ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOGUE Compiled by Helene van der Sandt

USE LIBRARY CATALOGUE TO FIND:  Records of books, journal titles, audio-visual materials, etc.  Location and shelf number of items in the NMMU libraries  Availability of items – can you borrow it or is it out on loan  Details of your Library Record ◦ Facility for online renewals, activate reading history, request out on loan items, etc.  Books, articles and class notes placed in the Reserve/Short Loan Collection at the request of lecturers

HOW TO ACCESS THE ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOGUE?

ACCESS VIA STUDENT PORTAL (INTRANET) Click on this icon to go to Library web site

LIBRARY WEB SITE Off campus access: library.nmmu.ac.za On the Library page, click Catalogue

Library Catalogue You can do a keyword search on a topic (Like a Google search) You can also search the catalogue by author, title, journal title, etc. Remember to click on the button

HOW TO SEARCH FOR BOOKS ON A TOPIC?

SEARCHING FOR BOOKS ON A TOPIC To do a subject search in the Catalogue, you must know the correct Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH) Keep in mind that the words you are using to describe your topic may not be the same as the LC’s Subject Heading Example: you are looking for the Subject “ ”, but you do not find it in the catalogue as the correct LC Subject Heading is “Electronic mail systems” A keyword search may help to find the correct Subject Heading, see next example.

Example of a search on a topic in the Catalogue A keyword search on the topic Education in Zimbabwe

Search Results with items that include the keywords: Zimbawe + education Click on a relevant title You can request “out on loan items” if you have created a PIN in the catalogue

Relevant title: Zimbabwe + education You can click here, to find other books with the same subject content: “Education, Higher - Zimbabwe” These resources can also help you to find journal articles and other materials on a topic Use the Print button and not File-Print on your browser.

When you've found an item in the library catalogue, be sure to note: Call Number Collection (Location) Be sure it is available for checkout (Status)

How to find a book on the shelf with the call no.?

iiiiiiiii Read LC call numbers line by line from top to bottom and left to right. LLLB A64 B3912B Example

HOW TO SEARCH WHEN YOU KNOW THE CORRECT TITLE OF AN ITEM? If you are not sure about the correct title rather do a keyword search.

Type in the correct order of the words in the title

Record for: The green office manual

HOW TO SEARCH FOR ITEMS BY AN AUTHOR, EDITOR, ORGANIZATION, ETC.

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ITEMS BY CHINUA ACHEBE

HOW TO SEARCH FOR A JOURNAL TITLE? Effects of Vegetation Loss on a Sand Dune Lizard Omar A. Attum and Perri K. Eason The Journal of Wildlife ManagementThe Journal of Wildlife Management, Vol. 70, No. 1 (2006), pp

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EXAMPLE OF A JOURNAL AVAILABLE ONLINE AND IN PRINT Some volumes are also electronically available by clicking on the title and then on the link Some volumes of this journal are available in print in the library

COURSE/MODULES RESERVES

WHAT IS COURSE RESERVES/MODULES? It is a Short Loan/Study Collection with books and class notes Placed on reserve by lecturers in anticipation of very heavy use You can search the Short Loan/Study Collection by using the following search methods: –Short Loans/Study Collection by Course/Module where you type in the name or code of the course –Short Loans/Study Collection by Lecturer where you type in the surname of the lecturer

How to search for Short Loan items? You can either search by course code or by lecturer’s name

Example of items on Short Loan Give the following information to staff member at Short Loans: Lecturer’s name Books: shelf no. Articles, class notes: box no.

MY LIBRARY RECORD

WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE ACCESS TO MY LIBRARY RECORD? You can view and renew your library items out on loan Create a PIN to be able to access most NMMU information databases from home Activate your reading history to record all library items borrowed by you Request items out on loan

WHAT MUST I DO TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS MY LIBRARY RECORD? Registered library user (you are required to register every year) With a current library barcode on the back of student or staff card Have a PIN that was created in the Library Catalogue

HOW TO CREATE A PIN IN THE LIBRARY CATALOUE

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VIEW YOUR LIBRARY RECORD

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If you have items out on loan, you can renew it once online. Late and certain items, e.g. Study Collection can not be renewed.

READING HISTORY

Example

How to activate your reading history?

Reading history is activated

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