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Introduction

Accessing

• Course Reserves Search -
• Why Do you Need to Know Your UW-W ID Number? -
• What's Your UW-W ID Number? -
• What's Your Last Name? -
• (Access) Practice Time! -

Searching - Four Search Modes

1. Basic Search - Why Use the Basic Search? How to Get to the Basic Search
   • (Basic Search) Practice Time! -
2. Advanced Search - Why Use the Advanced Search? How to Get to the Advanced Search
   • Boolean Logic - Drop-down Menus
   • Boolean Logic: Radio Dials -
   • Search By - Menus & Options
3. Course Reserves - What are Course Reserves? Why Use the Course Reserves Search? How to Get to the Course Reserves Search
   • Searching Course reserves - How to Get to the Course Reserves Search. How to Search Course Reserves
   • Is it Online or in Hard Copy? -
4. Recent Acquisitions- Not covered in the tutorial; select options from menus.

Search Techniques - Two Methods

1. Search by Keyword - What is a Keyword? What is Keyword Searching? How to Select Searching by Keyword
   • Basic Search Features -
   • Advanced Search Features -
   • Truncation -
   • Boolean Operators -
   • How to Find a Phrase -
   • Congratulations! You have completed the keyword module! -
2. Search by Relevance - Why Search by Relevance? Features
   • Ranking the Results -
   • How Does the Catalog Rank Results? -
   • How to Select Searching by Relevance, Truncation and Limits -
   • Changing Weight -
   • The Title List (relevance) -
   • The Item Record (Relevance - )
   • 8 - Yippee! You have finished the Relevance module!

Browse Techniques - 5 Methods

1. Search by Author
   • How a Search by Author Work -
   • How to Look Up Individuals as Authors -
   • How to Look Up Groups as Authors -
   • The Headings List (Search by Author) -
   • The Headings List Continued (Search by Author) -
   • The Title List (Search by Author) -
   • The Item Record (Search by Author) -
   • The Item Record Continued (Search by Author) -
   • Search by Author Practice Time! -
   • Congratulations! You have completed the Search by Author Module! -
   • Oops! -
2. Search by Title
   • How a Search by Title Works -
   • How to Look Up Titles -
   • The Headings List (Title Search) -
   • The Item Record (Title Search) -
   • The Item Record Continued (Title Search) -
   • You have finished this module! Sweet! -
3. Search by Journal Title
   • Search by Journal Title 1 - How a Search by Journal Title Works
   • Search by Journal Title 2 - How to Look Up Periodicals
   • Search by Journal Title 3 - The Title List (Journal Title Search)
   • Search by Journal Title 4 - The Item Record (Journal Title Search)
   • Search by Journal Title 5 - The Item Record Continued (Journal Title Search)
   • Search by Journal Title 6 - Superb! You are done with this module!
4. Subject Heading
   • Search by Subject Heading 1 - How it Works
   • Search by Subject Heading 2 - Where Do I Find Subject Headings?
   • Search by Subject Heading 3 - How to Look Up Subject Headings
   • Search by Subject Heading 4 - The Headings List
   • Search by Subject Heading 5 - The Title List
   • Search by Subject Heading 6 -The Item Record
   • Search by Subject Heading 7 - Stupendous! You are done with this module!
5. Call Number
   • Search by Call Number 1 - How to Find Something on the Shelf
   • Search by Call Number 2 - How it Works
   • Search by Call Number 3 - How to Look Up Call Numbers
   • Search by Call Number 4 - The Title List
   • Search by Call Number 5 - The Item Record
   • Search by Call Number 6 - Hurrah! You have finished in record time!

Setting Limits

• Setting Limits 1 - What are Limits? Notes About Limits
• Setting Limits 2 - Three Methods
• Setting Limits 3 - Quick Limits
• Setting Limits 4 - Practice Time!
• Setting Limits 5 - Set More Limits & Limit Results
• Setting Limits 6 - Setting Limits
• Setting Limits 7 - Practice Time!
• Setting Limits 8 - Search Limits are in Effect!
• Setting Limits 9 - Results
• Setting Limits 10 - Yeah! You have completed this module!

Search History

Citations

• Citation 1 - What is a Citation?
• Citation 2 - What do I Need For My Citation?

Print/Save/Email Options

• Print/Save/Email Options 1 - Introduction
• Print/Save/Email Options 2 - Marking the Records
• Print/Save/Email Options 3 - Which Records?
• Print/Save/Email Options 4 - How to Print
• Print/Save/Email Options 5 - How to Save
• Print/Save/Email Options 6 - How to Email

Personal Record

• Personal Record 1 - Introduction
• Personal Record 2 - Renewing Materials
• Personal Record 3 - Checking the Status of Requests

Requesting Materials

• Request 1 - Requesting Materials
• Request 2 - Holds
• Request 3 - Universal Borrowing (UB)

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Last Revised: MS - 8/10/2007