Resources and Tools for Bibliographic Research. Search & Find Using Library Catalogues

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1 Resources and Tools for Bibliographic Research Search & Find Using Library Catalogues November 28, 2011 Donata Pieri

2 Index Definition University of Padova Library System Catalogue CaPerE E-journals Catalogue AIRE Cerca la citazione

3 What is a library catalogue? A library catalogue tells you what material (with specific information about the type of material) is held by a particular library. Most libraries have computerised catalogues which allow you to access the library catalogue via the Internet. This type of computerised catalogue is often called OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue).

4 What is a library catalogue? Usually you can not use the library catalogue to search for individual journal articles. To fully exploit the range of services on a modern library catalogue you need to understand what you are searching and how to search effectively.

5 What is a library catalogue? Bibliographic information about the work: the author and title of the work the publication date, publisher and other bibliographic information the type of material

6 What is a library catalogue? Item information about the copies of the book the library has: the item's location within the library or group of libraries the classmark of the item (this tells you where the book is on the shelf) the status of the item (whether it is currently on loan, available in the library, reference use only or other information) Resources and tools for bibliographic research: Search & Find Using Library Catalogues

7 What is a library catalogue? Item information about the copies of the book the library has:

8 What is a library catalogue? Item information about the journals the library has: the item's location within the library or group of libraries the classmark of the item (this tells you where the journal is on the shelf) the serial holdings (this tells you how many volumes are held and gaps) (this shows you other services linked to the item such as the online version)

9 What is a library catalogue? Item information about the journal the library has:

10 Catalogo del Sistema Bibliotecario Padovano <

11 Catalogo del Sistema Bibliotecario Padovano < User Functions These functions allow you: to access your borrowing record and your contact details online to renew your loans to place requests on items that are on loan to another user

12 Catalogo del Sistema Bibliotecario Padovano < User Functions To access these functions you will need to be a member of the library and have a user record on the library system.

13 Catalogo del Sistema Bibliotecario Padovano User Functions < Click on La mia tessera della biblioteca (My Library Card) Codice utente (User ID): insert your PhD enrollment number Password: the default password is your Fiscal Code; you are asked to change it Ask a member of library staff if you experience difficulties

14 Catalogo del Sistema Bibliotecario Padovano <

15 CaPerE Catalogo dei Periodici Elettronici < CaPerE is the catalogue of electronic journals of the University of Padova (subscribed, free and Open Access e-journals). User guide:

16 CaPerE Catalogo dei Periodici Elettronici <

17 CaPerE Catalogo dei Periodici Elettronici <

18 CaPerE Catalogo dei Periodici Elettronici < J ournal title Publisher Availability Full-text (other services)

19 CaPerE Catalogo dei Periodici Elettronici <

20 AIRE Cerca la citazione Starting from the citation of articles, books or journals, this search tool displays the list of services available for those documents and provides links to them. The citation linker can determine if the item is available electronically via full-text; if the item is available in print in the library or if the item needs to be requested through the interlibrary loan service. You can also access other services such as bibliometric indicators and tools for managing bibliographies.

21 AIRE Cerca la citazione

22 AIRE Cerca la citazione Starting from the citation of articles, books or journals, this search tool displays the list of services available for that document and provides links to them.

23 Thank you and Good Search!