1	The University of the West Indies Mona Library Prepared by The Mona Information Literacy Unit © 2007
2	Welcome to the OPAC tutorial The OPAC shows you what resources the UWI Library has Books Journals/Magazines Theses Electronic resources Videos Maps CDs ….. And more! where to find them
3	New features In addition, this OPAC allows you to view items on loan to you view your loan history view your own fines save searches … and more!
4	Logging in/out You do not need to sign in to use the OPAC for search purposes only. But, you will need to log in to verify your patron information see your personal library information and display options. To log in Enter your student ID number and UWI password
5	Navigation To navigate the OPAC, use the menu bar or click on the links.
6	How to search the OPAC You can search the OPAC by: Author e.g. morgan paula Title/beginning of Title e.g. butterflies of the world Words from Title e.g. butterflies world Keywords e.g. death penalty Call number e.g. TX349 R58 1996 Subject e.g. capital punishment
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8	Author search - Results
9	Title search
10	Title search - Results
11	Words from Title
12	Words from Title - Results
13	Searching by Topic First, break down your essay question/topic into keywords: What are the main terms? List some synonyms of the main terms. Under what related topics could you look to find relevant information? Example: Death penalty hanging Capital punishment lethal injection state execution human rights …
14	Keyword search
15	Keyword search - Results
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18	Searching by Subject
19	Searching by Subject (cont’d) Popular term Prescribed subject
20	Subject search How can you find the prescribed subject term(s) to use? First, do a keyword search on your topic Identify a relevant record Click on the number in the leftmost column for full record for that item
21	Look for useful subject headings Click on a useful subject heading to find other items on the same subject
22	Jot down useful subject headings for future searches on your topic
23	Searching by Call number The call number is a unique code assigned to each item in the Library. It identifies the item in the collection helps you locate the item on the shelves serves to group books together according to subject Searching by call number is like searching by subject terms. If you’ve found an item that is useful, you can use its call number to find other related items. Searching by call number on the OPAC virtually allows you to browse the shelves from your computer.
24	Browsing by Call number (cont’d)
25	Browsing by Call number - Results
26	Finding the items you need Even though items have similar call numbers, they may be organized in various collections in the Library e.g. RBC, World Bank, West Indies & Special Collections. They also may be housed in different buildings i.e., Main, Medical or Science Libraries.
27	To learn about other options for using the catalogue…. Read the Search Hints and the Help page. These provide information to make your searches more productive Watch the Library’s notice boards for training sessions on advanced searching
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