Melvin J. Zahnow Library
Saginaw Valley State University
Volume 8, Issue3
Spring 2003
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New CardCat Feature Enables Easy Searching for Videos, Other Specific Collections
Have you ever wanted to find only the videos Zahnow Library owns on a particular topic? Well, now you can with the implementation of a new feature in CardCat that creates a searchable subset of the library’s collection of videocassettes and DVD’s, separate from books and all other types of material.
This new capability was also added to assist those wishing to find only children’s literature or just electronic resources. These three specific collections – videos/DVD’s, children’s literature, and electronic resources – were created in response to some of the most frequently-asked questions of students and faculty.
Identifying all of the videos we own on the Civil War, for example, is a quick and easy process:
- At the library home page, click on CardCat
- To select a specific collection to search, click on the arrow on the drop-down box
- Click on your choice (e.g., Videos & DVD’s)
- Choose the type of search you want (e.g., Subject or Keyword), type in your subject or keyword, and then click on the Search button
Clicking on any of the Civil War-related subject headings that are displayed will take you to a list of the videos we have on that subject. You will also find the call number for each title, as well as an indication of whether it’s on the shelf or checked out.
If you would like any
assistance in using this new CardCat feature, please contact the Reference
Desk at ext. 4242.
Director's
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Celebrate National Library Week, April 6 - 12, 2003
New CardCat Feature Enables Easy Searching for Videos, Other Specific Collections
Aversion to Microforms Cured by Arrival of New Reader/Printers!
Locate Books in Print with Reviews
Anita Dey
Linda Farynk
John Mauch
Editors
Tom Latuszek
John Mauch
David Ran