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1. Alexandria User s Manual 17 Searching Alex for Faculty Type the word or words you wish to find in the Search For box at the top of the window Click on the type of search you wish performed Title Author Call Number Series Subject or All Words NOTE Remember that multiple words in the Search For box for an All Words search imply an AND search NOTE For searches other than the All Words search it is important to know that the information is keyworded as phrases only and not individual words This means that performing a Title search Catcher Rye will not return Catcher in the Rye because it does not start Catcher Rye however a Catcher Rye All Words search will return Catcher in the Rye There is no such thing as a title or subject keyword index in Alexandria at this time If the order the information is entered is unknown then the All Words search should be used If no results are found and preferences are set appropriately you may be prompted to perform a Sounds Like phonetic search Click Yes if you want the phonetic search performed A Results List should appear To sort the list click on the sort order desired Title Author or Call Number Use the arrows at the right to scroll up and down through the list Double click on a title to see more complete information on that item When viewing the ltem Details you can click on any blue hyperlink to perform a search on that term title auth2. Set the Collection drop down menu to appropriate collection or group to search and click on the Search button or press enter The default is Local Collection Other collections are only available when the Alexandria WAN option is purchased registered and set up Alexandria User s Manual 15 Searching Alex for Students f no results are found and preferences are set appropriately you may be prompted to perform a Sounds Like phonetic search Click Yes if you want the phonetic search performed A Results List should appear To sort the list click on the column head ing of the sort order desired Title Author Availability Medium or Call Number Use the arrows at the right to scroll up and down through the list To view a title highlight it and click on the Details button or double click on the title 3 2 23 FRA Re nstructian after the Cral Wa Fraeicin Jona HE ms B can Utysses 5 Grant O Shal Tien book B LIM Young Abraham Lincoln log cabin Woods Andrew book B TUB Tho valug of nalping tne stary of Jahers n amn Oo book FIC BEA Turm hamaward Hannglgg uasatty Patricia bog FIC BEA Wn cames with anmans Beat ty Patricia bok FIC DEN men will tees crudi war be overt t Denenberg Barr book FIC EEI Rifles fer Vati Faith Hares bock FIC MCC Young hian James and tho plant McCoy Wiliam bode FIC MIT Gone with the wind Mitchell Margari book FIC WS Calpb s choice Wisler G liftar bog FIC win The red ba
3. Teaching Patrons to use the Alexandria Researcher Copyright Notice Copyright 02002 Schjelderup LTD All Rights Reserved Distributed under licence by COMPanion Corporation Under the copyright laws this manual or the software may not be copied in whole or in part without written consent of Schjelderup LTD except in the normal use of the software and as described in the Software License Agreement The same proprietary and copyright notices must be affixed to any permitted copies as were affixed to the original The software described in this book is furnished under a licensed agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement NOTE Unauthorized use of these materials can result in civil damages and criminal penalties Trademarks COMPanion Akademus Alexandria eLunchroom Lancaster MacLunchroom SmartMARC SmartScan Textbook Tracker Peripheral Vision and their associated logos and icons are registered trademarks of Schjelderup LTD used under license by COMPanion Corporation Apple AppleTalk ImageWriter and LaserWriter are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc Other trade names are the property of their respective corporations Printed in the United States of America Printed by COMPanion Corporation 1831 Fort Union Boulevard Salt Lake City Utah 84121 3041 USA 801 943 7277 Voice worldwide 800 34
4. The item will be highlighted e Hold the Apple or cmd key Macintosh or the lt ctrl gt key Windows down and click on another title you wish to save f you want to save a block of titles click on the top title then hold the shift key down and click on the bottom title B Adding Additional Titles to a Save List 2 Using the Window drop down menu return to Search and select titles 2 and 4 from the list To add additional items to a save list Highlight and select the additional titles to add Either drag those titles or copy and paste them to the previously created list C Cloning Lists D Removing Titles from a Save List 3 Sort the Save List 1 of Greek or Roman mythology titles by title Remove all titles from The Return of Odysseus through Tales of Pan To remove items from a save list Highlight and select the titles to remove Either press delete or cut them from the list Use cmd X on Macintosh and lt ctrl X gt on Windows E Printing a Saved List 4 Print Save List 1 in MARC format without local information Notes The Simple Results List is a series of buttons each representing a title The Stan dard Results List is a list that displays more titles than the simple results list The Standard Results List can be sorted by author title medium or status Holds and reservations can be made from the list in the Standards Results List but holds and reservations must be d
5. Search icon Change the search order to first search for Mythology Make sure the first Boolean operator is set to And Enter Roman in the second search term Set the second Boolean operator to Or In the third search term enter Greek and then click on Search Nineteen items are returned with this search and when sorted by title the last title is now Zorba the Greek Why Each program that uses Boolean operators must decide which operator to perform first The order in which the operations are performed is called the precedence order In math an equation like 2 4 6 will return different results if you do the first or the first Math uses parentheses to force an order There are no parentheses in Alexandria The precedence order is top to bottom The first search looked for any item with the word Greek It then added to the list any item with the words beginning with Roman this would include romance romantic romanesque Romanov etc And it only kept those that also had the word mythology Zorba the Greek only has the word Greek so it was eliminated from the list The second search looked for any item with the word mythology And it only kept those with the words beginning with Roman Finally it added any that had the word Greek Since Zorba the Greek had the word Greek it was acceptable in the list Fourth Rule of Searching When doing a Boolean search of three or more search terms when mixing Ands and Ors the order of the
6. different index is selected on the right It lists approximately 20 terms before and after the term entered in the Search box at the top of the window Scrolling to the top or the bottom entry in the list and pressing the appropriate arrow key will cause Alexandria to display an additional 20 terms in the list D Study Program Search This search will only function if the items are cataloged with the MARC 526 Study Program tag If the study program information is in some other MARC tag or Alexandria field it will not be found unless it is also in the 526 tag 1 Study Program Drop down Menu Choose the appropriate study program your library or organization is using Alexandria is preconfigured to work with Accelerated Reader and Reading Counts Others can also be added searched 2 Interest Code Range Drop down Menus Set the interest code range by setting the first drop down menu to the lowest grade level and the second drop down menu to the highest grade levels that should be returned in the search 3 Reading Level Indicate the reading levels which should be returned This field will take numbers such as 5 4 or 5 Alexandria assumes that any number entered without a decimal point should be a whole number Alexandria 5 Basic Teacher s Manual 9 Introduction to Searching 4 Point Value Indicate range of points an item test must be worth to be returned in the search list 5 Subject Enter subject terms here for limiti
7. generated reports can then be sent to the printer The search performed is listed in the second lighter box at the top of the window Notice that when the user searches for cat the actual search performed is for all words beginning with cat Double click on Sending Messages Find the word that starts with c a t This item talks about cattle brands Other words that start with cat include cat cats catch catches catcher catching catharine catholic catastrophe cataclysmic cathedral etc 10 Alexandria 5 Basic Teacher s Manual Introduction to Searching Click on the New Search home icon Type Cat and press lt enter gt The list drops from approximately 84 items to 32 items Double click on any title and you will see that they all have words that equal cat Some titles like Thump Thump Thump have cat in a proprietary tag in the MARC record and it can only be viewed from Item Management by clicking on the View MARC link at the bottom of the Search Item Details only applicable when preference allows viewing MARC or when a MARC report has been generated First Rule of Searching When searching for short words or root words an exact match search might be better than the default beginning with search To make a search an exact match search put a period after the search term i e cat 2 Search for subject term Civil War Compare results to an All Words search for Civil War and then
8. make sure that the search term that was entered is a valid term in the Alexandria system Also teach patrons for whom spelling or typing may be a difficulty how to use the browse to make searching easier 3 Search for Greek OR Roman AND Mythology Then search for Mythology AND Roman OR Greek Why in the second search does Zorba the Greek appear Click on the Browse button after typing myth when adding mythology to the above search Select mythology from the list that appears Alexandria User s Manual 13 Searching Alex for Students Fourth Rule of Searching When doing a Boolean search of three or more search terms when mixing Ands and Ors the order of the search determines the results that you receive When mixing ANDs and ORs if there is one search term that should appear in every record that search term should be the last thing searched for using the And Boolean operator C How To s To search with the simple search Type the word or words you wish to find in the Search For box at the top of the window Click on the type of search you wish performed Title Author Call Number Series Subject or All Words NOTE Remember that multiple words in the Search For box for an All Words search imply an AND search NOTE For searches other than the All Words search it is important to know that the information is keyworded as phrases only and not individual words This means that performing a Title search Catcher Ry
9. search determines the results that you receive When mixing ANDs and ORs if there is one search term that should appear in every record that search term should be the last thing searched for using the And Boolean operator 12 Alexandria 5 Basic Teacher s Manual la andr D Ale Searching Alex for Students A Types of Searches e Simple Search e Boolean Search e Browse Search Study Program Search Explore Search e 739 50 Search B Four Rules of Searching First Rule of Searching When searching for short words or root words an exact match search might be better than the default beginning with search To make a search an exact match search put a period after the search term e g cat 1 Search for cat using the simple search Note the number of titles returned then search for cat What other root words can you think of List five Second Rule of Searching To get a more complete results list use the Boolean search with an All Word search with one word in each search box If you have to search subjects then it is probably better to search subject terms rather than full subjects 2 Search for subject term Civil War Compare results to an All Words search for Civil War and then Civil AND War and then Civil AND War Which search yielded the best and most complete results Third Rule of Searching Use the Browse button on the Boolean search to check the keyword list to
10. this search to browse through the indicated indexes 1 Search Term Box Enter the word or terms to browse for Search Help Click here to learn more about searching Big6 Click here to review the Big6 steps and the questions to ask at each step New Search Click here to return to a clean Search window All Words When selected it will browse for the indicated term in the All Words index Title When selected it will browse for the indicated term in the Title index 8 Alexandria 5 Basic Teacher s Manual Introduction to Searching 7 Author When selected it will browse for the indicated term in the Author index 8 Full Subject When selected it will browse for the indicated term in the Full Subject index 9 Subject Terms 10 11 12 13 14 15 When selected it will browse for the indicated term in the Subject Terms index Series When selected it will browse for the indicated term in the Series index Call Number When selected it will browse for the indicated term in the Call Number index Bibliography When selected it will browse for the indicated term in the Bibliography index Curriculum When selected it will browse for the indicated term in the Curriculum index Interest Level When selected it will browse for the indicated term in the Interest Level index Browse List This list on the right side of the window changes when a
11. 7 6439 Voice Sales US amp Canada 800 347 4942 Voice Technical Support US amp Canada 801 943 7752 FAX worldwide email info companioncorp com Web http www companioncorp com la andr D Ale Introduction to Searching This chapter will give you a brief description of the different search options as you prepare to teach both staff and students to use the Alexandria Researcher Be aware of the four searching rules and the examples mentioned below these will be what you will use to teach searching skills As you prepare for the training print off the appropriate chapter for the group you will be teaching to use as a handout Choose Search from the Show menu on an Alexandria Librarian or Data Station Alexandria Researchers automatically start on the Search window Although elementary and children s libraries may prefer the Simple Search or Browse Search they are extremely limited and should only get a brief overview You should focus on the Boolean Search instead since it contains features like And Or And Not and Through searching WAN searching and the Browse A Simple Search 1 Search Term Box Enter the word or terms to search for 2 Search Help Click here to learn more about searching 3 Big6 Click here to review the Big6 steps and the questions to ask at each step 4 New Search Click here to return to a clean Search window 5 Authors When clicked it will search for the indic
12. Civil AND War and then Civil AND War When you search for subject term Civil War a list of only ten items should appear Double click on any item Notice that Civil War appears in the subject after the The indicate a new subject term Also note that the subject term only has to begin with Civil War The demo data has dates after Civil War If the user mistakenly searches for Civil War only one would be returned because it has the only subject term that says Civil War without anything extra Do a new search for All Words Civil War Notice that 16 items are returned All of the items are about the Civil War but change the search to Civil And War This time 19 titles are returned because it does a beginning with on each individual word Double click on See Inside a Castle Notice that it was printed by Warwick Press And has a subject term Civilization All Words cover all fields and the search words do not have to be next to one another Do a new search for all words Civil And War Now the See Inside titles disappear because they do not have words that are equal Civil And equal War Unless the users and librarians know how every subject is entered in the data they should teach their patrons the second rule of searching Second Rule of Searching To get a more complete results list use the Boolean search with an All Word search with one word in each search box If you have to search subjects then it
13. Rye however a Catcher Rye All Words search will return Catcher in the Rye There is no such thing as a title or subject keyword index in Alexandria at this time If the order the information is entered is unknown then the All Words search should be used e If no results are found and preferences are set appropriately you may be prompted to perform a Sounds Like phonetic search Click Yes if you want the phonetic search performed A Results List should appear To sort the list click on the sort order desired Title Author or Call Number Use the arrows at the right to scroll up and down through the list Double click on a title to see more complete information on that item When viewing the Item Details you can click on any blue hyperlink to perform a search on that term title authors subjects series etc When viewing the Item Details you can click on the Previous and Next arrows at the bottom of the window to browse through the item records B Boolean Search 1 Search Term Box Enter the word or terms to search for Search Help Click here to learn more about searching Big6 Click here to review the Big6 steps and the questions to ask at each step New Search Click here to return to a clean Search window Search All Words When selected it will search for the indicated term in the All Words index Accession Date When selected it will search for the indicated term in
14. ated term in the Author index 6 Titles When clicked it will search for the indicated term in the Title index 7 Subject When clicked it will search for the indicated term in the Subject index 8 Call Number When clicked it will search for the indicated term in the Call Number index 9 Series When clicked it will search for the indicated term in the Series index 10 All Words When clicked it will search for the indicated term in the All Words index This is the default that will be searched when the enter key is pressed To search with the simple search Type the word or words you wish to find in the Search For box at the top of the window Alexandria 5 Basic Teacher s Manual 3 Accossian Date Authors Barcodes Biblia grapliles Call Spmbers Curriculum Codes Full Subject Interest Code IBS I5 LCUN Location Shelving Medium Fublicatian Year Publisher feries Subpect Terms Titips Introduction to Searching Click on the type of search you wish performed Title Author Call Number Series Subject or All Words NOTE Remember that multiple words in the Search For box for an All Words search imply an AND search NOTE For searches other than the All Words search it is important to know that the information is keyworded as phrases only and not individual words This means that performing a Title search Catcher Rye will not return Catcher in the Rye because it does not start Catcher
15. dge of courage Wreght Batty Re book When viewing the item details you can click on any blue hyperlink to perform a search on that term title authors subjects series etc When viewing the Item Details you can click on the Previous and Next arrows at the bottom of the window to browse through the item records 16 Alexandria User s Manual Alexandria Searching Alex for Faculty A Types of Searches e Simple Search This search option allows you to type in a search term and then select either Title Author Subject Call Number Series or All Words Boolean Search This search allow you to add up to six different search criteria using the Boolean operators AND OR AND NOT and THROUGH It also offers many different indexes to search using the All Words drop down menu Browse Search Type in a term and then click on the index you wish to search This search option will show you if that term exists in the library records and how many of the records contain the term e Study Program Search If your library uses Accelerated Reader or any other reading programs your students can use this search to find books with tests that match their interest and reading levels Explore Search This is an add on that your library may or may not have It is an icon based search that allows students to click on different buttons as they move through their search e 739 50 Search This is another add on search that allo
16. e will not return Catcher in the Rye because it does not start Catcher Rye however a Catcher Rye All Words search will return Catcher in the Rye There is no such thing as a title or subject keyword index in Alexandria at this time If the order the information is entered is unknown then the All Words search should be used e f no results are found and preferences are set appropriately you may be prompted to perform a Sounds Like phonetic search Click Yes if you want the phonetic search performed A Results List should appear To sort the list click on the sort order desired Title Author or Call Number Use the arrows at the right to scroll up and down through the list Double click on a title to see more complete information on that item When viewing the Item Details you can click on any blue hyperlink to perform a search on that term title authors subjects series etc When viewing the Item Details you can click on the Previous and Next arrows at the bottom of the window to browse through the item records To perform a Boolean search 14 Alexandria User s Manual Choose Search from the Show menu Searching Alex for Students e Click on the Boolean tab Type the word or words you wish to find Click on the arrow in the field that says Search All Words to select a type of search NOTE Remember that multiple words in a search box for an All Words search imply an And search
17. ected it will search for the indicated term in the Publication Year index Publisher When selected it will search for the indicated term in the Publisher index Series When selected it will search for the indicated term in the Series index Subject Terms When selected it will search for the indicated term in the Subject Terms index Subject terms are the individual subfields in a MARC subject tag Titles When selected it will search for the indicated term in the titles index And When selected the preceding and following search terms must be in each record returned Or Located in the same drop down menu as the And when selected either the preceding Or following search term must be in each record returned Alexandria 5 Basic Teacher s Manual 5 Introduction to Searching 22 23 24 25 26 And Not Located in the same drop down menu as the And when selected the preceding search term must be in each record returned but if the following search term occurs the record is eliminated from the list Through Located in the same drop down menu as the And this operator is only available when not searching by All Words This operator allows the user to search a range of the index i e call numbers 500 Through 599 More Options Click here to allowing searching by more terms than are currently available Up to six different terms may be searched at one time Fewer Options Click here
18. is probably better to search subject terms rather than full subjects 3 Search for Greek OR Roman AND Mythology Then search for Mythology AND Roman OR Greek Why in the second search does Zorba the Greek appear Enter Greek in the first search term Make sure the search term drop down menus at the left are still on All Words Change the first Boolean operator from And to Or Type Roman in the second box Make sure the second Boolean operator is still set to And Alexandria 5 Basic Teacher s Manual 11 Introduction to Searching Type Myth in the third box and then click on the dictionary to the right of the third box The dictionary will list all search terms for the All Words index Look at all the search terms and how many items have the word mythology Double click on Mythology Notice that by double clicking on the word Mythology Alexandria selected that word and typed it into the third search box Third Rule of Searching Use the Browse button on the Boolean search to check the keyword list to make sure that the search term that was entered is a valid term in the Alexandria system Also teach patrons for whom spelling or typing may be a difficulty how to use the browse to make searching easier Click on Search or press lt enter gt A list will appear with 15 titles Sort the list by title by clicking on the word title above the title column Scroll down The last title should be The Warrior Goddess Athena Click on the New
19. ng the list of study program items that should be returned 6 All Words Use this field to limit the items returned to only those containing the individual words This is very useful if you do not know the subject you wish to search or if you have a specific author you wish to read 7 Search Click here to perform the search indicated E Explore Search Alexandria Explore is an iconic search interface which can be configured by the librarians It is an add on to Alexandria and is not appropriate for a basic training With its purchase comes approximately 130 windows with up to 15 predefined searches on each window Please contact COMPanion if you wish to purchase Alexandria Explore or a training manual with exercises for teaching librarians how to configure it F Beginning With vs Exact Match Search 1 Search for cat using the boolean search Note the number of titles returned then search for cat A list of approximately 84 titles appear Search List icons Holds and Reservations Click here to enter a patron barcode and password to place a hold or a reservation e Save List Click here to save all currently highlighted items to a NEW saved list Such lists can be printed in various formats Clone Click here to save all items in the current list to a NEW saved list Print a Report Click here to select a report format All reports appear on the screen first in a word processor If the preferences allow the
20. one from the Items Details window when a simple list is generated Clone a results list when you want to perform another search without losing your previous results Clone a save list when you want to modify the current list without losing your old list Alexandria 5 Basic Training Manual 21 Save Lists You can move between fields on the Boolean search window by pressing tab You can change the Boolean operator from an And to an Or Not or Through by clicking on the arrow in the field with the And operator and highlighting the operator of your choice Use the Through operator to select a range of search terms like authors starting with A AD or call numbers 500 525 22 Alexandria 5 Basic Training Manual Save Lists Let s Practice Increase your options and do a Boolean search for Call Numbers 500 Through 599 using the Boolean operator And and an Any Word search for Mars Alexandria 5 Basic Training Manual 23 Save Lists 24 Alexandria 5 Basic Training Manual
21. ors subjects series etc When viewing the Item Details you can click on the Previous and Next arrows at the bottom of the window to browse through the item records 2 Search for subject term Civil War Compare results to an All Words search for Civil War and then Civil AND War and then Civil AND War To perform a Boolean search 18 Alexandria User s Manual e Choose Search from the Show menu Searching Alex for Faculty e Click on the Boolean tab Type the word or words you wish to find Click on the arrow in the field that says Search All Words to select a type of search NOTE Remember that multiple words in a search box for an All Words search imply an And search Set the Collection drop down menu to appropriate collection or group to search and click on the Search button or press enter The default is Local Collection Other collections are only available when the Alexandria WAN option is purchased registered and set up Alexandria User s Manual 19 Searching Alex for Faculty 20 Alexandria User s Manual B cag B LIN B TUB FIC BEA FIC BEA FIC DEN f no results are found and preferences are set appropriately you may be prompted to perform a Sounds Like phonetic search Click Yes if you want the phonetic search performed A Results List should appear To sort the list click on the column head ing of the sort order desired Title Author Availabili
22. s if you want the phonetic search performed A Results List should appear To sort the list click on the column head ing of the sort order desired Title Author Availability Medium or Call Number Use the arrows at the right to scroll up and down through the list Alexandria 5 Basic Teacher s Manual 7 Introduction to Searching To view a title highlight it and click on the Details button or double click on the title LL RENTE E L i mena i ni BE a DEE B way nU 2d 53 FRA Recanstructian altar the Civil Wa RT pr Hf bigi B can Utysses 5 Grant O Shei Tien book B LIM Young Abraham Lincoln log cabim Woods amp n rmw book B TUB Tho valug of helpinge tne stery of Jaherson amn Oo book FIC BEA Turm hamaward Hennalaan Beatty Patricia book FIC BEA WG cames with Canons Heat ty Patricia book Fit DEN men wil thes crudi war be overt t Denenberg Barr book FIC EEI Rifles fer Vati Faith Hares bock FIC MCC Young Inisana Jones and tho plant McCay William book FIC MIT Gone with the wind Mitchell Margari book FIC WS Caleb s choice Wisler G Cliftar book FIC vi The red badge of courage Wreght Batty Re book When viewing the item details you can click on any blue hyperlink to perform a search on that term title authors subjects series etc When viewing the Item Details you can click on the Previous and Next arrows at the bottom of the window to browse through the item records C Browse Search Use
23. the accession date index Accession dates are stored in YYYYMMDD format Y year M month D day Authors When selected it will search for the indicated term in the Author index 4 Alexandria 5 Basic Teacher s Manual Or And hot Threunt Introduction to Searching 8 Barcodes When selected it will search for the indicated term in the Barcode index 9 Bibliographies 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 When selected it will search for the indicated term in the Bibliography index Call Numbers When selected it will search for the indicated term in the Call Number index Curriculum Codes When selected it will search for the indicated term in the Curriculum index Full Subject When selected it will search for the indicated term in the Full Subject index Full subjects are created by Alexandria by combining all subfields of the MARC subject tags together with between the subfields The subfields will be pasted together in this way in the order in which they are stored which may differ from the Library of Congress or Sears order Use the Browse to help in searching full subjects or use the Subject Terms search instead Interest Code When selected it will search for the indicated term in the Interest Code index ISBN ISSN LCCN When selected it will search for the indicated term in the Catalog Number index Publication Year When sel
24. to limit searching by less terms than are currently available The default number of search terms is three It is not necessary to click on fewer options when a user wants to only search by one term just enter the single term to search to the first search term box Browse Click here to view the entries for the index listed in the drop down menu at the right To perform a Boolean search e Choose Search from the Show menu e Click on the Boolean tab Search An wors LSJ Searcnan wors LS P 2 lre 6 Alexandria 5 Basic Teacher s Man Type the word or words you wish to find ual Introduction to Searching e Click on the arrow in the field that says Search All Words to select a type of search Accession Date Authors Barcodes Bibliographies Call Parme rs Curriculum Codes Full Subject Interest Code SBS S5 L UN Location Shelving Medium Publication Year Publisher feries Subject Terms Titips NOTE Remember that multiple words in a search box for an All Words search imply an And search Set the Collection drop down menu to appropriate collection or group to search and click on the Search button or press enter The default is Local Collection Other collections are only available when the Alexandria WAN option is purchased registered and set up f no results are found and preferences are set appropriately you may be prompted to perform a Sounds Like phonetic search Click Ye
25. ty Medium or Call Number Use the arrows at the right to scroll up and down through the list To view a title highlight it and click on the Details button or double click on the title way fir r D 873 8 FRA Ret nstructian anter tha CM wa eer p He es Utysses 5 Grant O Shal Tien book Young Abraham Lincoln log cabin Woods Andrmw bogi Tho valug of nalping tne stary of Jahers n amn Oo book Turm hamaward Hannglgg uasatty Patricia bog Wn cames with anmans Beatty Patricia bak men will tees crudi war be overt t Denenberg Barr book Rifles fer Vati Faith Hares bock Young Indiana Jones and tho plant McCay William book Gone with the wind Mitchell Margari book Calpb s choice Wisler G liftar bog The red badge of courage Wreght Batty Re book When viewing the item details you can click on any blue hyperlink to perform a search on that term title authors subjects series etc When viewing the Item Details you can click on the Previous and Next arrows at the bottom of the window to browse through the item records 3 Search for Greek OR Roman AND Mythology Then search for Mythology AND Roman OR Greek Why in the second search does Zorba the Greek appear la andr D Ale Save Lists A Selecting Titles for a Saved List 1 Find Greek OR Roman AND Mythology Sort list by title Select every other title To pick multiple items for a save list Click on the first item you wish to save
26. ws the user to search other libraries catalogs that have a Z39 50 server and are listed in the 739 50 Address Book B Four Rules of Searching First Rule of Searching When searching for short words or root words an exact match search might be better than the default beginning with search To make a search an exact match search put a period after the search term e g cat Second Rule of Searching To get a more complete results list use the Boolean search with an All Word search with one word in each search box If you have to search subjects then it is probably better to search subject terms rather than full subjects Third Rule of Searching Use the Browse button on the Boolean search to check the keyword list to make sure that the search term that was entered is a valid term in the Alexandria system Also teach patrons for whom spelling or typing may be a difficulty how to use the browse to make searching easier Fourth Rule of Searching When doing a Boolean search of three or more search terms when mixing Ands and Ors the order of the search determines the results that you receive When mixing ANDs and ORs if there is one search term that should appear in every record that search term should be the last thing searched for using the And Boolean operator C Lets Practice 1 Search for cat using the simple search Note the number of titles returned then search for cat To search with the simple search
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