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British Columbia Electronic Library Network

http://eln.bc.ca

Langara Library Technician Program Presentation November 3, 2006

Heather MorrisonBC ELN Project Coordinator

OutLook OnLine & the Cataloguer

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What is BC Electronic Library Network?

• Consortium of 30 post-secondary libraries

• Universities, colleges, technical institutes

• University of British Columbia

• Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

• Langara College

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What is OutLook OnLine?

• A service shared by BC’s public and post-secondary libraries

• 93 libraries• Union databases

– Records are merged– One search / all libraries’ results together

• Portal to BC Libraries via Z39.50– One search / separate results sets

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The BC Union Databases

• OutLook OnLine - public & post-secondary– Close to 3 million bib records– Over 7 million holdings

• ELN Serials - post-secondary & VPL– 175,000 bib records– 295,000 holdings

• ELN Media - post-secondary– 150,000 bib records– 200,000 holdings

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Cataloguing & the BC union databases

• Find BC materials• Share cataloguing with resource-sharing

partners• Importance of standard numbers - key for

matching:– ISBN– ISSN– LCCN

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Importance of standard numbers

• ISBN & ISSN are used to match records for the union databases

• ISBN is used to look up shelf status for books by Z39.50 in OutLook

• ISSN is used by link resolvers to match citation and fulltext for journal articles

• Number matches are more accurate than title / author

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BC Libraries via Z39.50

• University of British Columbia• Simon Fraser University• University of Northern British Columbia• University of Victoria

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Search Options

• Keyword– Can specify ISBN, ISSN, title, author

• Browse– Alphabetical browse - union databases only

• Advanced– Boolean options

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Exercises: Logging in

• URL: • http://bcuc-agent.auto-graphics.com• Library: ELNN• Username: lt#• Password: lt#

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Search

• Keyword search (anything)

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View Full Record

• Click on a title to view the full record• Note display format: 3 options - labelled, MARC, card• Default for ELNN is MARC

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Add to cart

• Click Add to Cart• Note Cataloguing option on left hand side

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Cataloguing Menu

• Download Record (download one bib record at a time)• Add to Cart• View Cart• Add Locations (not applicable)

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View Cart

• View Cart• Can Download, or Continue Searching & Adding to Cart• Note: Empty List - cart stays after downloading until

emptied

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New Search

• Note: “View my Cart” on right hand side of screen

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Empty List

• Click “View My Cart”• Download Record• Bib record is now in MARC format on your

desktop• Import into your ILS (Integrated Library

System)• Empty List

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Questions?

Heather MorrisonProject CoordinatorBC Electronic Library Networkhttp://eln.bc.ca604-268-7001