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Catalogs Library catalogs contain catalog records of library materials, such as books, online resources, videos, government documents, CDs, periodical titles (like Newsweek or the New York Times), and other items, that are owned by a particular library or consortium (group ) of libraries. Many online items are now accessible via the library catalog. |
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My Library Account Check "My Library Account" and renew items from any Internet accessible service or location. Your account will list the titles that you have checked out and the dates the items are due and will show you the status of any items you have requested from other OhioLINK libraries. |
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Library Catalog Our Shawnee State Clark Memorial Library Catalog is a finding tool for the resources in the local collection. Each catalog record includes either the location, call number, and status of the item or, if the item is an online electronic resource, the electronic link to the item. |
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Accessing
the Catalog Most catalogs can be searched via a menu with search choices such as Words (Keywords), Author, Title, Subject, and Course Reserves. The "Quick Search for Books, Videos, Etc." option on our Library homepage searches our local catalog and identifies both items here in the Clark Memorial Library and materials accessible via the Clark Library webpages, including online multimedia and thousands of ebooks from Web suppliers like NetLibrary and Safari.
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The Brief List Search results are initially presented in a brief list. The brief list may be an alphabetical list of names, a list of titles, or a specific catalog record. In this example, we see results for an AUTHOR search for "SMITH, MARY." Clicking a name will cause the catalog to display a list of titles.
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If the items in the brief
list are titles, click on a title
to see a full catalog record for that particular entry.
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The information in the catalog record is organized in fields. Fields at the top of the record include the author, title, and imprint (publishing information).
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Location
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Table of Contents Many catalog records also include the table of contents of the item. Scanning the table of contents can help you decide if the item has the information that you need.
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Subject Headings The catalog record also includes a field -- either Subject or Med subj (medical subject) -- that identifies the subject headings, which can be either Library of Congress or MeSH Medical Subject Headings. You can click on a subject heading to find more titles about that particular subject.
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When you click on a subject heading, the catalog will show you the subject headings preceding and following the heading you clicked. Your selection will be bolded.
Click any heading to see the list of items cataloged under that heading. |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), the 5-volume set of big red books on the document stand to the east of the Reference Counter, provides an alphabetical list of all LC subject headings and additional information about broader, narrower, and related terms, as well as the call number(s) commonly associated with a particular subject heading. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Local and Consortial Catalogs Library catalogs can be local, like Shawnee State's Clark Memorial Library Catalog that contains records for materials in the Clark Memorial Library collection, or they can be shared by a number of libraries, like the OhioLINK Catalog that contains more than 46 million records representing the collections of all 89 OhioLINK member libraries. If an item is not available at SSU, you may request it via the OhioLINK catalog. |
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The OhioLINK Catalog
From any screen in our local catalog, you can uplink to the OhioLINK Catalog to check holdings at, and to borrow from, other OhioLINK member libraries. The OhioLINK "REQUEST" function allows SSU users to have cataloged materials from other OhioLINK libraries delivered within three working days to Clark Memorial Library for local checkout—at no cost to the user. |
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For more
information about using the catalogs, see our webpages
Help Using
the Shawnee State Library Catalog;
Tutorials, Guides, Tips, and Help; |
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Need Help? Get help via IM, online chat, email (Reference_Services@Shawnee.edu), or by phoning (740.351.3321). If you prefer face-to-face assistance, stop by the Clark Memorial Library Reference Counter or schedule a Research Consultation with a Reference Librarian. |
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