Workshop Library Database
The library database includes records of all items help by the Workshop Library as well as selected publications held by other libraries. The database has approximately 68,000 records. Unfortuatly, the database can only be accessed on the public computers in the library.
Tutorial and Search Tips
To open the database
To open the database, log on to a public computer in the library with the username "libraryw" and the password "3rd513np". Then open the library database by clicking on the icon entitled Library Master 4.0 located on the desktop.
To Search for Records
Click on the binoculars in the toolbar at the top of the screen
To search by author, title or keyword click on the "Field Contents" button. Select the firld you wish to display, click "OK", then type in your search terms. Highlight the item you wish to search and click on "Select". At this point you may wish to edit your search using the operators found in the list located below. It is often helpful to use the "*" truncator. Next, click on "find".
To search other fields such as regions and sectors (see lists below), click on the "Field Name" button then select the search term and click "OK". Next type your search term. Always use quotation marks around your search terms.
To view your search results, sue the arrow keys or the "page down" and "page up" keys. To view the full record, press the "return" key or select the record by clicking "view>>full view." To go back to the list of records, click "view>>brief view".
Boolean and Relational Operators
| & | AND |
| | | OR |
| &~ | AND NOT |
| |~ | OR NOT |
| * | truncation |
| > | greater than |
| ‹ | less than |
| >= | greater than or equals |
| ‹= | less than or equals |
| "" | search empty fields |
| "*" | search fields with data |
| = | lexically equals |
| ~= | lexically not equals |
| == | exactly equals (case sensitive) |
| @ | approximately equals (a guess is spelling) |
Regions
| A | Africa |
| C | Central America & Caribbean (includes Mexico) |
| E | Europe |
| M | Middle east and South Asia |
| N | North America |
| O | Orient |
| P | Pacific (includes Australia) |
| S | South America |
| U | Former Soviet Union |
| Z | Antarctica |
Sectors
| A | Theory |
| AB | General/Multiple Commons |
| F | Fisheries |
| G | Water Resources |
| I | Information & Knowledge |
| L | Land as Resource |
| LA | Agriculture |
| LF | Forest Resources |
| LG | Grazing |
| M | Wildlife |
| N | Nontraditional Commons |
| U | Urban |
| V | Social Organization |
| W | Global Commons |
| H | History |
Search Examples
- Keywords="forestry––Nepal"
- This search will find all records with the keyword "forestry––Nepal"
- Keywords="forest*"
- This search uses the truncation operator "*" to find all records with keywords beginning with forest, including forest management, forest broducts, etc.
- Keywords="*forest*"
- By using the truncation operator at the beginning and end of the search term you can find all records where "forest" appears anywhere in the keyword, such as "participatory forestry" and "forest management".
- Keywords="community*"&"Sector="LF"&Date>"1999"
- This search will find records concerning community and forests published after 1999.
- Region="A"&Sector="LF"&Library="wsl"
- Results in all records on forestry in Africa held by the Workshop Library
- Sector="F"&Abstract="*"&~Region="N"
- Finds articles dealing with fisheries located outside of North America that contain abstracts
Browsing for Records
Click on the arrow next to the box labeled "record number" in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. You can now select the author, editor, title, or keyword field.
Next click on the arrow next to the box in the upper right-hand portion of the screen and begin to type your search term.
To veiw a specific record, use the arrow keys to highlight the record, then press "enter". Now you are in "full view" mode. To go back to the list of records, select "view>>brief view" from the menus on the top of the screen
Marking, Saving and Printing Search Results
Marking records
You can mark records to view or print as you browse by clicking on the box labeled "mark record" at the top of the screen in the full view mode, or by clicking on the box to the left of the list in the brief view mode.
When you are ready to view your marked records, select "view>>marked records" from the menus on the top of the screen
Saving or Printing Records
In order to print or save records, you must create a report. In order to do this, select "report>>generate report"
To save your search results or marked records to a file, change the destination from printer to work processor file. Next choose where you want to save the file, type in the file name and select the type of file you would like, click on save, then OK.
If you have trouble creating the report, you may need to select the style sheet, format and sort order. To do this, click the layout tab in the report dialog box and select:
- Style sheet: L:\Modes\\Reports\\ABSTRACT.STY
- Format: L:\Modes\\Reports\\ABSTRACT.FRM
- Sort Order L:\Modes\\Reports\\AUT-DATD.SRT