Library Catalog - Highlights

Use the Limits drop-down (1) to limit your search to a specific location or database (like the Egan Library, for example), or search "All Collections," which will search the collections of all of the participating libraries.  Select a field from the Fields drop-down (2) to search within a specific field (for example, Title, Author, or Subject), or search from "All Fields."

If you want more search options to help you find exactly what you're looking for, click the Advanced Search option (3) to go to the Advanced Search page.

After you have received the results of a search, the results are automatically sorted by relevance. You can also choose to sort the results by publication date (ascending or descending), title, or author instead (1). 

You can place a hold on an item directly from the results list (2). The "Place Hold" button, however, will display even if there are copies of the item available for check-out, so make sure to check to see if an item is available (6) before placing a hold on it. The other button is the "Text It To Me" button (3), which you can use to have a text message that includes the item title and call number (or e-resources information) to a mobile phone.

You can mark individual items (4) that you may want to work with. After marking the items, use the drop-down "Select an Action" menu (5) to place a hold, add to your lists, email, and more. 

In the record for the item you select, you might see hyperlinks (1) like an author's name, a series listing, or a subject term that you can click to begin a new search for that link's content.

If an item is not available you can use the "Place Hold" button to place a hold from the record.  You can also place a hold on an item by using the Select an Action menu.  

From the Select An Action drop-down menu (3), you can place a hold on the item, add the item to My Lists, and email or print item information.  You can also text the citation information to a mobile phone.

At the bottom of the record (4) you can see the call number (where you can find the item on the shelves of the library), the item's location (including which library it's at) and the material type (book, DVD, etc). 

With Advanced Searching, you can search exact phrases (4) or exclude terms from your search (5). For example, if you wanted to do a search on potters but did not want results for "Harry Potter," you could search the term "potter" and enter "harry" in the unwanted terms box.

You can also apply any combination of limits on your search with Additional limits (6), including format type, language and location. You can also show only those copies that are available for check-out (7) or further limit the search to a specific library or libraries (8).

Once you have set up your search with the terms and limits you want, click the Advanced Search button to get your search results. 

Click the Show Only Available button (1) to limit your search results to only items that are available for checkout.

Limits are organized by fields (like Author, Format, Language, Subject, etc.).  By clicking a single limit, you will narrow your search results to meet that limit. For example, if you click on "Books," your search results will only include items that are books.

Select a limit or multiple limits to include in or exclude from your search results. You can select one or multiple limits within a single field by clicking the check box next to the limit(s).

If you want to include limits in your search results, click the Include button (2). For example, if you select to include Books and DVDs, your search results will only include books and DVDs.

If you want to exclude limits from your search results, click the Exclude button (3). For example, if you select to exclude Books and DVDs, your search results will include everything except books and DVDs.

Use the More and Fewer options (4) to expose or hide limits within a field. You can also use the Expand All or Collapse All options (5) to show all limits in a field, or to go back to only showing the first five.

The Publication Date limit has two views: Graph and Years. You can toggle between the two (6). The Years view works just like any other limit. In the Graph view, you can use the sliders to create a date range (for example, 1971-1990). Then select whether you want to include or exclude that date range in your search results

Any limits you have applied will appear in the "Narrowed by" section. Limits you have included will have a plus (+) sign; limits you have excluded will have a minus ( - ) sign.

Click the red Delete button (7) to remove an individual limit, or remove all limits by clicking the Clear all button (8).