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  2. e-learning@luhs Pegasus: Online Catalog Contents: This computer-based learning (CBL) course introduces searching features in the library’s online catalog Note: this course has 32 slides and should take 10-15 minutes to complete. March 2008 2

  3. Menu Basic SearchPrinting Results Limiting your searchSearching for new books Advanced SearchFind print & electronic journals Display Search ResultsPatron Information Find e-books

  4. Pegasus • Pegasus is Loyola University’s online catalog and contains the records of materials in all Loyola Libraries (Health Sciences, Cudahy, Lewis, Law, Rome Center). • To Start, go to the Health Science Library’s homepage at http://library.luhs.org • Click on Library Catalog (Pegasus) found in Quick Links

  5. Basic Search • The Basic Search allows you to choose a specific type of search. Pegasus scans specific lists when you choose to search the title, journal title, author, subject heading, or call number.

  6. How to Search • Enter your search words or phrases in the text box: • Indicate a type of search or a specific field in which to search:

  7. Searching Tips • Title search:enter as much of the title as you know, omit initial articles (a, an, the). If you don’t know the exact title, use the Advanced search method. • Author: enter author’s last name followed by first name or initial, if known. • Truncation: in a basic search, the system automatically truncates on the right; if you search Textbook of med, it will retrieve Textbook of medicine, Textbook of medical etc.

  8. Limit your search • To use Limit, Pull down menu or click on More Limits. • A particular library • Item type • Language • Year • Place of Publication • Medium • Publication Status

  9. Advanced Search • The Advanced Search: • Allows you to combine terms using Boolean Logic. • Use to search when exact titles, authors, subjects are not known.

  10. Advanced Search • Enter keywords in boxes.

  11. Advanced Search • Use the drop-down menu to indicate how you would like the system to search for the term(s).

  12. Advanced Search • Choose which field(s) you wish the system to search and click the search button.

  13. Search Results • Results are displayed in descending order by date but may also be sorted by Author, Title or Publication Date.

  14. Displaying a Record • Click on the number or title of the item you wish to view. The default is the Brief View. • The Brief View provides concise bibliographic information, location, and circulation status for an item. • The Full View provides a more expanded, detailed description and may include the table of contents for the book.

  15. Displaying a Record • Note that each entry has location and call number information. • You can order items from other Loyola Libraries by filling out the interlibrary loan form on our website.

  16. Brief View

  17. Long View

  18. Electronic Books An e-link on a record, indicates electronic access; click on the e-link to access the title.

  19. Printing Results • Indicate which records you would like to print/save by clicking the corresponding boxes in the first column. You may click as many boxes on the page as you wish. • Go to the Print/Save/E-mail Options table at the bottom of the record. Indicate whether you would like to print/save all the records on the page or just the records you selected.

  20. Printing Results The results can then be printed or saved.

  21. E-mailing Records After checking which titles you want, enter your email address and click Send Email

  22. Searching for New Books • Click on the New Books tab.

  23. Searching for New Books Select Library Location and time frame. Choose sortingoption and click on search

  24. Searching for Journals • You can search Pegasus to find out whether a Loyola Library owns a particular journal. • Pegasus also has holdings information: • Indicates which Print volumes/years are available. • If there is an electronic version of a print journal, there will be an e-link in the record. • NOTE: if there is NO print match for the title being searched, you must check the e-journal list for holdings found on the library homepage or at this link: http://library.luhs.org/ejnl/alpha/alpha.htm

  25. Searching a Journal Titles • Enter the journal name in the Basic Searchbox and click on search.

  26. Journal Title Display • Choose the Health Sciences (H.S.)Library’s record by clicking on the journal title

  27. Journal Record

  28. Patron Information • The Patron Info Records lists: • The items you have charged out. • All overdue items. • All requested items. • To access this record, click on the Patron Info button.

  29. Patron Information • Enter the barcode number from your Medical Center ID and your last name and click on the login button.

  30. Patron Information • Within the Patron Record, you can: • Print a list of all items you have checked out. • Renew items not currently overdue. • Place/delete holds on items.

  31. Help • For more information on or help using Pegasus, contact a Research Services Librarian at: • 708-216-9192 • Researchservices@lumc.edu

  32. Pegasus: Online Catalog Exit We hope this Computer Based Learning course has been both informative & helpful. Feel free to review the screens of this course until you are confident about your knowledge of the material presented. Click the Take Test button on the left side of the screen when you are ready to complete the requirements for this course. Click on Reports and select Transcript to view your completed education. Select Exit to close the Student Interface. 32

  33. Pegasus: Online Catalog Boolean Logic Boolean logic allows you to combine search terms. “AND” narrows the search; BOTH Term A and Term B are included in the results. “OR” broadens the search; EITHER Term A or Term B are included in the results. Useful when searching synonyms. “Not” eliminates a term from the search. Term A NOT Term B means Term B will not be found in any of the results. Click here to return to course

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