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How to Use NIU's Online Library Catalog
Northern Illinois University
UNIV 105
Introduction• You can use library catalogs to find books,
DVDs, journals, music and a whole lot more• Cultural diversity can be found in many library
resources• Today we will use NIU's online library catalog to
find books about blacks in industrial engineering
The Website• Log on to this site: www.ulib.niu.edu
The Website• You can use NIU's online library catalog to
search for books by keyword, title, author or subject by using a drop-down menu
• In this case, we will search for books about blacks in industrial engineering by keyword
• Enter relevant term(s) in search box and click FIND (next to drop-down menu)
• Results are sorted by relevance (default)• Relevant terms: blacks, industrial engineering
Search Results• 50 items found in local catalog
Search Results• Results for this search include 49 books and 41
electronic resources (in general cannot assume these two formats are mutually exclusive)
• The first result is an e-book published in 2011• Click on the title (Environmental encyclopedia)
for more information about this resource (such as author and publisher)
• Compare your findings to the image on the next slide
Individual Entry
Entries• Individual entries contain several sections
– Location and availability– Table of contents (if entry is for a book)– Option to request item
• Entries also contain call numbers– Call numbers begin with a letter (varies from A to Z)– Sample e-book call number: Internet. GE10 .38 2010
• Books whose current status is Available can be checked out from the library
Keyword or subject?• Keywords can be in a title, abstract, subject, etc.
– Usually yields a large number of results– May retrieve irrelevant sources
• Subject refers to a given item's main topic• Controlled vocabulary takes care of synonyms
– ADD = attention deficit disorder
• Boolean operators can be used when searching library catalogs
Boolean Searches• AND (default) means both of two terms must appear
– Example: "global warming" AND "New Zealand"
• OR means at least one term must appear– Example: "atomic energy" OR "nuclear energy"
• NOT means you don't want a certain term– Example: "mouse" NOT "computer"
• These operators can be combined
NIU Libraries• Books available in NIU's main library collection are
in Founders Memorial Library– Call numbers A-E are on 2nd floor
– Call numbers F-P are on 3rd floor
– Call numbers Q-Z are on 4th floor
• Some books are in special collections– Government Publications Collection on 2nd floor
– Rare Books & Special Collections on 4th floor
• Law Library is in Swen Parson Hall
• Music Library is in the Music Building
Summary• You can use online library catalogs to find
almost any library material you want• You can search by keyword, title, author or
subject• If a book is not available in NIU's library system,
you can request it from another library by clicking on All i-Share Libraries
Your Turn• Use NIU's online library catalog to search for the
following (first by keyword, then by subject):– Hispanic Nobel Prize winners– Women in business marketing– Blacks in college sports
• What did you find?
Resources• University Libraries (NIU): http://www.ulib.niu.edu• Keyword vs. subject (online video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLClln7icdk• Finding a book in the catalog (online video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHHn5zI1W8Y• Requesting books through i-Share (online video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yBx5z48UzQ
Any questions?