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May 15, 2009 Jacquie Samples. Cool Tools: Cataloger’s Desktop. Objectives. Overview How to customize Searching techniques Where to get help or learn more. What is Cataloger's Desktop?.
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May 15, 2009 Jacquie Samples Cool Tools: Cataloger’s Desktop
Objectives • Overview • How to customize • Searching techniques • Where to get help or learn more
What is Cataloger's Desktop? • Provides access to AACR2 and LC’s most heavily used cataloging publications. With hypertext links, a single click takes you from one tool to the relevant section of others: • Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2) • Library of Congress Rule Interpretations • Subject Cataloging Manuals • MARC 21 Formats & Code lists • Hundreds of web-based cataloging resources
Logging on To log on to Cataloger’s Desktop, Click the link on the M&C Department page to open a browser session or go to http://desktop.loc.gov/Click the Log Onbutton to start a session.
Pop up blockers • You will need to select “If you use a popup blocker with your web browser please check here and click the Login button.” • Or, allow pop-ups on desktop.loc.gov to login without going through this extra step.
The Start page • Note the Start Over button. This always brings you back to the Document pane.
The Browse tab (Classic view) TOC pane Document pane
Results Tab • Displays the list of search results in the full screen
Doc/Results tab • Shows the search results together with the Document pane • Each of the search terms are highlighted
Search tab • Displays the TOC pane together with an Advanced Search template
Preferences tab • Allows you to limit the content of the TOC pane to the resources used most frequently • Also sets “Use my preferences” limit to searches.
Customization • Set Preferences for TOC and Searching • Add Bookmarks • Add Notes
Setting preferences • To remove resources that you seldom use, you can deselect them and save your preferred view in Preferences by clicking the “Set view” button.
Bookmarks and Notes • Allows you to customize resources to suit local needs and to create a personal file of notes and bookmarks • Group Notes and Bookmarks • Personal Notes and Bookmarks • Be Careful not to Delete Group Notes or Bookmarks!
Bookmarking • The Document tab must be opened to use the bookmark icon. • The list of saved bookmarks can then be seen on the tab.
Creating Notes • Similar to add Bookmark feature • From Document Tab, Use same Icon to create new note.
Using Preferences in Searches • Type search terms into box and click Limit by: • My Preferences • Full site • Type of material • Etc.
Selecting Resources in Browse • To select only certain sources of information to search, click the check box next to its listing in the TOC pane
Doing a search limited by Categories • Instead of browsing this view you can search the resources in this category by using the simple search box in the upper right corner
Restoring the full site view • To return to the full site once you have finished searching within a certain category, click the “Reset” TOC drop-down and then select “Use Full Site”
Where to find help from the Library of Congress • Quick Tips and other help at http://www.loc.gov/cds/desktop/web-faqs.html • Or click on the Training tab before logging in • This is the same page you are sent to by clicking the FAQs tab
Click the FAQs tab • To view Quick Tips • FAQs • Join the Catalogers’ Desktop Listserv • And more
Miscellaneous Info • All customization features (i.e., Preferences, Bookmarks) are stored as cookies on the cataloger’s personal workstation. For this reason, they cannot be shared and they will disappear if cookies are deleted. • Many remote databases are included • media, movie, theater and music guides, • historical society catalogs, • government agency websites, • Autocat archives, • OCLC documentation • The Feedback tab on the navigation bar allows customers to send commentsto CDS (alternatively accessed via http://desktop.loc.gov/feedback.asp). • 4. Search sessions time out after 60 minutes of inactivity.