1. Searching the UCN Library Catalogue

2. UCN Home Page www.ucn.ca

3. UCN Home Page From the UCN Home Page, click on ‘Library’

4. UCN Libraries Home Page http://www.ucn.ca/sites/library

5. Searching UCN Libraries Catalogue

6. Catalogue Main Search Screen Search Type Formats Location

7. Search Types, Formats, Locations Search Types Keyword Author Title Subject Series Formats Books E-books DVDs E-videos Maps Kits Software Locations: The Pas, Thompson, Norway House, Easterville, Swan River

8. Keyword/Subject Advantages Keyword Searching Used to find information on current subjects, trends May use synonyms May combine terms (AND, OR, NOT) Used to find subject headings Do not need to know technical language Subject Searching Hits are usually relevant May provide suggestions for narrower, broader, or related terms Returns all items in the database indexed with the subject term

9. Keyword/Subject Disadvantages Keyword Searching Results are often too broad, returning irrelevant hits Not indexed to specific fields in records Multiple search terms are often needed to find relevant information Subject Searching Unable to use recently coined terms, new topics or jargon Determining the proper subject heading can be difficult Database only looks for search term in the subject field

10. Starting to Search

11. Keyword Search Results Subject Format Location, call number & status Geography Can narrow search results by:

12. Advanced Search Screen Boolean Operators: And, Or, Not Can Limit by: Location, Format, Language, Audience, Literary Form and Publication Year

13. Numeric Search 1.From Search Results screen, press Advanced Search 2.Press Numeric Search 3.Can search by ISBN or browse by Call Number

14. What’s on the Shelf? Browsing by Call Number

15. Browsing by Call Number Results

16. Creating a List To View List To Add to List

17. Viewing Your List Unless you are logged into your Evergreen account, your list will disappear once you leave the catalogue.

18. Your Evergreen Account Click on ‘My Account ’

19. Logging Into Your Evergreen Account

20. Personal Account Options

21. Personal Account Information You can change your: Username, Password and Email Address

22. Have Fun and Good Luck!