Transcript Intro to Go-Cat, with emphasis on A/V and Reserve searching. Steve Schermerhorn

Intro to Go-Cat, with emphasis
on A/V and Reserve searching.
Steve Schermerhorn
These slides are on the web @
library.deltacollege.edu/gocatintro.ppt
With special emphasis on locating:
Audio-Visual
Materials
and
Reserves
Go-Cat Access
• Via Library web page:
• library.deltacollege.edu
• Or, directly to the catalog:
• gocat.deltacollege.edu
• Also, in the library, at every
public access PC
• Available anytime, except
during nightly backup…
10pm-11pm nightly, and
midnight-4am on Saturday.
Go-Cat
The Basics, Page 1 of 3.
Go-Cat
lists every title that the
Goleman Library owns:
Where
copies of those titles are located;
AND if they are available now, or in use
by someone else;
Go-Cat
allows you to search for
library titles:
Search
by Subject/Title/Author OR
Keywords, and Reserve Book Room
(Instructor/Course)
Go-Cat
The Basics, Page 2 of 3.

Limit Search
You may apply limits to any search.
 Limit options are Date (limit by year or
year range), Type of Materials,
Language.


Sort Search
 You
may sort any search result by
Author, title, subject, material
type, date of publication, reverse
date of publication
Go-Cat
The Basics, Page 3 of 3.
“My Account”
Renew
your materials:
Extend
the return date on your
materials;
Track
your requests and fines:
Access
your fine and request lists.
Place or cancel your requests.
Go-Cat
Types of materials listed.
Goleman
Library holdings:
Books
Magazine
and Journal titles / issues
Videocassettes
Compact disc
Music
&
Spoken word
DVD
Atlases
Music
scores
Reserve Book room
Web information
Go-Cat
Location of items
Go-Cat
tells you what the library owns
AND where these items are:
Location
of collection
Library of Congress Call Number
(Idea: materials with same subject get
the same call number)
Sample:
Reserve/A-V Desk Area 1st Flr  location
[RES] QA152.2 .L52 2000x v. 1 lccn
Call # for video: “Intermediate Algebra”
Sample Search 1 of 3:
I want to find all the video that
the library has about
Electron Microscopy…
(Subject Keyword search,
with video limit)
Enter a search term;
use ? To truncate Keywords.
Click on the “Add Limits” button.
Choose Video limit
Start a keyword subject search
Sort your results
Get the call number,
and see if the items are checked out
Sample Search 2 of 3:
Does the library have any
DVDs in Spanish?…
(Title keyword (DVD), with
language limit)
Enter DVD
Limit by Language
Search by Title Words
Sort by title
List of audio visual format used
in GoCat title field:
• A/V formats we own in the library AND that you can
search in Go-Cat (via Title Keyword search):
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DVD
Videorecording
Compact disc
Audio cassette
Phonograph record
computer file
Electronic resource
• You may search these terms as a “Keyword/Title”, and/or
limit by “Material format” to get browseable lists of our
titles.
Sample Search 3 of 3:
Does the library have any
recordings of Schubert’s 5th
symphony?…
(Author heading search)
Use Heading search
Search by author (composer),
I’ve also included the start of
the form of the piece (symphony)
Limit by format, if you wish,
but not necessary
Reserve Room searching:
All materials in the Reserve
Room are searchable by
Instuctor name AND
Department Name/Course
Name…
(As well as by Keyword, and Author/Title/Subject)
Use Reserve Room
Enter an instructor’s last name,
and click Search by instructor
Full Record Information link
lists availability.