Webinar - Searching the Catalog: Keyword and Browse
Topic
This webinar session explores how to refine your searches by taking advantage of different kinds of searches that the catalog can do.
Questions addressed include
- Why am I getting this search result when my search terms aren’t in the record?
- How do I find this record again?
- There are many A. Hams -- how do I search for the one who dueled Aaron Burr?
- Can I divide these 800+ search results into smaller chunks?
- Is there an alphabetical index of the catalog?
- Can I just #AskACataloger about this?
Formally, topics include
- MARC view (a glimpse behind the scenes)
- Catalog record numbers / bibliographic identifiers
- Marks of truncation
- Library forms of name / authorized access points
- Keyword searching
- Keyword anywhere
- Name keyword
- Subject keyword
- Boolean searches
- Browse searches
- Name browse
- Subject browse
- Cross references
About Our Host
Amy Tims, Cataloging Initiatives Librarian. Amy joined the AAS staff in 2012 as a cataloger for the North American Imprints Program (NAIP), and she now takes on a variety of projects to enhance access to the Society's holdings.
This webinar is full.
Each session is standalone and includes time for an open Q & A with an AAS staff member.
The webinars are held on Zoom.
Upon signing up, participants are emailed a link to the Zoom meeting and a link to a reference sheet that they can download, take notes on, and print out at their convenience.
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