Information Literacy Program Module 2 Accessing the Emalus Library Website & Using the Online Catalogue Emalus Campus

2 Other ILP Modules Module 1:Resources the Emalus Campus Library Module 2:Accessing the Emalus Library Website & Using the Online Catalogue Module 3:Untangle the Web: Searching the Internet Module 4:Critically Evaluating Information Sources Module 5:Literature Search, Citing Sources & Bibliography Module 6:Searching ProQuest Emalus Campus

3 to highlight the main components of the Library website to demonstrate how to use the online catalogue to create an awareness of the Library’s online databases Learning Objectives Emalus Campus

4 Learning Outcomes At the end of this session, students should be able to: navigate their way through the library website use the library catalogue to find relevant information locate online databases from the library website Emalus Campus

5 The Emalus Library Website Emalus Campus

6 The Emalus Library Catalogue Emalus Campus

7 Searching the Catalogue Search Options quick search title search author search subject search advanced search visual search Search Modes keywords browse phrase exact Emalus Campus

8 Searching the Catalogue--Keyword Keyword searching Advantages: searches the entire catalogue data for the key words →results no matter where key words are located in the catalogue data Disadvantages : spelling error single/plural spelling phrase not in the catalogue record variant spelling Emalus Campus

9 Variant Spelling e.g.utilize vs. utilise organisation vs. organization Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings subject headings use American spelling of words rather than British spelling Emalus Campus

10 Searching the Catalogue- Visual Search Emalus Campus

11 Searching the Catalogue- Visual Search Emalus Campus

12 Searching the Catalogue Advanced Search Emalus Campus

13 Boolean Operators AND - the coloured area indicates those items containing all the search terms e.g. culture AND oceania AND art Emalus Campus

14 Boolean Operators OR – the coloured area indicates materials where any one of the terms are present e.g. college OR university OR campus Emalus Campus

15 Boolean Operators NOT – locates results containing one search term but not another e.g. Samoa Not American * Emalus Campus American Samoa

16 Search Strategies – Boolean Operators AND –narrows a search → less results when you use two or more words together, AND is assumed so you are automatically using the AND Boolean operator OR – broadens a search → increases results (remember OR is MORE) NOT – excludes information that you do not want included in the search results  be careful when using the Boolean operator NOT Emalus Campus

17 More Search Strategies Subject headings—use North American spelling of words Browsing (for example when searching for journals) Emalus Campus

18 The Emalus Library Website Emalus Campus

19 The Emalus Digital Collection Emalus Campus

20 The Emalus Library Digital Collection Emalus Campus

21 Tips for Effective Searching  Write down each title/ author/call number (this will save you time if you have to retrace your steps)  Keep track of the keywords and subjects you have searched  Consider the year of publication if you need more current information  Check the bibliographies of books and journals for additional information Emalus Campus