Today will begin a series highlighting different resources in the library and how to access and use these resources. The first resource we’ll visit is the Library Catalog! The library catalog is your portal to a vast amount of resources in Barret. It leads to records for books, periodicals (journals, mags, newspapers), audio/visual resources and many electronic resources.
You find the catalog by visiting the library home page (go to Barret home page, click on academics, click on library and information technology). Once here, you’ll see the first search area on the left of the page. The catalog is the default search item. You can click on “Barret Library Catalog” to go straight to the catalog page.
This is where you will begin your search. You’ll see by the drop down menu that you can search by word or phrase, author, title, periodical title, subject or series. Once you type in your search term/s, the results page will tell you the type of resource, where it is located, if it is available or checked out, or provide a URL to access an electronic resource.
Remember, if you need additional help searching the catalog, you can go to the “need help” section on the library home page and click “locating library materials“, and you can always ask one of your information services professionals for assistance. Have fun!
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