Chapter 102. Using the Public Access Catalog


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Basic Search

From the OPAC home, you can conduct a basic search of all materials owned by all libraries in your Evergreen system.

This search can be as simple as typing keywords into the search box and clicking the Search button. Or you can make your search more precise by limiting your search by fields to search, material type or library location.

The Homepage contains a single search box for you to enter search terms. You can get to the Homepage at any time by clicking the Another Search link from the leftmost link on the bar above your search results in the catalogue, or you can enter a search anywhere you see a search box.

You can select to search by:

Keyword —finds the terms you enter anywhere in the entire record for an item, including title, author, subject, and other information.
Title —finds the terms you enter in the title of an item.
Journal Title — finds the terms you enter in the title of a serial bib record.
Author —finds the terms you enter in the author of an item.
Subject —finds the terms you enter in the subject of an item. Subjects are categories assigned to items according to a system such as the Library of Congress Subject Headings.
Series —finds the terms you enter in the title of a multi-part series.
Bib Call Number —finds the terms you enter in the call number field of a bib record.

Tip

To search an item copy call number, if different from Bib Call Number, use Advanced Search: Numeric

Formats

You can limit your search by formats based on MARC fixed field type:

Cartographic material
Computer file
Kit
Language material - More commonly referred to as books
Manuscript cartographic material
Manuscript language material
Manuscript notated music
Mixed materials
Musical sound recording - This includes music on CD or other media.
Nonmusical sound recording - This includes books read aloud on CDs or other media.
Notated music
Projected medium - More commonly known as video formats like DVDs
Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object
Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic

Libraries

If you are using a catalogue in a library or accessing a library’s online catalogue from its homepage, the search will return items for your local library. If your library has multiple branches, the result will display items available at your branch and all branches of your library system separately.