Using Library Pro

The Library Pro integrated library automated system is broken down into modules that handle specialized library tasks. Each module follows a similar user interface outline that is designed to make your tasks easy and quick.

 

The Home Window serves as a map to your library. From this screen you can reach every corner of your database. The Home Window displays the different modules you can access. Simply clicking on a module icon will take you there. Your Guest access privileges will allow you to see the Keyword Searching, Subject Searching, Title Searching, Author Searching, Expert Searching, and Browse the Shelves icons.

 

 

 

Search Tips Using Library Pro

Using Wildcards

  • Use wildcards when you are not sure of the spelling of a name or the exact title of an item.
  • You can use the wildcards "?" and "*" in every search module.
  • Both wildcards can be used interchangeably to replace 1 or more letters in the string of text you are looking for. You can type the wildcards at any position in the search term.
  • For example, each of these variations would find records for the author Shakespeare:
    *speare, ?speare, shake*, shake?, shake*peare, shake?peare


    • Using Boolean Operators

    You can use Boolean operators to refine searches in all search modules except Titles.

     To:  Do this: Use the Boolean operator:  For example:
     Narrow the search Select only items that have both search terms  and  cats and dogs
     Broaden the search Select items that have either search term  or  cats or dogs
     Narrow the search Do not select items that have the first search term if they also have the second search term  not  animals not dogs

    Basic Search Windows

     Keyword Searching

    Single Author Searching
    		  Title Searching
     Subject Searching Multiple Author
    Searching

     Expert Searching

    Searching by Keyword

    You must type whole words in the Keywords module. Library Pro selects any record that has the specified word in any of its keyword fields. You can refine your search using Boolean operators.

  • In the Home window, click the Keyword Searching icon.
  • Type 1 or more keywords. Keywords must exactly match a word in the keyword field.
    If desired, type Boolean operators between keywords. If you don't type an operator between multiple words, Library Pro assigns the "and" operator.
  • To display the results of the search, click a keyword in the list, press Return or click Find.
  • To perform another keyword search, click Clear.
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    Searching by Subject

    You cannot search for multiple subjects using Boolean operators.

  • In the Home window, click the Subject Searching icon.
  • Type the first few letters of the subject.
    The left list automatically scrolls to the section containing these letters.
  • To display items about a subject, click the subject in the list, click Find.
  • To perform another subject search, click Clear.


    • Searching by Title

    You cannot search for multiple titles using Boolean operators.

  • In the Home window, click the Title Searching icon.
  • Type in the first few letters of the title.
    If the title begins with "The," "And," or "A," skip these words and type letters in the second word of the title.
  • To display a list of items with a particular title, click the title in the list, or press Return, or click Find.
    If more than 1 title begins with the letters you typed, and you click Find, Library Pro displays records for all the matching titles.
  • To perform another title search, click Clear.

    • Searching by Author

    You can search for multiple authors using the Boolean operator "or."

    To search for an author:

  • In the Home window, click the Author Searching icon.
  • Type the first few letters of the author's last name.
    For example, books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, type wil.
  • To display a list of books by the author, click the author's name in the list, click Find.
    If more than 1 author's name begins with the letters you typed, Library Pro displays books for all the matching authors.
  • To perform another author search, click Clear.

    • To search for multiple authors:

  • In the Home window, click the Author Searching icon.
  • To search for several authors at once, type the first few letters in their last names, separated by the word "or."
    For example, type bea or con or pop.
  • To display a list of the items for the author, click Find.
  • To perform another author search, click Clear.
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    Using Expert Searching

    With expert searching you can select up to 4 different indexed fields to search in the Catalog module. You can also use multiple criteria using Boolean operators within each of the 4 indexed fields to refine your search. You can search by keyword and search indexed fields containing circulation information.

    The popup menus in the Expert Searching window show the fields you can search.

    To search using indexed fields in the Expert Searching module:

  • In the Home window, click the Expert Searching icon.
  • From the first popup menu, choose the type of field to search, then type the data you are looking for in the field beside it.
    You can type partial words for all types of fields except keywords. For keywords, use wildcards to broaden your search.
    For example, to search for items with the subject heading Africa, select SubjHead and type afr. To search for item with the keyword Africa, select Keyword from the popup menu, then type Africa or afr?.
  • To refine your search using additional criteria, make additional selections in the popup menus and type additional search terms.
  • To broaden or narrow your search, select the "Or" or "Not" radio buttons between fields.
  • To see how many records match your search criteria, click Find.
    Library Pro displays the number of records that match the individual search criteria as well as the total number of records that meet the combined criteria.
  • Click Show to display a Find Set containing the records that match your search criteria.
  • To perform another search, click Find.


    • For Example:
    From the index pulldown menu, choose:  Click:  Type: Click Expert to display:
     Keyword    children and book All titles containing both the word children and the
    word book.
     Subject  And  Canadian All the Canadian titles containing both the word children and the word book.
     CallNum  Or  800 All the Canadian titles containing the words children and book, or titles with the call number 800.
     Price  Not  <15 Either the Canadian titles containing the words children and book, or titles with the call number 800, but that cost less than $15.00. 

    If no match is found, the Titles Found list will be empty and zero will be displayed beside the word Found.