FACEBOOK | NEW LIBRARY CATALOGUE

 

Library Reference & Research joins Facebook
ANDREW NICHOLSON

Interested in learning more about new resources and services at the U of T Mississauga Library? Consider becoming our Facebook friend. 

The Library's Facebook page aims to raise the visibility of our Reference and Research services and staff among our many "friends" within the campus community. It is another way to emphasize that "Research is within Reach" whenever you interact with our Reference staff either in person or online. 

  

If you have a Facebook account, look for the Library's group under  UTM Library Reference and Research Services. 

If you do not have a Facebook account, you can sign up for a free account at: http://www.facebook.com/.

 

New Library Catalogue
PAM KING

With its flexible functionality and clean layout, the U of T Library's new online catalogue continues to impress. Although no hard data exists, anecdotal evidence suggests students relate better to the new layout, launched in Janurary 2009. Some may have experienced a period of adjustment — when search results were surprising and search strategies needed tweaking, but the benefits of the faceted approach are significant. Narrowing searches using the facet lists to the left of the search results is an effective way to target specific items.

The new catalogue offers users various options. For instance: 

• Use the Advance search options to discover specific components of the collection. For example, use the Advance search fields "Format" and "Library" to easily discover the number of DVDs in the U of T Mississauga Library's collection. You may be surprised to find that the U of T Mississauga Library has a growing number of DVDs in many languages. 

• Locating electronic items and online descriptions is much easier with the new catalogue. Links to electronic content appear clearly at the top level of a results list. 

• Managing and saving item descriptions is much easier with the top level availability of functions such as e-mail, print, save and export located under the large
  blue eye and the "Marked Records" tab at the top of the search results. 

Suggestions and feedback on the new catalogue are always welcome and can be submitted using the online Feedback form linked to the main catalogue web page or by contacting your Liaison Librarian.