Intro to Go-Cat, with emphasis on A/V and Reserve searching.

Steve SchermerhornThese slides are on the web @

library.deltacollege.edu/gocatintro.ppt

With special emphasis on locating: Audio-Visual and Materials Reserves

Go-Cat Access• Via Library web page:• library.deltacollege.edu

• Or, directly to the catalog:• gocat.deltacollege.edu

• Also, in the library, at every public access PC

• Available anytime, except during nightly backup… 10pm-11pm nightly, and midnight-4am on Saturday.

Go-Cat The Basics, Page 1 of 3.

Go-Cat lists every title that the Goleman Library owns:

Where copies of those titles are located; AND if they are available now, or in use by someone else;

Go-Cat allows you to search for library titles:

Search by Subject/Title/Author OR Keywords, and Reserve Book Room (Instructor/Course)

Go-Cat The Basics, Page 2 of 3.

Limit Search You may apply limits to any search. Limit options are Date (limit by year or

year range), Type of Materials, Language.

Sort Search You may sort any search result by

Author, title, subject, material type, date of publication, reverse date of publication

Go-Cat The Basics, Page 3 of 3.

“My Account”Renew your materials:

Extend the return date on your materials;

Track your requests and fines:Access your fine and request lists. Place or cancel your requests.

Go-Cat Types of materials listed.

Goleman Library holdings:BooksMagazine and Journal titles / issuesVideocassettesCompact disc

Music &Spoken word

DVDAtlasesMusic scoresReserve Book roomWeb information

Go-Cat Location of items

Go-Cat tells you what the library owns AND where these items are:

Location of collectionLibrary of Congress Call Number (Idea: materials with same subject get the same call number)

Sample:Reserve/A-V Desk Area 1st Flr   location[RES] QA152.2 .L52 2000x   v. 1  lccnCall # for video: “Intermediate Algebra”

Sample Search 1 of 3:

I want to find all the video that the library has about Electron Microscopy…

(Subject Keyword search, with video limit)

Click on the “Add Limits” button.

Enter a search term; use ? To truncate Keywords.

Choose Video limit

Start a keyword subject search

Sort your results

Get the call number, and see if the items are checked out

Sample Search 2 of 3:

Does the library have any DVDs in Spanish?…

(Title keyword (DVD), with language limit)

Enter DVD

Limit by Language

Search by Title Words

Sort by title

List of audio visual format used in GoCat title field:

• A/V formats we own in the library AND that you can search in Go-Cat (via Title Keyword search):– DVD– Videorecording– Compact disc– Audio cassette– Phonograph record– computer file – Electronic resource

• You may search these terms as a “Keyword/Title”, and/or limit by “Material format” to get browseable lists of our titles.

Sample Search 3 of 3:

Does the library have any recordings of Schubert’s 5th symphony?…

(Author heading search)

Use Heading search

Limit by format, if you wish, but not necessary

Search by author (composer),I’ve also included the start of

the form of the piece (symphony)

Reserve Room searching:

All materials in the Reserve Room are searchable by Instuctor name AND Department Name/Course Name…

(As well as by Keyword, and Author/Title/Subject)

Use Reserve Room

Enter an instructor’s last name, and click Search by instructor

Full Record Information link lists availability.