I Spy a BOOK Searching the Online Catalogue

I Spy… a BOOK! Searching the Online Catalogue St. Agnes Junior High October 2011

Overview Definition n Where to go… n – SAJH Home Page n What to do… – Search Terms Another catalogue… n Ask me! n

What is a Catalogue? n I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog. – Sandra Cisneros American novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and poet

Ways to Search… Keyword n Title n Author n – Last name, first name Subject n Series n ISBN n – International Standard Book Number

Broad to Narrow n Good for beginning a search when it is unknown what type of material is available, or unsure where to begin on a topic…

Narrow to Broad n Good for searching unique topics or when a specific item, author, etc. is desired… n Adjust backwards to less specific if no results are returned

Try Synonyms and Plurals n Most subject headings in a catalogue are plural – ‘Dogs’ not ‘Dog’ n Searching for related words can return more results – Cooking, cookery, recipes, cuisine, food

Call Numbers FIC 031 KIN GUI

Another Catalogue… n Halifax Public Libraries – Serves a population of 372, 858 people – Collection consists of over 1 million items

Ask Me! n In class n Visit at lunch n Come after school n Send me an email! – eoprey@staff. ednet. ns. ca