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Catalog Classic:
The ND catalog provides access to millions of different types of items owned by the Hesburgh Libraries. It includes books, periodicals (journals and magazines), maps, CD/DVDs, electronic databases, ebooks, and more. It does NOT include articles—for those you should visit (Find Articles).
Basic searching:
Keyword is the easiest and most flexible way to search the library catalog. It allows for a broad search of the libraries holdings in all fields of the catalog record: Title, Author, Publisher, etc.
Word searching combines words using connectors such as AND, OR, and AND NOT. Use the * for wild card searches.
Keyword | Alfred Hitchcock | AND Psycho
Keyword | Alfred Hitchcock | AND television
To search for films:
While in the ND catalog it is possible to limit your search by type. From the main catalog page select “Advanced Search” in the upper left hand corner. On the “Advanced Search” page you will see a section entitled “Multi-field Keyword Search” and within this area are options to “Limit” your search. For films you would simply select the drop down choice for “Visual (Films and Videos)” from the “All Formats” tab.
Catalog Plus:
This is the catalog that shows up when you first log on to the Hesburgh library's home page. This catalog functions differently when you input your search. For instance, if you want to find a film such as Walt Disney's Chicken Little you can input that in the search box on the home page and hit enter.
Notice that when the search results arrive the video does come back first but off on the right hand side there is an indication that there are "Two versions of this item." If you click on that text it will bring up just those two versions and you can examine the "Details" tab to see which item you actually want.
In Catalog Plus there are several things you want to pay attention to:
- On the Left hand side there are facets that can help you limit your search. i.e. by format, or library
- The versions always appear on the upper right hand corner of the item.
- Locations--this will show you where multiple items are housed, i.e. one at ND, one at St. Mary's, one in the Music and Media Unit, etc.
- Recall/Request--this link will only show up if an item is unavailable so that you can either recall it from another patron or request it via the Interlibrary Loan form.
- Details--this will give you the information about the item. In the case of media it will tell you if it is, for example, a regular DVD or a Blu-Ray.
- Reviews & Tags--if you are so inclined you can write things about the items here.
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