Finding information through the Library Catalogue
The Library
Catalogue tells you the books, reports and journals to which the
Library
provides access in print or electronic
format and where they are
located. When you use the
Catalogue
you may have a reference to a particular book
or journal article or electronic
database or have a topic about which you need
information.
The following notes provide examples to help
you effectively find a known book by title
| find
a known journal | find a
known
database | find
books
on a topic .
In addtition, there are notes for other Catalogue
features which are useful for architecture, landscape architecture and
urban design - other
titles by an author
| sort results | search
history | saving
results | searching
across
the SA university libraries catalogues .
Following up a reference to a book
(1) When you know the details of a book,
in the Search
for:
bar, type the title of the book,
eg.
at the by: bar click on the arrowhead and scroll down to
select Title(omit
beginning 'The', 'A' etc)
The next screen lists the Author: and Title:
followed by details of the size of the book,
the publisher, and the Subject Heading(s):
Scroll down below the divider line to see how many copies the Library
has and the Location: (which library), the Call Number:
(whereabouts the book is in the library) and Status: (the date due where a book is on loan).
Location:
The Barr Smith Main Collection is on Levels 1 and 2.
The Reserve Collection is on Level 3.
Call Number:
The Library
uses the Dewey Decimal Classification system to indicate the subject
content of the book and where the book is located within the collection.
Status:
Not on loan indicates that the book should be in the Library.
The phrase Due on: followed by a date indicates that the book is out of
the Library.
When a book
that you want is on loan, consider using the Requests function. The link is found in the centre box
of the yellow
rectangles across the top of the screen. Enter your Username: and Password:
then follow the instructions to Recall a
book that is out on loan. The existing borrower cannot extend
their loan and have to return the book to the Library. When the book is
returned, it will be kept for you and you be notified that it is
available.
Finding other books on the topic
(1) Follow Subject
Heading(s) from the Catalogue
record for a known book if you are interested in other books on the
same subject, follow the links from the Subject Heading(s): eg.
from the
Catalogue record for Understanding
sustainable architecture
click on Sustainable architecture or Architecture Environmental Aspects
You will get a list of 50 subject headings, listed alphabetically,
starting wth the one you selected.
At this stage click on a
Subject Heading relevant to your topic, to bring up a list the brief
records
for the books which share that subject heading; eg.
Sustainable architecture
Sustainable
architecture Australia
Sustainable architecture South Australia
Sustainable buildings Design and construction
Again, click on a Subject Heading appropriate to your interests to
get a list of the books which have that Subject heading.
(2) Do a Keyword
search
At the by: bar click on the arrowhead and scroll down to
select Keyword
(use and, or, not, " ")
In the Search
for:
bar type words that would appear in the title of a book for you to be
interested in reading that book for your topic. REMEMBER to put the
word and
in between each of your search words.
In a Keyword search the word and
is a computer command, telling the Catalogue program to list the
records for the books which include each of your search words in the Title: or Subject Heading(s): in the Catalogue record for the book.
eg. Search for:
sustainable and
architecture by: Keyword (use and, or, not, " ")
produces a list of more than 70 titles.
Results
The Search
Results: report shows your search strategy and the
number of titles which match that search strategy, followed by a
numbered
list of the titles arranged in order of a Relevance algorithm.
If you
want
to see the most recent titles first, go to Sort
by at the top or bottom of the titles list, and pull
down
to Date (latest first).
To see the Location: Call Number: and
Status: (whether or not the item is on loan), or Subject Heading(s): for
each
copy, click on the title for the Record
view, a full description of that item.
Use the previous
and next icons
to
move backwards or forwards through the list of titles.
Output
Click in the check box from the column to the
left of a title to mark that record to be saved in a set to
Print/Save or
E-mail
or Save To Bookbag
later.
| Important NOTE - if your
search results
in more than 50 titles and you want to mark titles from the second or
subsequent
screens, click on Retain
Selected before going on to the next
screen of results. |
Use Save
Options (at the bottom of the display) to
Print/Save or
E-mail
records to your account or to
Save To Bookbag.
Following up references to a journal article
REMEMBER, the Library Catalogue does not list
individual
articles from journals, so to find out if the Library has a copy of the
journal article in your reference, you need to search under the title
of the
journal
or use keywords from the journal name.
(1) Select
Basic search,
and type the full title of the journal in the
Search
for: bar, changing the default at Search
by: to Journal
Title
eg.
Search
for: Architecture
Australia Search
by: Journal Title
Results
The Search
Results: will display the titles corresponding to your
search.
Click on the number in the column to the left of a title for the Record
view, a full description of that item,
including
the Location:, Call
Number:,
Notes: such as
Recent issues shelved in Current journals:,
the
range of volumes that the
Library
Has: a list of the
Recent Issues: received and
Status:
(whether or not the item is on loan) for each copy.
| Compare the information
provided at
Library Has: and
Recent Issues: with your reference to see that the
Library
indeed has the issue that you need. |
Where the Library has paid a subscription for access to the electronic
version of a journal, click Link
to e-Resource: to go to the full text
site.
Search by:
Journal Title is particularly useful when you are
trying
to find a journal with a short or single word title which could be the
name of a book , eg.
Built
environment
Landscape
architecture
October
(2) Select
Guided keyword search
if you are uncertain of the exact journal title,
or for those journal titles which are difficult to find on the
Catalogue,
for example where the journal title includes the name of a
society,
institution, association etc.
Type words from the name of the organisation,
together with the title in the Search
for: bar, leaving the default operator at
all of these and selecting from Search
by: Author and Title eg.
Search
for: journal
american institute architects [leave
the default at]
all of these Search
by: Author and Title)
to find the record for the Journal of the
American Institute of Architects
Finding a specific electronic database
When you know which database you want,
select
Basic search
and from Quick Limit:
(left-hand column) select
Electronic Resources then type the title in the Search
for: bar, leaving the default at Search
by: Title(all items) eg.
Search
for: ARCH
Search by:
Title(all
items)
The Search
Results:
display gives the Record view
for the database, or a list of the titles corresponding to your
search.
From the Record view
click on the Link to e-Resource: to
go to the database site. You will need the barcode from your
student
card and your surname for authentication, as many of the electronic
resources
are restricted to use by University students and staff.
| Important NOTE - remember to re-set the Quick
Limit: to
None before you do a new search. |
If you are uncertain which database is suitable for your needs
try the list of Indexes and Databases for
Architecture,
Landscape Architecture and Design Studies, or contact
the
Architecture
Librarian, Kay Leverett.
What does the Library have on my topic?
To find books on a topic you have a number
options
on the Catalogue.
(1) In Basic
Search using Keywords
(using and, or, not)
(2) In Basic
Search using Subject
Heading
(3) In Guided
keyword search using Keywords
from Subject Heading
(1) In
Basic
Search from
Search by:
select Keywords (using and, or, not).
This option finds groups of characters or search
terms from anywhere in the Record
view including words from the title, author's
name(s),
publisher, place of publication, subject headings, notes, series title,
and groups of numbers from the ISBN and the call number.
In the Search for:
bar type words to describe your topic, then click on Search,
eg.
Search
for: rendering
Search by:
Keywords
(using and, or, not)
Using the Boolean operators (and, or,
not)
will enable you to make your search more specific and effective.
Where you have more than one concept, type
the
AND operator between your search words so the
Catalogue will find records which include each search word, eg.
urban
AND ecology finds
215 records which include both of these words somewhere in a record.
Where you want both singular and plural forms of a word, truncate the
word
and add a question mark ?
to the stem, eg.
building?
AND adelaide
Where you know of alternative words for a
concept,
enclose the string of the words within round brackets ( ) and type the OR
operator between each word, eg.
(house?
OR dwelling? OR apartment?) AND
(architect?
OR builder? OR designer?)
Use phrase searching where your concept is more efficiently
described than words combined with the
AND operator. Put the phrase in
inverted
commas, eg.
Search
for: "air
conditioning" Search by:
Keywords (using and, or, not)
This option can be used to search for books by
Call
Number. Treat the Dewey number as a phrase, eg.
Search
for: "720.92"
AND W949? Search by:
Keywords (using and, or, not)
See the list of Dewey
Decimal
Classification numbers as used for books and journals on art
and related subjects in the Barr Smith Library.
(2)
In Basic Search
from Search by:
select
Subject
Heading.
With this option finds it is necessary to
have
the exact subject heading, eg.
Search
for: Architecture,
Domestic Search by:
Subject Heading
Determine the appropriate
headings
for your search by
- observation of Subject Headings in the Record
view from the results of previous
searches,
or
- from the Library of Congress Subject
Headings
which the Library uses to assign subject descriptions to each
book.
A set of these five large red volumes is kept near the Information
Desk,
Level 3, South. |
See Also:
in the left-hand column of the Subject
Browse display, provides a list of other
Subject
Headings which exist for aspects of the topic, eg.
References
for: Urban policy
Reference
info
See
Also:
City planning
See
Also:
Community development, Urban
See
Also:
Education, Urban
See
Also:
Housing policy
See
Also:
Land use, Urban
See
Also:
Revenue sharing
See
Also:
Urban beautification
See
Also:
Urban renewal
See
Also:
Urban transportation
See
Also:
Urban transportation policy
See
Also:
Urbanization
Sub-headings can be added to search
for
a
specific aspect of a Subject, eg.
Architecture
Philosophy
City
planning Social aspects
Office
buildings Design and construction
Further sub-headings may be available for
increased
specificity, eg.
Architecture
Decision making Citizen participation
Buildings
Conservation and restoration Ecomonic aspects
Sub-headings for the name of a country,
state
or region can be added to many Subject Headings, eg.
Architecture
Japan 20th century
Cities
and towns Europe
Urbanization
Developing countries
Further sub-headings can be added for a
specific
place, eg.
Architecture
and energy conservation South Australia Adelaide
Subject Headings not listed in the Library
of Congress Subject Headings
Proper names are automatically allowed as subject
headings. Among such headings are:
names of
individual
architects or designers, eg.
Holl,
Steven Themes, motives, etc.
Griffin,
Marion Mahony, 1871-1962
names of architectural
firms,
eg.
Archigram
(Firm)
Memphis
(Group)
names of particular
buildings,
eg.
Old
Parliament House Adelaide, (S. Aust.)
Sydney
Opera House
names of individual cities,
eg.
Ahmadabad
(India)
Fremantle
(W. A.)
names of
countries,
states or regions, eg.
Adelaide
Hills (S. Aust.)
Finland
Tasmania
names of individual
cities or
companies with the subheading for Building, structures, etc.
eg.
Adelaide,
(S. Aust.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Chicago
(Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Johnson
Wax (Firm)--Buildings, structures, etc.
(3) In
Guided
keyword search from Search
by: select
Subject Heading
This option allows you to search on individual
words
from a Subject Heading in any order, eg.
Search
for: architectur?
australia 20th [leave
the default at]
all of these Search by:
Subject Heading
this search will pick up all of the records
which
include each of 20th
and australia and
any words beginning with the stem architectur in a Subject
Heading.
Use both search bars to combine words that you know from useful subject
headings, eg.
environmental
aspects [leave the default at] all
of these
AND
landscape
architecture [leave the
default
at] all of these
This search finds 20 records which include these two pairs of words
in a Subject Heading.
Alternatively, if you are interested in environmental aspects of either
architecture or landscape, change the default, for example:
environmental
aspects [leave the default
at] all of these
AND
landscape
architecture [change the default
to] any
of these where either of the words must appear in a
Subject
Heading. This is a broader search and finds 178 records.
| If
you are not happy with the results of your searches or want some help
with
using Boolean operators to create your search strategy, please contact
your Research Librarian, Kay
Leverett,
Barr Smith Library, Level 3, South, phone 34659 or email:
kay.leverett@adelaide.edu.au |
Other useful features of the Catalogue
Save Options
Save individual records or a set of records from your Catalogue search.
Having the file in electronic format is a convenient way to store
information
that can be copied and pasted into the list of references for your
essay.
At the display of
Search Results: select the individual
records
of interest by clicking in the box in the left hand column. Go
to
Save Options (at the bottom of the display) and
select
Print/Save or enter your email address
and
E-mail the selected records to your account,
or
Save To Bookbag.
Instead of selecting individual titles you may
choose All on page
or Selected on page
or Selected all pages.
Links to records sharing the same author, series, or subject heading
At the Record
view click on a Subject heading, Author's name or Series
title
to get a list of 50 headings, starting with the heading you
selected.
Click on the number to the left of a Subject heading, Author's name or
Series title, to display a list of up to 50 titles starting with that
Subject
heading, Author's name or Series title.
Display list of results by date
The default order of results is
Relevance in the keyword searches, and
alphabetically
by Title
for
other searches. To see the most recent publications first,
at
Search Results: go to Sort
by: (above the list of titles for your
search)
and pull down to select Date (latest
first).
The system will re-sort the titles and present them in reverse-date
order,
the most recent publications first. This can be useful if you are
looking
for the latest material on a topic, or the most recent edition of a
book.
You can also Sort
by:
Author
in alphabetical order.
Search History
This function provides a list of the searches done in your session,
with
links back to the search results.
Under Searched
for:
click on the appropriate search strategy to bring back the results of
that
search.
Under Edit:
click on the number in the left hand column to return to the search
screen,
with your search terms in the search bar. Note that the search
options
do not necessarily reflect those chosen for the original search, so
remember
to check before doing an amended search.
Other Catalogues
This feature allows you to search the catalogues of the three
University
libraries in Adelaide at the same time.
From the options at the top of the Catalogue screen, at the right hand
end, select
Other
Catalogues: Scroll to the bottom of the
screen, and from the box of the three institution's names, Adelaide,
Flinders,
UniSA, select 1, 2 or all 3 names to search the libraries' catalogues.
Note that there are only three search options available,
Title (all items), Journal Title, and
Keyword (using and, or, not) as some of
the search options will not work reliably across multiple catalogues.
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