Transcript Welcome to Your Library

Welcome to Your
Library
This guide will introduce you to your
library’s Online Catalog. It describes the
features and functions available for
searching the catalog and locating items
in the library. If you need help, see the
Librarian, or click the Help button on any
screen.
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Logging In
 To access the Online Library please enter the following
address in the address bar of your web browser:
 http://www.southeasternlibrary.com
 This will take you to the Online Library’s login page.
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Logging In
 In order to access the Library’s catalog and databases
you must first log in
 The library’s online catalog is password-protected. You
must have a Username and Password to log into the
system as a patron
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Logging In
 Students: Your Username is the 7 digit number which
appears on your I.D. card, and your Password will be
the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number.
 Faculty and Staff: Your Username is your fist name
+the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number, your
Password is your last name.
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Catalog Keyword Search Page
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Catalog Keyword Search Page
 This is the Catalog Keyword Search Page.
From here you can search the library’s
catalog.
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Keyword Search
Keyword Search lets you search for items based on the
keywords you enter. You can use one or more
keywords as your search term. When you use two or
more words in a search term, the system searches for
items that contain all the words.
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Keyword Searching
 With Keyword searching you can enter your
term/s and choose whether you want to search
by Title, Author, Subject, etc. Or you can
search under All Headings.
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Advanced Search
 Click the Advanced Search link to display
the Advanced Search screen. Advanced
Search lets you create complex searches.
You can use up to three search terms and the
logical functions And, Or and Not.
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Advanced Search
 And-Finds items that contain the 1st search term And
the 2nd search term.
 Or-Finds items that contain the 1st search term Or the
2nd term.
 Not-Finds items that contain the 1st term but Not the
2nd term
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Search Results Page
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Item Records
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Item Record
When reviewing an Item Record note the key information:
Location, Call Number, and Status.
Location-Tells you on what
campus the item is located.
Call Number-Tells you where
in the library the item is
located.
Status-Tells you whether the
item is on-self at this time
Please make sure that the item you want is located on your
campus, if not please see the librarian regarding ILL
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Item Record
Some other elements of the Item Record to note:
Title and Author Statement
A new feature of the Item
Record is the inclusion of
cover jacket images.
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Item Record Extras
The Item Record Page also features
additional information including:
Related Terms-which gives you
additional terms and topics related to
the selected item.
The Item Record Page also
features links to online news feeds
related to your topic from Google
and MSN.
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Using Databases
 From the Keyword Search Page you can access a
variety of online databases in order to find journal,
magazine, and newspaper articles, as well as images
and multimedia content.
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LIRN
Library Information Resources Network
 The LIRN database is the most comprehensive database available
to you through the KES online library.
 LIRN is accessible from the KES “Splash Page” by clicking on the
Library Information Resources Network link.
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LIRN
The
Library Information Resources Network contains a
collection of library and information resource databases,
which provide access to a vast array of scholarly resources
including magazine and journal articles, newspapers,
reference works, and ebooks, as well as audio/visual files.
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Infotrac/Powersearch
 From the LIRN main
page choose the
Infotrac database.
 Once in the Infotrac
database, choose
the Powersearch
option. This will allow
you to search a
collection of
databases at once.
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Full Text Searching
 When searching the
Databases for
articles, be sure to
check the Full Text
box.
 You can further
refine your searches
by limiting results to
Peer-reviewed
journals only.
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Conclusion
 The online library is here to help facilitate
your education.
 Please take time to explore all of the
many features available to you through
Online Library.
 If you have any questions or need help
please do not hesitate to ask your
librarian for assistance.
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Good Bye
Created by Jonathan Koch MLS.
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