Voyager OPAC - Introductory Session

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Voyager OPAC -Introductory Session

• Getting Started With Voyager

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Introduction

• Goals of todays session
• To provide an overview of the Voyager OPAC,
  including
• Basic Search using Search by options --
• Title / Journal / Author / Keyword (2 types) /
  Subject
• Search Limits
• Guided Keyword Search
• Saving results
• Answering any questions you may have about the
  OPAC

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Introductory Screen
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Basic Search Screen
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Search Tips
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Login Patron Info
( from the Test Database)
Personal Info, Items on Loan, Info on requests,
Loans Fines
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Search Limits
More Search Limits include Language, Location,
Medium, Item Type, Place of Publication
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Search by Title
Searches for string of words (or individual word)
will truncate last word automatically (e.g.
christmas car) Always omit initial articles (a,
an, the, le, la, l', etc.).
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Title Results - List
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Brief Record
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Full Record
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MARC Record
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Search by Journal Title
Searches for EXACT title, with automatic
truncation of last word. Type the first few words
of the title scientific amer
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Journal Results - List
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Journal Results - Brief
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Search by Author
For individuals, type last name followed by first
name (or, even better, last name followed by
first initial) einstein a (finds A, Al,
Albert, etc.) For organizations or groups, use
normal word order queen's university
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Search by Author
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Search by Author
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Search by Author
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Search by Keyword
(with relevance ranking)
To truncate, use ? constitut? To indicate
essential, use trudeau To search phrases,
use quotes "meech lake" Do NOT use the
connectors AND, OR, NOT
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Search by Keyword
(with relevance ranking)
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Search by Keyword
(with relevance ranking)
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Search by Keyword
(Command Boolean)
Use -- and, or, not To truncate, use ? child?
(finds child, children...) Quote to search
phrases "world wide web" Group using
parentheses (child? or teen?) and "world wide
web"
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Search by Keyword
(Command Boolean)
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Search by Keyword
(Command Boolean)
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Search by Subject Heading
Use either Library of Congress (LC) or Medical
(MESH) Subject Headings canada history
1867-1914 neonatology newton isaac
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Subject Heading - Results
Note Use the PREVIOUS and NEXT buttons to browse
the Subject Headings index.
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Subject Heading - Results
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Subject Heading - Results
Where are the Subject Headings?
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Subject Heading - Results
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Guided Keyword
ONTARIO, in the AUTHOR field CHARTER OF RIGHTS,
as a Phrase, in the TITLE field
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Guided Keyword
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Saving Results
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Saving Results
Returns plain text to the browser
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Saving Results
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