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Searching Voyager #1: The Basics

“Now, voyager, sail thou forth to seek and find…” - Whitman. Searching Voyager #1: The Basics. Zale Library at Paul Quinn College David Hamrick, 2012. voyager.pqc.edu. CLICK ME. Here is where you start. CLICK ON “ WebVoyáge ” TO GO BACK TO THE START SCREEN. If you ever see this….

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Searching Voyager #1: The Basics

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  1. “Now, voyager, sail thou forth to seek and find…” - Whitman Searching Voyager#1: The Basics Zale Library at Paul Quinn College David Hamrick, 2012

  2. voyager.pqc.edu

  3. CLICK ME

  4. Here is where you start.

  5. CLICK ON “WebVoyáge” TO GO BACK TO THE START SCREEN If you ever see this… Don’t take it personally.It treats everyone this way. TECH STUFF: The server only has a certain number of ports available to send and receive data. If you are inactive for a few minutes, it drops you in order to open the port for other users. (If you really wanted to know why.)

  6. CLICK ME

  7. ENTER YOUR SEARCH HERE THIS CONTROLS THE TYPE OF SEARCH

  8. Suppose you have to read The Alchemist by Paul Coelho, and write a reflective paper on it. alchemist

  9. Let’s look at the results screen. • This gives us a summary of the item: • Title • Author • Wrong author!

  10. This is what we wanted: • Title • Author • Date of publication • Location (which part of the library) • Call number (exactly where on the shelf) • Status (can you check it out?) • “Charged” means it is checked out • “Discharged” or “Not charged” means it is available • “Multiple item statuses” means there is more than one copy, you have to check the holdings record

  11. “Multiple item statuses” means there is more than one copy. Is there one available to check out? What if you want to know more? What’s the difference between these copies, other than the dates?

  12. OR ON THE TITLEIF IT IS LINKED CLICK ON THE RESULT NUMBER…

  13. The default item view is “holdings.” This tells you the same basic information about the book, but also gives the status of each copy.

  14. Now, what is the difference between this edition and the others? CLICK “BIBLIOGRAPHIC” TO SEE MORE DETAIL

  15. The bib view has all the details about edition, publisher, etc. This edition of The Alchemist has some extra features. Good for writing a paper!

  16. To get specific information about the book you want: • The search results screen will show basic info • Author, title, date of publication • Location, call number (where to find it) • Status if single copy (available or not?) • Click on the number (or title) to see more • Default item view is holdings (available or not?) • Click the “bibliographic” tab to see the most detailed description

  17. Now we need to go find it on the shelf. To do that we need the location and call number. CLICK “HOLDINGS” TO FIND THEITEM’S LOCATION

  18. “Location” means the collection, or part of the library. “Call number” is like a specific street address for the item.

  19. LOCATIONS IN THE LIBRARY • STACKS (The main collection, 1st floor) • AV (Audio-visual; ask at the front desk) • REF (Reference, 1st floor, back left area) • Circulation Desk (Reserve materials) • ECC (Ethnic Cultural Center, 2nd floor) • CM (Curriculum Materials, 2nd floor) • Law Collection (2nd floor)

  20. LOCATIONS IN THE LIBRARY • Some locations have sub-collections • STACKS • Ashley Sloan Collection (1st floor near labs) • Hiawatha Williams Collection (1st floor near labs) • Fiction classics (2nd floor) • Texas Collection (2nd floor) • CM (Curriculum Materials) • Children’s Picture Books (2nd floor) • Children’s Chapter Books (2nd floor) • Children’s General Books (2nd floor) • These are indicated in the holdings record too

  21. NOW WE TACKLE THE CALL NUMBER! The book we want is in STACKS, and there is no note about a special collection.

  22. PQ 9698.13 .O3546 A4513 1998b • The call number has at least three main parts: • First is a group of 1-3 letters for the broad subject • “P” is language and literature • “PQ” is French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese lit. • Next is a number, a subdivision of the subject • Since the number is in the 9000s, what language do you think The Alchemist was written in? • The 9600s are for Portuguese literature from Brazil • “9698.13” is modern Brazilian authors whose last names start with “C”

  23. PQ 9698.13 .O3546 A4513 1998b • Next is a “Cutter number” • The first Cutter always begins with a decimal point… • Then a letter… • Then a number • This identifies a specific author or topic • Sometimes there are two Cutter numbers • “.O3546” identifies Paul Coehlo • All his other novels will be under this number too • “A4513” identifies The Alchemist

  24. First we have to find the PQ’s. Each section of shelves reads left to right, top to bottom, like a page in a book PL PL PN PN PN PL PN PN PQ PN PQ PQ PQ PQ PN PQ PR PR PQ PR PR PR PR PR PR

  25. Now we’re looking for the 9000s. Now for the 9600s... PQ 6728 PQ 6728 PQ 9263 PQ 9622 PQ 9288.3 PQ 6732 PQ 9684 PQ 9289 PQ 9698.1 PQ 9687 PQ 9698.1 PQ 9698.1 PQ 9698.11 PQ 9698.11 PQ 9698.1 PQ 9698.12 HERE THEY ARE--- 9698.13 PQ 9698.15 PQ 9698.2 PQ 9698.13 PQ 9698.13 PQ 9698.13 PQ 9698.2 PR 108 PR 108

  26. If there were more authors under 9698.13, we would look for the first Cutter number, .O3546. PauloCoehlo Zafir PQ 9698.13 .O3546 2005 PauloCoehlo The Alchemist PQ 9698.13 .O3546 A4513 1992 PauloCoehlo The Alchemist PQ 9698.13 .O3546 A4513 1992 PauloCoehlo The Alchemist PQ 9698.13.O3546 A4513 1993 PauloCoehlo Alchemist PQ 9698.13 .O3546 A4513 1998 PauloCoehlo Alchemist with notes PQ 9698.13 .O3546 A4513 1998b PauloCoehloThe Witch of Portobello PQ 9698.13 .O3546 B7813 2007 HERE IS THE ONE WE WERE LOOKING FOR

  27. PQ 9698.13 .O3546 A4513 1998b • Remember, look first for the section of the stacks where you find: • The letter group (class) • Then the number (subdivision) • Then the decimal point and letter/number combination (Cutter number)

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