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The UVM Libraries Catalog http://voyager.uvm.edu/
Use the Library Catalog to locate books, journals (not articles), microfilm collections, audiovisual materials, and U.S. documents (1976->) owned by UVM.QUICK SEARCH
Title: search for books when you know the exact title (omit initial article such as A, An, or The)
Author: search for books when you know the author's name (last name, first name format)
GUIDED KEYWORD SEARCH
Guided Keyword broadens your search by looking for occurrences of words anywhere in the Library Catalog record. NOTE: Not all the books may be exactly what you are looking for.What is a Keyword search?
Allows you to use your own words to construct a search. Locates your search terms in all fields of the Library Catalog record. Search terms are highlighted in the record.
Example: Your topic is how social workers use professional ethics in their practice.
Your keywords are: social workers and ethics. Professional and practice are implied and do not need to be included.
- Use "and" to narrow your search down and focus onto your specific topic by combining two or more terms. All terms must be present.
Example: social workers and ethics- Use "or" to broaden your search by combining synonyms or alternative forms of words. Any of the words must be present.
Example: ethics or values- Tip: Use truncation to automatically get words with variant endings, including plurals. This makes your search more efficient because it cuts down on your number of searches. In the Library Catalog, use ? as the truncation symbol.
Example: ethic? finds ethics, ethical
Here's how a search on your sample topic is entered using the Guided Keyword method in the Library Catalog:
Here are the first results from the sample search:
Clicking on a title that interests you will bring up the full record for the item:
LOCATING BOOKS IN BAILEY/HOWE LIBRARY
Interpreting Your Results
Once you find your book in the Library Catalog, you are presented with a screen that gives a full description of the book and its location. The author, title, and publishing information provide you with the information you need to correctly cite the item in your bibliography. The collection, call number, and status provide the information you need to find the book.
Main Author: Banks, Sarah.
Title: Ethics, accountability, and the social professions.
Published: Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York.: Palgrave Macmillan Press, 2004.
Description: xiv, 221 p. ; 22 cm. __________ Number of pages; any illustrations; height of book Subject(s):
Social service-moral and ethical aspects
Social workers-professional ethics
Human services-moral and ethical aspects
_________ Library of Congress Subject Headings Collection: Bailey/Howe Books (3rd Floor) _________ Location of book: Library and Floor Call Number: HV10.5 .B32 2004
________ Call Number: exact location of book
on the shelf. It is the book's "address."Number of Items: 1
Status: Not Charged Check Shelf _________ Status is used to indicate whether or not a book is available. If a book is checked out, a due date will be present.
READY TO SEARCH?
- Use the UVM Library Catalog at http://voyager.uvm.edu to search for books on a topic
- From your list of results pick the book that most closely matches what you are looking for.
- View the item record for that book.
- Note the location of the book and the call number.
SEARCHING BEYOND THE UVM LIBRARY CATALOG
WorldCat contains the merged records of thousands of libraries throughout the world. It is an excellent source for all types of materials cataloged by the member libraries, such as books, videos, manuscripts, maps, and other items.
Search tips: Truncation symbol is *. Phrases are searched in quotes: "ethical leadership." Searches can be limited by type of material, language, publication date.
