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Understanding Library Catalogs: CofC, PASCAL, and WorldCat Explained

This lecture focuses on library catalogs including the CofC Library Catalog, PASCAL Catalog, and WorldCat. A library catalog is an online database providing citations and locations for materials in a library. We will explore the various types of catalogs, their structures, and principles, including how to effectively search for items. Learn about the benefits of PASCAL's interlibrary loan service and how to use WorldCat to access materials from libraries around the globe. Discover practical tips for finding resources quickly and efficiently.

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Understanding Library Catalogs: CofC, PASCAL, and WorldCat Explained

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  1. LIBRARY CATALOGS:CofC Lib Catalog, PASCAL Cat, and WorldCat Dongmei Cao 10/22/2008class blog: http://lib105fall08.blogspot.com/

  2. In this lecture, we’ll discuss • CofC library catalog • PASCAL Cat (and PASCAL Delivers) • WorldCat (and InterLibrary Loan)

  3. What is a library catalog? • an online database that provides the citations and locations of all materials in a library • Various library catalogs: • different look (menus, record displays, commands) • same structure, principles • made up of bibliographic records • bib. record: detailed descrip. of a book or other lib materials

  4. CofC Lib Catalog

  5. CofC Lib Catalog

  6. CofC Lib Catalog Each type of search comes with tips for effective searching.

  7. CofC Libraries Catalog You can limit your search to a particular library, or parts of the libraries’ collections

  8. A list of search results title publication info author(s) Location, call number & status

  9. One bib. Record (detail) link(s) to more info online physical description contents (not always avail.) LC subject headings – link you to similar items on the subject

  10. CofC lib catalog: a recap • title • sometimes, a subtitle after a colon • author(s)/editor(s) • corporate author • pub. info • city, publisher, date of pub. • location/call number/status • phys. descrip. • # of pp., # of ill., height • LC subject headings • fields not always avail. • contents • links to more info online

  11. PASCAL Cat/ PASCAL Delivers • PASCAL: Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries • A union catalog • Why? • access to more resources • resource sharing • PASCAL Delivers (service): 5-day turn around • Sept. 06, >4 million (item records) • About Pascal Delivers

  12. If a book is not available (e.g. checked out) at CofC Library, check PASCAL Cat to see if you can get it through PASCAL Delivers.

  13. Hands on time … • Do a title search: Health care reform now in our catalog • Click on the PASCAL Delivers logo • Click on “Display Holdings of PASCAL Libs” • Questions for you: • Do we have this book in our catalog? • How many PASCAL libs have the book available? • Can you request the book through PASCAL Delivers if you need to?

  14. WorldCat • the world’s largest library network • holdings of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide • Why: • Resource sharing • Access to more • Use ILL (InterLibrary Loan) to request books or articles

  15. Hands on time … in WorldCat • Do a keyword search (in Basic Search mode): harlem renaissance (How manybook records do you get?) • Click on the Advanced Search tab • Search harlem renaissance as a phrase (keyword): “harlem renaissance” (How many book records do you get?) • Do a Subject Phrase search: harlem renaissance (How many book records do you get this time?) • Limit the above search to “Items in my library” (How many book records do you get?)

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