 0151-794-2683 E-mail [email_address] Contact Lisa for Faculty related Library matters and any Library issues relating to the Management School and the School of Sociology & Social Policy, including information skills training, integrating resources into VITAL, book fund balances, book orders and reading lists.

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