voyager opac - introductory session
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Voyager OPAC - Introductory Session. Getting Started With Voyager. Introduction…. Goals of today’s session: To provide an overview of the Voyager OPAC, including: “ Basic Search ” – using “Search by” options -- Title / Journal / Author / Keyword (2 types) / Subject Search Limits - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Voyager OPAC -Introductory Session
Getting Started With Voyager
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Introduction…
Goals of today’s session:
To provide an overview of the Voyager OPAC, including:
• “Basic Search” – using “Search by” options --
Title / Journal / Author / Keyword (2 types) / Subject
• Search Limits
• Guided Keyword Search
• Saving results
• Answering any questions you may have about the OPAC
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Introductory Screen
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Basic Search Screen
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Search Tips
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Login – Patron Info…(… from the Test Database)
Personal Info, Items on Loan,
Info on requests, Loans & Fines
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Search Limits
“More” Search Limits include:
Language, Location, Medium, Item Type, Place of Publication…
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Search by: Title
Searches for string of words (or individual word) & will truncate last word automatically (e.g. “christmas car”)
Always omit initial articles (a, an, the, le, la, l', etc.).
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Title Results - List
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Brief Record
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Full Record
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MARC Record
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Search by: Journal Title
Searches for EXACT title, with automatic truncation of last word.
Type the first few words of the title: scientific amer
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Journal Results - List
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Journal Results - Brief
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Search by: Author
For individuals, type last name followed by first name (or, even better, last name followed by first initial): einstein a (finds A, Al, Albert, etc.)
For organizations or groups, use normal word order: queen's university
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Search by: Author
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Search by: Author
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Search by: Author
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Search by: Keyword(with relevance ranking)
To truncate, use ?: constitut?
To indicate essential, use + : +trudeau
To search phrases, use quotes: "meech lake"
Do NOT use the connectors AND, OR, NOT
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Search by: Keyword(with relevance ranking)
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Search by: Keyword(with relevance ranking)
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Search by: Keyword(Command Boolean)
Use -- and, or, not
To truncate, use ?: child? (finds child, children...)
Quote to search phrases: "world wide web"
Group using parentheses: (child? or teen?) and "world wide web"
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Search by: Keyword(Command Boolean)
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Search by: Keyword(Command Boolean)
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Search by: Subject Heading
Use either Library of Congress (LC) or Medical (MESH) Subject Headings: canada history 1867-1914
neonatology newton isaac
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Subject Heading - Results
Note: Use the PREVIOUS and NEXT buttons to browse the Subject Headings index.
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Subject Heading - Results
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Where are the Subject Headings?
Subject Heading - Results
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Subject Heading - Results
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Guided Keyword…
ONTARIO, in the AUTHOR field
CHARTER OF RIGHTS, as a Phrase, in the TITLE field
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Guided Keyword…
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Saving Results…
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Saving Results…
Returns plain text to the browser…
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Saving Results…
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Questions?
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