Introduction to IUCAT: Indiana University Libraries Catalog
Description of IUCAT
IUCAT contains records for more than 6.5 million items held by the Indiana University Libraries statewide.
IUCAT contains records for U.S. Government Publications since 1976, including most serials, and scattered holdings for older documents. The following materials have been cataloged since 1993: publications received from local, state, and foreign governments; international governmental organizations, including depository receipts from the United Nations and the European Union. Records for older publications are being added to IUCAT.
IUCAT contains records from the Kinsey Institute Library, including monographs, serials, unpublished papers, reports, articles within journals, conference proceedings, reprints of journal articles, and some audiovisual items. IUCAT does not contain records for all items in the Kinsey Institute's collections. Records from the Kinsey Institute library cover all aspects of human sexuality and may contain language and content that some persons deem offensive.
IUCAT does not yet contain records for all items owned by the IU Libraries. While many regional campus libraries' entire collections are listed in IUCAT, approximately 95% of the Bloomington Libraries, holdings are listed (excluding the Lilly Library).
You must still check the card catalog or ask staff for assistance in those libraries that do not yet have all their holdings on IUCAT.
Defined Groupings of Libraries
It is possible to search defined groupings of libraries in IUCAT. The groups have been defined by the library staff. It is not possible to make more than one selection from the list. The defined groupings are geographical or subject oriented. The defined groupings appear on the top part of the drop-down libraries list on the search screens. In addition to the library or libraries described below, each of the defined groupings includes all of the online resources available to all faculty, staff and students of any Indiana University campus (i.e. the Inspire/EbscoHost databases).
ALL--all libraries in IUCAT.
Blmgtn-All Bloomington Libraries--all libraries on the Bloomington campus but the Residence Halls Libraries.
Blmgtn Kinsey Institute Library--Kinsey Institute library collections
Blmgtn Residential Programs and Services Libraries--all libraries in the Bloomington residence halls
Columbus--University Library of Columbus
East Library--IU East(Richmond)campus library
Fort Wayne--IUPU Fort Wayne campus library
Health Libraries-Medicine Dentistry Optometry--Indianapolis Medical and Dentistry Libraries and Bloomington Optometry Library
Indpls-All IUPUI Libraries--University Library, Herron, Medical and Dental Libraries in Indianapolis
Kokomo Library--IU Kokomo Library
Law Libraries-Blmgtn and Indpls Campuses--Bloomington and Indianapolis Law Libraries
Northwest Library--IU Northwest (Gary) campus library South Bend-All South Bend Libraries--The IU South Bend Schurz Library and the Learning Resources Center Southeast Library--IU Southeast (New Albany) Library
IUCAT Menu Options
IUCAT HOME: Use to return to the Basic search screen in IUCAT.
MY ACCOUNT: Use to review library books charged in your name or to renew library books.
OTHER LIBRARY CATALOGS: Use to connect to a selection other libraries' catalogs.
IU LIBRARIES' HOME PAGES: Use to connect to home pages of all the I.U. Libraries statewide.
ASK: Ask a librarian a question, or comment on IUCAT.
LOGIN Login to IUCAT to use the Request Delivery or My Account features.
Navigation Options
Go Back: Takes you to the previous screen. Use the Go Back option instead of the browser's Back option.
Revise Search: Use in a basic or advanced search to revise your typed entry or to limit your search.
Help: Takes you to detailed help screens for assistance in using IUCAT.
New Search: Takes you back to the Basic search screen in IUCAT.
Previous: Takes you to the previous page of the search results screen, or the previous record when reviewing single record displays.
Next: Takes you to the next page of the search results screen, or the next record when reviewing single record displays.
Print/Email Save: Allows you to print, email or save your records from IUCAT.
Change Display: Allows you to change the display from the Brief display to the Full or to the All display.
Limit Search: Allows you to limit your search by library, shelving location, language, format or publication year.
Related Headings: Allows you to select from a list of related subject headings.
Remote Access
My Account
Faculty, staff and students of Indiana University may review a list of materials they have checked out, renew their library materials, or review and cancel materials requested by using their I.U. Network ID and Password.
The Network ID and Password are those issued by University Information Technology Services on each campus to allow access to email and other password-protected services.
After renewing your materials be sure to read the renewal confirmation list. It is possible that all items may not be renewed. For example, you may not renew materials that are on hold for another patron or if the renewal limit has been met. You may not renew materials that you have checked out from Interlibrary Loan (ILL) using My Account.
Request Delivery
Indiana University students, faculty and staff may place requests online for delivery of materials to another library. Materials that are checked out may not be requested. Requests for delivery usually takes 4-7 working days to complete.
Materials from the IUB Law Library, IUB Kinsey Library, Lilly Library ,CEDIR Library, Archives of Traditional Music Library, Cyclotron Library, University Archives Library, and the Bloomington Residence Halls are excluded. In addition, some materials (i.e. reference books, other non-circulating collections and short term loan collections) from other libraries may be excluded.
User login is necessary to provide the connection to My Account and to allow a persistent connection to Request Delivery.
Use your university ID and password to login.
If you enter IUCAT without logging in, you may still use Request Delivery but you must login first. Click on the LOGIN button under the IUCAT banner. It will be necessary to redo your search.
Borrower's Cards
Students, faculty and staff of Indiana University, persons affiliated with Indiana University, residents of the State of Indiana, CIC Scholars, and OCLC Scholars are eligible for borrower's cards. In most cases, a valid IU Identification card, a valid Indiana Driver's license or Indiana State Identification card are required when requesting a borrower's card. For more information, visit the Circulation Policies section of site prior to your visit.
Choosing the Type of Search
Basic
Use the Basic search option when to search for words in the title, and the author's name. If you are unsure of the exact title, author, or subject heading, you may type keywords in the keywords anywhere box. The Basic search is the default search, it will be selected when you first access IUCAT. The search results will include a list of library materials that contain the word(s) you entered in the search box. If there are no matches, you will see an alphabetical list of entries that is closest to the search word(s) that were entered.
Advanced
Use the Advanced search when you want to combine keyword search terms from more than one field, or when you want to limit your search. Searches may be limited to a shelving location within a library, a collection, publication year, format, or language.
Begins With (Browse)
Use the Begins With (Browse) search to search an alphabetical list of authors, titles, subjects or series that begin with or most closely match the first term(s) entered. Click on any of the headings to see the catalog records associated with that heading.
Periodical Title
Use the Periodical Title search to find Periodicals. You may search by keywords or by Exact
Title. Use the Exactsearch to find term(s) exactly as typed--in that order and in a precise
letter-for-letter match.
An Exact search is especially effective for one-word periodical/journal/newspaper titles.
Sound Recording
Use the Sound Recording search to find Sound Recordings. This is a keyword search. You may limit
your search by format (i.e. CD, LP, Tape, MP3, Streaming) and search for words in a variety of fields.
DVD/Video
Use the DVD/Video search to find visual materials. This is a keyword search. You may limit your
search by format (i.e. DVD, VHS, Streaming, etc.). You may search for keywords in a variety of fields.
Ebooks
Use the EBook search to find electronic books. This is a keyword search.
Call Number
Use the Call Number search to scan titles in call number order in a specific library, and to find books on a similar topic.
Class Reserves
Use the Class Reserves search to find a listing of materials on reserve. Search by
instructor, course name or course number.
Basic Search
Overview
Basic search is the default search. From this search you may limit your search to a particular library
The following words are stop words and will be ignored in a basic search:
a, an, as, at, be, but, by, do, for, if, in, is, it, of, on, the, to
In a basic search you may use:
Truncation
: ($ for multiple characters and ? for single characters)
Boolean and Positional Operators
: (and, or, not, adj, same)
Nesting
: (when using more than one operator in the same search)
Field/MARC Tag Searching
There is no limit on the number of characters you may type into a search box. One or more search terms may be typed in a single search term box. Include an operator between each search term. If no operators are included, the system assigns the default operator SAME.
The result of a keyword search is a list of titles. The number of matches will appear in bold text underneath the navigation options. Use the Previous and Next navigation options to move through the list. At the bottom of the list is a Search Again feature. At this point you may reconstruct your search and apply the limits that may be applied in the Advanced search.
Titles appear in a "last in, first out" (LIFO) order. This means that the item added to the database last will appear first on the list. The search results may be sorted by author, title, or publication year. Scroll to the bottom of the results screen and select the preferred sort option. If a search produces no matches or related headings, a browse list closest to the first term will be displayed.
Entering Words in the Search Box
Type your word(s) in the box. Think about the fields you wish to search when entering the word(s) in the box.
The system is not case sensitive, it does not matter if you capitalize proper nouns.
Title
Title will search only the title fields of a record. It will not search for stop words. Do not use initial articles: a, the, la, das, etc.
Type any of the words in a title.
| Examples : | old man sea |
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scarlet letter |
Type any of the words in a periodical title.
| Examples : | journal information science |
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art design |
Author
Author will search only the author fields of a record. Included are personal names, organizations, agencies, corporation, conferences, etc.
Type an individual last name or part of last name:
| Examples : | hemingway or heming |
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beethoven |
For common names, include all or part of the first name to narrow your search. Since you are conducting a keyword search, the order of the name does not matter.
| Examples : | carson rachel or rachel carson |
For contracted surnames include the apostrophe or exclude it without leaving a space.
| Examples : | o'connor or oconnor flan |
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l'estrange or lestrange |
For hyphenated names you may or may not include the hyphen.
| Examples : | birket-smith or birket smith |
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shachar-levi or shachar levi |
Organizations or corporations might be authors:
| Examples : | american medical association |
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microsoft corporation |
Keywords Anywhere
Keywords Anywhere will search for words anywhere in a record. If you know a specific MARC tag you may search by that tag. See Field/MARC tag searching for more information.
Enter the word or phrase to be searched in the record.
| Examples : | child$ |
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wildlife and conservation |
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wom?n |
Enclose an exact phrase in single quotation marks:
| Example : | 'single parent families' |
Type any of the words in a series.
| Examples : | SUNY Series Women in Education |
Type any of the words in a subject heading.
| Examples : | french literature |
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afro american biography |
Type any of the words in a medical subject heading.
| Examples : | cancer united states |
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cellular immunity |
ISBN and ISSN
Use the appropriate MARC Field Tags to search the ISBN or ISSN.
Type the ISBN without hyphens followed by the MARC field tag 020 in curly brackets.
Type the ISSN with hyphens followed by the MARC field tag 022 in curly brackets.
| Examples : | ISBN search: 0838981577 {020} |
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ISSN search: 0013-1954 {022} |
Limiting to a Library
Limiting your search to a specific library is optional.
The options are to select ALL to search all libraries, select a defined
grouping of libraries (i.e. Bloomington libraries or Indianapolis libraries),
or to select one library.
When limiting a search to a group of libraries or a specific library,
the word(s) entered will be searched only in the specified library or libraries.
A default library will be pre-selected for you.
If you do not change this limit, the word(s) you entered in the
search box will be searched only in the default library catalog.
The drop-down list of libraries is divided into two parts. The first part includes the
defined groupings of libraries that may be searched. For example, you may now
search all of the Bloomington Libraries or all of the Indianapolis Libraries
together in a single search.
The second part begins below the double line and is arranged in alphabetical order by location of the library.
All of the libraries located in Bloomington are listed in alphabetical order,
followed by Columbus, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, etc.
There are three exceptions, East, Northwest and Southeast are listed as East, Northwest and Southeast,
not Richmond, Gary and New Albany.
To select a defined group of libraries or a specific library:
Click on the arrow on the right side of the box.
Scroll through the list using the bar on the right side of the drop-down menu.
Highlight and click on the library that you wish to search.
The drop-down menu disappears and the selected library will appear in the box.
Advanced Search
Overview
Advanced search is a keyword search which allows words to be searched anywhere within records, within specified indexed fields, within designated MARC tags, or in any combination of these.
The following words are stop words and will be ignored in a keyword search:
a, an, as, at, be, but, by, do, for, if, in, is, it, of, on, the, to
The Advanced search screen consists of a series of drop-down menus for the search fields, text boxes to enter your search words, and drop-down menus for Boolean operators.
The fields that may be searched from the drop-down menu are: Keywords Anywhere, Author, Title, Periodical Title, Series, Subject, Medical Subject and Kinsey Subject.
The Boolean operator drop-down menu works between two boxes, not within a box. To operate the drop-down menus: click on the arrow on the right side of the box, highlight and click on your selection.
The Advanced search allows you to place limits on your search through a series of drop-down menus. Searches may be limited by: library, shelving location, collection, publication year, format and language. You may also sort your search results.
In an Advanced search you may use:
Operators: Boolean and Positional
: (and, or, not, adj, same)
Truncation
: ($ for multiple characters and ? for single characters)
Nesting
: (when using more than one operator in the same search)
The result of an Advanced search is a list of titles. The number of matches will appear in bold text underneath the navigation options. Use the Previous and Next navigation options to move through the list.
Titles appear in a "last in, first out" (LIFO) order. This means that the item added to the database last will appear first on the list. The search results may be sorted by author, title, or publication year. Scroll to the bottom of the results screen and select the preferred sort option.
If a search produces no matches or related headings, a browse list closest to the first term will be displayed.
Constructing Searches
There is no limit on the number of characters you may type into a search box.
Review
Entering Words in a Search Box for more information on how to enter search words.
Select a search field option from the drop-down menu on the left side of the screen.
Example
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author
Enter the search word(s) in the first search box.
| Example : | Mark Twain |
If you wish to combine the search word(s) with additional word(s) from another field, select a Boolean operator from the drop-down menu on the right side of the screen.
| Example : | and |
Select a search field option from the second search field option.
| Example : | title |
Enter the search word(s) in the second search box.
| Example : | huckleberry finn |
If desired, repeat numbers 3-5.
If you do not want to limit or sort your search results, click the Search button. Pressing the Enter key on your keyboard will not start the search.
Limiting the Advanced Search
At the bottom of the Advanced search page you may
limit your search to any one or more of the following conditions:
You may do a search on one or a combination of search limits without entering a search term.
This would allow you to find all the visual materials (format limit) in the
IU Southeast Library (library limit), for example.
After applying the limits, click the Search button.
Pressing the Enter key on your keyboard will not start the search.
Library
Limiting your search to a specific library is
optional.
The options are to select ALL to search all libraries, select a defined
grouping of libraries (i.e. Bloomington libraries or Indianapolis libraries),
or to select one library.
When limiting a search to a group of libraries or a specific library,
the word(s) entered will be searched only in the specified library or libraries.
A default library will be pre-selected for you.
If you do not change this limit, the word(s) you entered in the
search box will be searched only in the default library catalog.
The drop-down list of libraries is divided into two parts. The first part includes the
defined groupings of libraries that may be searched.
The second part begins below the double line and is arranged in
alphabetical order by location of the library.
All of the libraries located in Bloomington are listed in alphabetical order,
followed by Columbus, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, etc.
There are three exceptions, East, Northwest and Southeast are listed as East,
Northwest and Southeast,
not Richmond, Gary and New Albany.
To select a defined group of libraries or a specific library:
Click on the arrow on the right side of the box.
Scroll through the list using the bar on the right side of the
drop-down menu.
Highlight and click on the library that you wish to search.
The drop-down menu disappears and the selected library will
appear in the box.
Shelving Location
There are hundreds of shelving locations in the drop-down menu.
ANY is the default shelving location.
If you do not limit the search to a shelving location, the system will search all shelving locations.
The shelving locations are arranged in an alphabetical list.
Approximately 100 shelving locations on the list are shared
shelving locations. For example, many libraries have A-V, Atlases,
Children's and Reference shelving locations. Not all libraries have all shared
shelving locations listed. For example, the Education Library does not use the
Theses or the Atlas shelving locations.
The remaining shelving locations are unique to a specific library.
Example
:
South Bend Circulation Desk CD's
Publication Year
Searches may be limited to a single year or a range of years.
Format
There are eight formats that you may use to limit your search.
ANY is the default and will search all of the formats.
Books (includes monographs in paper and other formats, such as microfilm)
Computer/Electronic/Online
Journals/Magazines/Newspapers (includes all serials)
Manuscripts
Maps
Musical Scores
Sound Recordings
Video/Slides, Etc. (includes all visual materials)
Language
Limits the search to a specific language.
The first two entries in the list are ANY (no limit) and English.
Following these are two separate lists of languages:
the 10 languages most heavily represented in the IU Libraries collections,
and an alphabetical list of the rest of the languages represented in the IU Libraries.
Collection
Limits the search to special collections.
Collections include: the Philanthropic Library in Indianapolis,
the Folklore Collection in Bloomington, the East Asian Collection in
Bloomington, and Indiana University Performances in the Cook Music Library
in Bloomington.
Operators
Operators tell the computer the relationship between the search
terms you enter in one box or between the each search box on the Advanced Search screen.
Entering operators into a single search term box
One or more search terms may be typed in a single search term box.
Include an operator between each search term.
If no operators are included, the system assigns the default operator SAME.
Terms may be "nested" (enclosed in parentheses) to combine like terms.
When you add parentheses to a search you tell the computer in which order
keywords should be searched. Without parentheses, the computer will search the
most specific operator first. The sequence from most to least specific is:
adj, near, with, same, and, not, xor, or.
Example
:
(television or TV) and advertising not (children or youth or teen$)
Boolean Operators
And
All terms entered in the box must be present in the records chosen. Narrows your search.
| Example : | children and poverty |
Or
Any of the terms in the search box may be present in the records.
Or broadens your search. Can be used for synonyms or variant spellings of a word.
| Example : | television or TV |
Not
Excludes all records found in the search
that include the next term in the box or the term in the next search box.
Narrows your search.
| Example : | pollution not air |
Xor
Either one or the other search term must be present but not both. Narrows your search.
| Example : | rats xor rodents |
Positional Operators
Same
The terms in the search box must all appear in the same field of a record (author, title, subject, etc.).
| Example : | gun same control |
Adj
Terms in the search box must appear in the record next to
(adjacent to) each other in the same order as you enter them in the box.
| Example : | civil adj rights |
Near
Terms in the search box must appear in the record next to (adjacent to) each other, but may appear in any order.
| Example : | financial near plan$ |
With
Terms in the search box must appear in the record in the same sentence and in the same field/part of the record.
| Example : | merchant with venice |
You may also add numbers to the positional operators "adj" and "near" to specify how many words apart the two terms can be.
| Example : | juvenile near4 courts |
Use a truncation symbol to find variant forms of a search term.
IUCAT has two different truncation symbols:
$ Retrieves all terms beginning with the same root.
The $ may replace more than one character.
Must be used at the end of a word. You may specify the number
of characters you want the computer to find.
? Takes the place of one character.
It maybe used in the middle or at the end of a word.
| Example : | comput$ |
| Finds words such as computer, computers, computing, computation. | |
| Example : | alcohol$2 |
| Finds words with 0 to 2 characters following the l, including alcohol or alcoholic, but not alcoholism. | |
| Example : | wom?n |
| Finds woman or women. | |
Nest terms by using. parentheses ( ). This is useful when combining like terms.
Example
:
(television or TV) and advertising not (children or youth or teen$)
Adding parentheses to a search tells the computer in which order keywords should be searched. Without parentheses, the computer will search the most specific operator first. The sequence from most to least specific is: adj, near, with, same, and, not, xor, or.
To search for an operator as a word, put it in quotes (" ").
| Examples : | "not" by bread alone |
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"near" death |
IUCAT ignores stop words if you enter them in an Advanced or Keyword search.
These include:
To search for a stop word as a word, put it in quotes (" ").
a, an, as, at, be, but, by, do, for, if, in, is, it, of, on, the, to
Example
:
"the" (French word for tea)
A variety of punctuation may be used when searching.
Parentheses ( )
Use parentheses to nest search terms together.
Search terms contained within the parentheses will be conducted
first and the results will them be compared with the terms outside the parentheses.
Examples
:
(iraq or Kuwait) and oil
(English and Poetry) not criticism
Braces/Curly Brackets { }
Braces are used to specify a search term in a specific field of a record. Braces may be used only in Keywords Anywhere searches.
| Example : | faulkner {au} and dying {ti} |
Paired Single Quotes ' '
Paired single quotes are used to enclose a phrase to search for it exactly as it is typed. The words must all appear in the order entered and adjacent to each other.
| Examples : | 'free trade' |
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'multicultural education' |
Paired Double Quotes " "
To search for stop words and Boolean or positional operators as search terms.
| Examples : | "the" (French word for tea) |
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"not" by bread alone |
Dollar Sign $
The dollar sign is used as a truncation symbol at the end of a word to replace one or more characters. You may specify the number of characters you want the computer to find.
| Example : | comput$ |
| finds words such as computer, computers, computing, computation | |
| Example : | alcohol$2 |
| finds words with 0 to 2 characters following the l, including alcohol or alcoholic, but not alcoholism. | |
Question Mark ?
The question mark is used to replace one character. It may be used in the middle or the end of a word.
| Example : | wom?n |
| finds woman or women | |
Greater Than >, Less Than <, Equal to =, Greater Than or Equal to >=
These symbols are use for relational searching in Keywords Anywhere or to input dates in the Publication Year limit.
| Example : | internet and pbyr > 1998 |
Each catalog record is made up of a series of individual fields.
Each field contains specific data for a part of the record, such as the author, the title,
the official subject headings, publisher information, notes, etc.
Each of these fields is "tagged" with a constant number so that the
computer will know how and where to display the information in the field.
You may search for fields in either Keyword search or Advanced search.
Always use a Keywords Anywhere search to search for field tags.
Some tags will not work in a specific type of keyword search.
Type the search term followed by the MARC tag in curly brackets { }
Examples
:
bach {100, 700}
to find bach in the author main entry and added entry fields
wiley {260}
to find wiley in the publisher field
http {856}
to find http in the URL field
courage {505}
to find courage in a contents note
For a complete list of MARC tags, try:
MARC [Machine Readable Catalog] Field
Tag Outline
Advanced and all other keyword search results appear on the list
in last in/first out (LIFO) order.
That means materials cataloged most recently will appear first on the list.
You may sort result sets of up to 999 records. You may sort these on the following:
Author
Title
Publication Year (earlier year to latest year)
-Publication Year (reverse chronological order, latest first)
Begins With (Browse) Search
Use Begins With (Browse) search to find records beginning with the
word(s) entered in the search box.
The item that best matches your search will appear on the second
line of the Browse Results screen. The remaining
items are listed in alphabetical order. Each item in the
alphabetical list is followed by a number.
This number refers to the number of records associated with that
heading.
If the Begins With(Browse) search does not find an exact match for the word(s)
entered, it places you in the alphabetical sequence of entries
nearest the place your entry would occur if it were there.
Click on any of the headings to see the records associated with
that heading. Use Previous and Next on the navigation
bar to move between the screens.
Entering words in the search box
Author
Periodical Title
Series
Subject
Medical Subject
Example
:
baseball 23
Indicates there are 23 records associated with the term baseball
as a subject heading
Author will search only the author fields of a record.
Included are personal names, organizations, agencies, corporation, conferences, etc.
Type an individual last name or part of last name:
Examples
:
hemingway or heming
beethoven
The item that best matches your search will appear on the second lines of the
Browsing the catalog result screen.
For common names, include all or part of the first name to narrow your search.
Example
:
carson rachel
For contracted surnames include the apostrophe or exclude it without leaving a space.
Examples
:
o'connor or oconnor flan
l'estrange or lestrange
For hyphenated names you may or may not include the hyphen.
Examples
:
birket-smith or birket smith
shachar-levi or shachar levi
Organizations, corporations, or musical groups might be authors:
Title
Examples
:
american medical association
microsoft corporation
Title will search only the title fields of a record.
Do not use initial articles: a, the, la, das, etc.
Type the beginning words of a title.
Examples
:
old man in the sea
scarlet letter
The item that best matches your search will appear on the second lines of the
Browsing the catalog result screen.
Periodical Title will search only in the title fields of a
Journal, magazine, newspaper, etc. record. Do not use initial articles: a, the,
la, das, etc.
Type the beginning words of a journal title.
Examples
:
journal of information and design
art and design
The item that best matches your search will appear on the second lines of the
Browsing the catalog result screen.
Series will search only in the series fields of a record.
Type the beginning words in a series.
Examples
:
SUNY Series Women in Education
Subject will search only the official Library of Congress
Subject Headings (LCSH), Medical Subject headings, and/or local subject
headings fields in a record.
Type the beginning words of s subject heading.
Examples
:
french literature
afro american
Medical Subject will search only the official Medical Subject headings
(MeSH) fields in a record.
Type the beginning words of a medical subject heading.
Examples
:
twins
central nervous system
Limiting to a Library
Limiting your search to a specific library is
optional.
The options are to select ALL to search all libraries, select a defined
grouping of libraries (i.e. Bloomington libraries or Indianapolis libraries),
or to select one library.
When limiting a search to a group of libraries or a specific library,
the word(s) entered will be searched only in the specified library or libraries.
A default library will be pre-selected for you.
If you do not change this limit, the word(s) you entered in the
search box will be searched only in the default library catalog.
The drop down list of libraries is divided into two parts. The first part includes the
defined groupings of libraries that may be searched.
The second part begins below the double line and is arranged in
alphabetical order by location of the library.
All of the libraries located in Bloomington are listed in alphabetical order,
followed by Columbus, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, etc.
There are three exceptions, East, Northwest and Southeast are listed as East,
Northwest and Southeast,
not Richmond, Gary and New Albany.
To select a defined group of libraries or a specific library:
Click on the arrow on the right side of the box.
Scroll through the list using the bar on the right side of the
drop-down menu.
Highlight and click on the library that you wish to search.
The drop-down menu disappears and the selected library will
appear in the box.
Choosing a Field to Search
Each library item has a bibliographic record that is indexed by author, title, series, subject, etc. Clicking on the field to search will initiate the search.
In a Begins With (Browse) search you may choose to search:
Author to search only the author fields of a record. Included are personal names, organizations, agencies, corporation, conferences, etc.
Title to search only in the title fields of a record.
Periodical Title to search only in the title fields of a journal, magazine, newspaper, etc. record.
Series to search only in the series fields in a record.
Subject to search only the official Library of Congress ubject Headings (LCSH), Medical Subject headings, and/or local subject headings fields in a record.
Medical Subject to search only the official Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) fields.
Periodical Title Search
Use the Periodical Title search to find a journal, magazine, newspaper,
etc. record. You may conduct a Keyword search or an Exact search for
periodical titles.
Do not use initial articles: a, the, la, das, etc.
The result of a periodical title keyword search is a list of titles. The number of matches will
appear
in bold text underneath the navigation options. Use the Previous and Next navigation
options to move through the list. At the bottom of the list is a Search Again feature. At this
point you may reconstruct your search and apply the limits that may be applied in the Advanced search.
Titles appear in a "last in, first out" (LIFO) order. This means that the item added to the
database last will appear first on the list.
If a search produces no matches or related headings, it places you in an alphabetical list
nearest the place your entry would occur if it were there.
Use Previous and Next on the navigation
bar to move between the screens.
The default search type is Keyword. Click on the Exact radio button to
conduct an Exact search.
Entering words in the search box
Type your word(s) in the box.
The system is not case sensitive, it does not matter if you capitalize
proper nouns.
The following words are stop words and will be ignored in a keyword search:
Periodical Title Keyword
An Exact Periodical Title search will search in the title fields of a record for the periodical
title exactly as entered. Do not use initial articles: a, the, la, das, etc.
An Exact Periodical Title search is best for single word periodical titles.
When you conduct an Exact search you may retrieve a single brief view record, multiple titles on
a Search Results screen or a Browse Results screen.
If your search finds an exact match in IUCAT the results will be a single brief view
of the record or the Search Results screen with multiple titles listed.
If your search does not find an exact match in IUCAT, the results will be a Browse Results
screen that contains a list of headings beginning with the closest match to the search word(s).
Limiting your search to a specific library is
optional.
The options are to select ALL to search all libraries, select a defined
grouping of libraries (i.e. Bloomington libraries or Indianapolis libraries),
or to select one library.
When limiting a search to a group of libraries or a specific library,
the word(s) entered will be searched only in the specified library or libraries.
A default library will be pre-selected for you.
If you do not change this limit, the word(s) you entered in the
search box will be searched only in the default library catalog.
The drop down list of libraries is divided into two parts. The first part
includes the
defined groupings of libraries that may be searched.
The second part begins below the double line and is arranged in
alphabetical order by location of the library.
All of the libraries located in Bloomington are listed in alphabetical order,
followed by Columbus, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, etc.
There are three exceptions, East, Northwest and Southeast are listed as East,
Northwest and Southeast,
not Richmond, Gary and New Albany.
To select a defined group of libraries or a specific library:
a, an, as, at, be, but, by, do, for, if, in, is, it, of, on, the, to
A Periodical Title keyword search will search in the title fields of the record for only the
keywords entered in the
search box. Type any of the words from a periodical. Do not use initial articles: a, the, la, das, etc.
Examples
:
journal educational research
chronicle higher
The records that include those words in a periodical tile will be listed on a
Search results screen.
Periodical Title Exact search
Examples
:
Instructor
Time
Click on the arrow on the right side of the box.
Scroll through the list using the bar on the right side of the
drop-down menu.
Highlight and click on the library that you wish to search.
The drop-down menu disappears and the selected library will
appear in the box.
Sound Recording Search
Use Sound Recording keyword search to find CDs, LPs, tape recordings,
MP3, streaming audio, etc
Select the format of the item you are looking for.
Titles appear in a "last in, first out" (LIFO) order. This means that the item added to the database last will appear first on the list. The search results may be sorted by author, title, or publication year. Scroll to the bottom of the results screen and select the preferred sort option. If a search produces no matches or related headings, a browse list closest to the first term will be displayed.
Choosing a Field to Search
Each library item has a bibliographic record that is indexed by name, title, subject, etc. Clicking on the field to search will initiate the search.
In a Sound Recording search you may choose to search:
Name to search only the name fields of a record.
Included are personal names, organizations, musical groups,agencies, corporation, conferences, etc.
Title to search only in the title fields of a record.
Publisher/label to search only in the publisher fields of a record.
Subject to search only the official Library of Congress
ubject Headings (LCSH), Medical Subject headings, and/or local
subject headings fields in a record.
Keywords Anywhere to search in all fields of a record.
Entering words in the search box
a, an, as, at, be, but, by, do, for, if, in, is, it, of, on, the, to
Name
Name will search only the author fields of a record. Included are personal names,
musical groups, organizations, agencies, corporation, conferences, etc.
Type an individual last name or part of last name:
| Examples : | stravinsky or strav |
|
|
beethoven |
For common names, include all or part of the first name to narrow your search.
| Example : | john williams |
For contracted surnames include the apostrophe or exclude it without leaving a space.
| Examples : | l'affilard or laffilard |
|
|
o'connor or oconnor |
For hyphenated names you may or may not include the hyphen.
| Examples : | rimsky-korsakov or rimsky korsakov |
| coleridge-taylor or coleridge taylor |
Organizations, corporations, or musical groups might be authors:
| Examples : | Chicago Symphony Ochestra |
|
|
Matchbox 20 |
Title will search only the title fields of a record. Do not use initial articles: a, the, la, das, etc.
Type the beginning words of a title.
| Examples : | phantom of the opera |
|
|
midsummer night's dream |
Publisher/Label
Publisher/Label will search only the publisher fields of a record.
Type the beginning words of a publisher fields of a record
| Examples : | Sony |
|
|
Deutsche Grammophon |
The item that best matches your search will appear on the second lines of the Browsing the catalog result screen.
Subject
Subject will search only the official Library of Congress
Subject Headings (LCSH), Medical Subject headings, and/or local subject
headings fields in a record.
Type the subject heading.
| Examples : | symphonies |
|
|
rock music |
Keyword Anywhere
Keyword Anywhere will search all fields in a record.
Type the keywords.
| Examples : | mellencamp and little pink houses |
|
|
beethoven and sonata |
Limiting your search to a specific library is
optional.
The options are to select ALL to search all libraries, select a defined
grouping of libraries (i.e. Bloomington libraries or Indianapolis libraries),
or to select one library.
When limiting a search to a group of libraries or a specific library,
the word(s) entered will be searched only in the specified library or libraries.
A default library will be pre-selected for you.
If you do not change this limit, the word(s) you entered in the
search box will be searched only in the default library catalog.
The drop down list of libraries is divided into two parts. The first part
includes the
defined groupings of libraries that may be searched.
The second part begins below the double line and is arranged in
alphabetical order by location of the library.
All of the libraries located in Bloomington are listed in alphabetical order,
followed by Columbus, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, etc.
There are three exceptions, East, Northwest and Southeast are listed as East,
Northwest and Southeast,
not Richmond, Gary and New Albany.
To select a defined group of libraries or a specific library:
Click on the arrow on the right side of the box.
Scroll through the list using the bar on the right side of the
drop-down menu.
Highlight and click on the library that you wish to search.
The drop-down menu disappears and the selected library will
appear in the box.
Limiting your search to a specific shelving location within a
library is optional. You may select a location from the drop down menus.
Limiting to a publication year is optional. The publication year may
not be the date the item was originally released
Limiting your search to a specific collection within a library is optional.
The Cook Music Library has defined many collections which
may assist you in narrowing your search. You may select a collection from
the drop down menus.
DVD/Video Search
Use DVD/Video keyword search to find dvds, videos, streaming video,
films,etc.
Select the format of the item you are looking for.
Titles appear in a "last in, first out" (LIFO) order. This means that the item added to the database last will appear first on the list. The search results may be sorted by author, title, or publication year. Scroll to the bottom of the results screen and select the preferred sort option. If a search produces no matches or related headings, a browse list closest to the first term will be displayed.
Choosing a Field to Search
Each library item has a bibliographic record that is indexed by author, title, subject, etc. Clicking on the field to search will initiate the search.
In a DVD/Video search you may choose to search:
Title to search only in the title fields of a record.
Director/Name to search only the name fields of a record.
Included are personal names, organizations, musical groups,agencies, corporation, conferences, etc.
Keywords Anywhere to search in all fields of a record.
Entering words in the search box
a, an, as, at, be, but, by, do, for, if, in, is, it, of, on, the, to
Title
Title will search only the title fields of a record. Do not use initial articles: a, the, la, das, etc.
Type the beginning words of a title.
| Examples : | old man and the sea |
|
|
scarlet letter |
Director/Name
Director/Name will search only the author fields of a record. Included are personal names,
directors, producers, musical groups, organizations, agencies, corporation, conferences, etc.
Type an individual last name or part of last name:
| Examples : | spielberg or spiel |
|
|
wilder |
For common names, include all or part of the first name to narrow your search.
| Example : | woody allen |
For contracted surnames include the apostrophe or exclude it without leaving a space.
| Examples : | o'hara or ohara |
|
|
o'connor or oconnor |
For hyphenated names you may or may not include the hyphen.
| Examples : | lopes-curval or lopes curval |
| henning-jensen or henning jensen |
Organizations, corporations, or musical groups might be authors:
| Examples : | Universal Pictures |
|
|
MGM |
Keyword Anywhere
Keyword Anywhere will search all fields in a record.
Type the keywords.
| Examples : | star wars and lucas |
|
|
allen and bananas |
Limiting your search to a specific library is
optional.
The options are to select ALL to search all libraries, select a defined
grouping of libraries (i.e. Bloomington libraries or Indianapolis libraries),
or to select one library.
When limiting a search to a group of libraries or a specific library,
the word(s) entered will be searched only in the specified library or libraries.
A default library will be pre-selected for you.
If you do not change this limit, the word(s) you entered in the
search box will be searched only in the default library catalog.
The drop down list of libraries is divided into two parts. The first part
includes the
defined groupings of libraries that may be searched.
The second part begins below the double line and is arranged in
alphabetical order by location of the library.
All of the libraries located in Bloomington are listed in alphabetical order,
followed by Columbus, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, etc.
There are three exceptions, East, Northwest and Southeast are listed as East,
Northwest and Southeast,
not Richmond, Gary and New Albany.
To select a defined group of libraries or a specific library:
Click on the arrow on the right side of the box.
Scroll through the list using the bar on the right side of the
drop-down menu.
Highlight and click on the library that you wish to search.
The drop-down menu disappears and the selected library will
appear in the box.
Limiting your search to a specific shelving location within a
library is optional. You may select a location from the drop down menus.
Limiting a search to a specific language is also optional. When making
this selection, your results may include the language of the
subtitles, or the original or translated language.
Limiting your search to a specific collection within a library is
optional.
Call Number Search
Use Call Number search to scan titles in call number order in a specific library, and to find books on a similar topic.
The call number search must be limited to a specific library and the call number type.
Type the call number in the search box. You may type all of part of the call number.
| Examples : | LC3731 .B545 |
|
|
LC3731 |
|
|
Y1.1/4: 103-10 |
|
|
fic pau |
ALPHANUM call number are used in the Kokomo Library for government publications.
As Is numbers are used in the Bloomington Music Library as DeLerma numbers. These numbers begin with a prefix for the format, for example, TP-S for stereo tape.
Dewey Decimal call numbers are used in some libraries for shelving locations such as Children's Collections for example 921 LIN.
Library of Congress (LC) call numbers are used by the majority of the Indiana University Libraries.
NLM--Medicine call numbers are used by Indianapolis Medical and Dental Libraries.
SuDoc (U.S. government publications) call numbers are used for government documents cataloged by the U.S. Government Printing Office
Limiting your search to a specific library is required.
There will be a default library selected. It is not possible to select more than
one library from the menu.
When limiting a search to a specific library,
the word(s) entered will be searched only in the specified library's collection.
A default library will be pre-selected for you.
If you do not change this limit, the word(s) you entered in the
search box will be searched only in the default library catalog.
The list is arranged in
alphabetical order by location of the library.
All of the libraries located in Bloomington are listed in alphabetical order,
followed by Columbus, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, etc.
There are three exceptions, East, Northwest and Southeast listed as East,
Northwest and Southeast,
not Richmond, Gary and New Albany.
To select a defined group of libraries or a specific library:
Click on the arrow on the right side of the box.
Scroll through the list using the bar on the right side of the
drop-down menu.
Highlight and click on the library that you wish to search.
The drop-down menu disappears and the selected library will
appear in the box.
There are hundreds of shelving locations in the drop-down menu.
ANY is the default shelving location.
If you do not limit the search to a shelving location, the system will search all shelving locations.
The shelving locations are arranged in an alphabetical list.
Approximately 100 shelving locations on the list are shared shelving locations. For example,
many libraries have A-V, Atlases, Children's and Reference shelving locations.
The remaining shelving locations are unique to a specific library.
Example
:
South Bend Circulation Desk CD's
To find shelving locations for the Undergraduate Library it is necessary to scroll to Wells Library - Undergraduate Library.
Search Results
Results of Keyword searches, Advanced searches Periodical
Title searches, Sound recording, DVD/Video searches and
E-Book searches will appear on a
Search Results screen. The search terms will appear below the navigation
bar along with the number of records found.
The Search Results screen displays the title, author, date of publication
and the code of the libraries (or library) that own the item. The list of
records appears in last in first out (LIFO) order. Results may be sorted by
author, title or publication year by scrolling to the bottom of the Search Results
screen and selecting a sort order.
Each record is numbered.
Click the title of the item to display the full view of the record.
On the left side of each record there is a
On the right side of the Search results screen there is a box with some
options. You may:
Use Previous and Next on the navigation bar to move to
the previous or next page of the search results.
Use Limit Search or scroll to the bottom of the screen
to limit or edit your search your search. The same limits
that are used in the
Advanced search are possible; library, shelving location, collection, and publication year.
The item that best matches your search will appear
on the second line of the Browsing Results screen.
The remaining items are listed in alphabetical order.
Each heading is followed by a number.
This number refers to the number of records associated with that heading.
On the right side of the Browse results screen there is a box allowing you to
continue your search in Google Books or in WorldCat.
If the Browse search does not find a match for the word(s)
entered, it places you in the alphabetical
sequence of entries nearest the place your entry would
occur if it were there.
Use Previous and Next on the navigation bar to move between the screens.
Click on any of the headings to see the records associated with that heading.
If one record is associated with the heading, the full view of that record will
display. If more than one
record is associated with a heading, the results will be a Search Results screen.
The Search Results screen displays the title, author, date of publication and
the code of the libraries (or library)
that own the item. The list of records is sorted in chronological order.
On the right side of the Search results screen there is a box allowing
you to
continue your search in Google Books or in WorldCat. You may also choose to
Limit Your Search Results to the Following Categories.
Select one of the categories to limit large search results to materials with
similar call numbers.
Use Previous and Next on the navigation bar to move to the previous or
next page of the search results.
Each record is numbered. Click the title of the item to display the full view
of the record. On the left of the title there is a box for marking
individual records to be printed, emailed or saved.
Related headings may appear on a Browsing Results screen. Click on a
heading to find additional
headings to search on the Catalog Lookup by Cross Reference screen.
Click on any of the headings to find records associated with that heading. If one
record is associated with the heading, the long view of that record will
display.
If more than one record is associated
with a heading, the results will be a Search Results screen.
IMPORTANT: Due to limits that may have been applied, it is possible that there
will be no records will be associated with the related heading. The following error
message will appear:
Sorry, no items were found using the cross reference you picked
Click the title of the item to see the full record of a bibliographic record.
The full record includes the author, title, publishing and
descriptive information, series, contributors subject headings, ISBN or ISSN,
and, if available, the URL.
If a title contains multiple volumes, a Holdings statement for each library
will appear immediately following the brief bibliographic record.
The Holdings statement is accurate and complete.
Below the full record and Holdings statement will be the
call number, library code, and shelving location code. The shelving location
code might be Checked out.
If an item is checked out a recall may be placed on that item.
If a title contains multiple volumes, the volume numbers or description of
the volume may be listed along with the call number. A library may have more
volumes than are listed individually.
The Holdings statement is the accurate and complete summary of volumes.
On the right side of the screen of a bibliographic record there is a box
that includes a Mark button. Click on Mark to mark your records
for print/email/save.
The Request Delivery link appears in the box to the right. Click it to
request an item be delivered to the library of your choice.
Click on Find more on these subjects to find more resources using the
subject headings on the selected record.
You may choose to continue your search in Google Books or WorldCat.org.
Each record in IUCAT will contain hypertext links to related records. Hypertext links
appear as red text and will appear underlined when your mouse hovers on it.
Te hypertext link may appear in several fields of the record such as author,series, and
subjects.
Change Display appears on the navigation bar. This option allows you to
change how record information is displayed and to limit the display
to only one library's holdings.
Change the display from Full to Brief to see a shorter bibliographic
display.
Change to the All
display to see the most complete bibliographic information.
The IU Libraries subscribe to many electronic resources that are available to Indiana
University students, faculty and staff, these resources are accessible
through IUCAT. Each campus library may have subscriptions to different resources. Users
affiliated with each campus will have access only to the electronic resources his/her
campus library subscribes to.
On the bibliographic record for the electronic resource there will be a field labeled
URL.
At the beginning of a field there may be a campus designation, i.e. IUPUI, only users
affiliated with IUPUI may click on the URL to retrieve the electronic resource.
If there is not a campus location at the beginning of the field labeled URL, users
affiliated with
all campuses may retrieve that resource.
Example
:
baseball 23
Indicates there are 23 records associated with the term baseball
as a subject heading
Example
:
Author: Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
If you click on this link, the results would be all other records were Darwin,
Charles, 1809-1882 appears in one of the author fields.
Indiana University students, faculty and staff may place requests online for delivery of materials to another library. Materials that are checked out may not be requested. Requests for delivery usually takes 4-7 working days to complete.
Click on the Request Delivery link in the box on the right side of the screen
Select a library from the drop down menu. This is the library where you will pick up
your materials.
Click on the Request Delivery button.
Your request will be confirmed or denied. If the request is denied, click on More Options to learn why your request failed.
If you want additional assistance click on the campus or library that you use most often.
The Auxiliary Library Facility (B-ALF) is an off-site Bloomington Library storage location. Materials at this location will be delivered to a Bloomington Library of your choice. A "Request this item" link appears next to every item owned by B-ALF.
Click on the link to request the item.
Complete and submit the form.
Print/Email/Save
Overview
It is possible to print, email or save IUCAT records. There is a limit of
50 items that may be marked at a time.
It is possible to print, email or save the marked records of one search before executing another search. You must click on the
PRINT/EMAIL/SAVE button before each new search in order to print/email/save the records of all searches in
one list.
IMPORTANT: Many IUCAT records are very long. Records for periodicals are especially
long and contain information you may not want to print, email or save.
Records may be marked to print, email
or save from the Search Results screen by clicking in the box to
the left of the record.
Individual records may be marked to print, email or save when displaying the brief or long record.
The box for marking the individual record appears in the box on the right side
of the screen.
Click on the Print/Email/Save button on the navigation bar. If
desired, click on the
New Search button to conduct a new search. Mark records from the new
search and click on Print/Email/Save to display the marked results from
the previous and current searches in one list.
There will be a default library selected. Select a different library
if desired. It is not possible to select more than one library option from the menu.
Click on the appropriate radio button to select the version of the record to be printed,
Brief,Full or All (MARC record without tags).
Save
Click on the VIEW or the Print Formatted button.
Use the Browser's File Menu to print or save.
Click on the browser's File option (usually in the upper left corner of the screen).
Click on the menu option Save As.
Click on the appropriate path and name your file. Click Save.
Print
Click on the PRINT Formatted button. The record(s) to be printed will
appear. Use the Browser's File Menu to print or save.
Click on the browser's File option (usually in the upper left
corner of the screen).
Email
Click on the EMAIL button.
Overview
The Class Reserves includes materials on reserve statewide.
The Reserve Catalog may be searched by Instructor,
Course Number or Course Name.
Use Go Back on the navigation bar to go back screen by screen.
Click on the Class Reserves button to start a new reserve search.
The New Search option on the navigation bar will return you to the IUCAT Keyword Search page.
Instructor Search
Type the instructor's last name in the search box.
Select the Reserve Desk from the drop-down menu.
Click the Instructor button to initiate the search.
The result will be a list of instructors beginning with the closest
match to the name that was searched. Click on the instructor's name to find the reserve
materials the instructor has placed on reserve.
If the instructor teaches more than one course a list of the courses will be displayed.
Click on the appropriate course.
If more than one item is on reserve for that course the result will be a listing of titles.
Click the Display button for more information about the item and the
call number of the item.
Course Number Search
The course numbers have heen entered in a standard format by all libraries. There
are two types of reserves, course reserves and non-course reserves. The format is unique
for each type.
Course Reserves
Course numbers are based upon the numbers used in Insite. Typically these consist of a letter followed by a
three digit number. Some departments, such as the Herron School of Art, omit the leading letter.
Departments are entered using the standard 3-4 letter abbreviation used by the Indiana
University Registrar statewide. These codes may be viewed
on Insite. Once in Insite, click on Public Services, then course
offerings, and select the appropriate campus.
Libraries are entered using the IUCAT library codes.
Type the course number in the search box.
Select the Reserve Desk from the drop-down menu.
If more than one item is on reserve for that course the result will be a listing of titles.
Click the Display button for more information about the item and the
call number of the item.
Non-Course Reserves
Type the non-course reserve information into the search box.
Select the Reserve Desk from the drop-down menu.
If more than one item is on reserve for that course the result will be a listing of titles.
Click the Display button for more information about the item and the
call number of the item.
Course name search
Type the official course name in the search box.
Select the Reserve Desk from the drop-down menu.
If more than one item is on reserve for that course the result will be a listing of titles.
Click the Display button for more information about the item and the
call number of the item.
Save to a disk on a shared workstation or to your hard drive. Do not save
records to the hard drive on library workstations.
Print the records to a local printer.
Type the complete email address into the Email to: box. Type
more than one email address separated by a comma.
Class Reserves
Search the course number by the course number, department and the library.
Example
:
C105-CHEM-B-MAIN
This is a course where the course number is C105, it is in the Chemistry Department
and it is on reserve in the Bloomington Main Library.
Search the non-course reserves by Library, Collection and the title.
Libraries are entered using the IUCAT library code.
Examples
:
B-MAIN-CENSUS-2000-HOUSING
FORTWAYNE-TAX-FORMS