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| − | | In this tutorial we will learn how to | + | | In this tutorial, we will learn: how to find an '''item''' using '''Search''' |
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| − | |To record this tutorial, I am using | + | |To record this tutorial, I am using '''Ubuntu Linux OS 16.04''' and |
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| 00:01 | Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on How to use OPAC. |
| 00:06 | In this tutorial, we will learn: how to find an item using Search |
| 00:13 | and, find an item using Advance Search. |
| 00:18 | To record this tutorial, I am using Ubuntu Linux OS 16.04 and
Koha version 16.05 |
| 00:32 | To follow this tutorial, you should have knowledge of Library Science. |
| 00:38 | To practice this tutorial, You should have Koha installed on your system. |
| 00:44 | And You should having working knowledge of Koha. |
| 00:49 | If not, please refer to the Koha Spoken Tutorial series on this website. |
| 00:56 | To begin with, I have added 2 more books on Microbiology. |
| 01:02 | One with author as Powar and Daginawala and another with author as Heritage |
| 01:12 | This makes it a total of 3 books in my library. |
| 01:17 | Before going ahead, Please add 2 more books of your choice into your library as has been explained in an earlier tutorial. |
| 01:27 | Open your Web Browser and type http://127.0.1.1/8000 |
| 01:40 | This URL is based on- The port number and domain name given at the time of installation. |
| 01:48 | Please type as per what you had mentioned.
Now, press Enter. |
| 01:55 | The homepage, Welcome to Spoken Tutorial Library opens. |
| 02:01 | On the top left side click on Search. |
| 02:06 | In the Search field, from the Library catalog, drop down, we can search by the following options: |
| 02:16 | Title, Author , Subject, ISBN , Series and Call number |
| 02:28 | I will type Microbiology in the search field. |
| 02:33 | And click on Go at the right side of the field. |
| 02:38 | All the Library items having the word Microbiology, is listed in the results. |
| 02:45 | The listed items with the search word, can be further sorted as per the user’s choice. |
| 02:52 | To do so, go to the right side of the list and click on the tab Relevance. |
| 02:59 | From the drop-down, I will select Author (A-Z). |
| 03:05 | You may choose any other relevant option as per your requirement. |
| 03:11 | Upon selecting Author (A-Z), a list of Authors is displayed in alphabetic order. |
| 03:19 | Look below the title of the listed items. Here, we can see the availability of that particular item across all the libraries. |
| 03:31 | So how can we improve our search for even better results? |
| 03:36 | We can do so by clicking on the ‘Refine Your Search' tab on the extreme left. |
| 03:43 | Then go to the various tabs under sections like: Availability, Authors, Item Types and Topics |
| 03:57 | Now, let us see what to do in case the required material is not found with a general search. |
| 04:06 | On the Search Catalog page, click on the link Advanced Search. |
| 04:12 | A new page with the title Search for, opens up. |
| 04:18 | Using the multiple dropdown options, we can refine our search for our required material. |
| 04:26 | From the first drop-down on the left side, select the appropriate option such as:
Keyword, Subject , Title , Author , Publisher, Publisher Location, ISBN and Barcode |
| 04:45 | I will select Subject. |
| 04:48 | And in the right side field, type the details of the option selected from the left side drop-down. |
| 04:56 | I will type Microbiology here. |
| 05:00 | Using the second dropdown option, I will select Author as Patel. |
| 05:08 | Using the third drop-down option, I will select Publisher as Pearson. |
| 05:16 | On the same page, notice the other options under the section Item Type- |
| 05:23 | Book |
| 05:25 | Reference |
| 05:27 | And Serial |
| 05:29 | Followed by options such as- Publication date range, Language and Sorting |
| 05:40 | So, under the section Item Type, I will click on the radio button for Books. |
| 05:47 | I will leave the Publication date range as blank. |
| 05:52 | For Language, select English from the drop-down. |
| 05:57 | Under the section Sorting:, for Sort by: I will select Author (A-Z). |
| 06:06 | After filling all details, click on Search at the bottom of the page. |
| 06:13 | This page will have a list of all items having the following:
Subject as Microbiology |
| 06:22 | Author as Patel, Arvind H. |
| 06:26 | Publisher as Pearson |
| 06:29 | Now, let’s go back to the Advanced Search page and click on: More Options button at the bottom of the section Search for: |
| 06:42 | On doing so, the layout of the Advanced search page changes. |
| 06:48 | Once again, in the first drop-down, I will select Subject. |
| 06:54 | Then I will type Microbiology. |
| 06:58 | Now come to the second row of options. |
| 07:02 | In the first drop-down, I will keep the option “and” as it is. |
| 07:09 | And in the drop-down to the right, I will select “Author”. |
| 07:14 | Then to the right of this, I will type “Patel”. |
| 07:19 | Next, come to the third row of options.
In the first drop-down, I will select the option “or”. |
| 07:28 | And in the drop-down to the right, I will select “Author”. |
| 07:34 | Then to the right of this, I will type“Heritage”. |
| 07:39 | After filling in all the details, click on the Search button at the bottom of the section. |
| 07:46 | If required, you can further expand the search using the search options under -
the section Item type or the rest of the options. |
| 07:58 | This is how we can search for items in the library using OPAC. |
| 08:04 | With this tutorial, you have now learnt how a user can easily search for a library item. |
| 08:11 | This brings us to the end of this tutorial. |
| 08:15 | Let us summarize
In this tutorial we learnt to- Find an item using Search |
| 08:24 | And Find an item using Advance Search |
| 08:29 | For Assignment
Using keyword as Biology, search for the list of Journals in OPAC |
| 08:37 | The video at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
Please download and watch it. |
| 08:44 | The Spoken Tutorial Project Team conducts workshops and gives certificates.
For more details, please write to us. |
| 08:54 | Please post your timed queries in this forum. |
| 08:58 | Spoken Tutorial project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.
More information on this mission is available at this link. |
| 09:10 | This is Bella Tony from IIT Bombay signing off.
Thank you for joining. |
