Voyager OPAC -Introductory Session

Getting Started With Voyager

Introduction…

Goals of today’s session:

To provide an overview of the Voyager OPAC, including:

• “Basic Search” – using “Search by” options --

Title / Journal / Author / Keyword (2 types) / Subject

• Search Limits

• Guided Keyword Search

• Saving results

• Answering any questions you may have about the OPAC

Introductory Screen

Basic Search Screen

Search Tips

Login – Patron Info…(… from the Test Database)

Personal Info, Items on Loan,

Info on requests, Loans & Fines

Search Limits

“More” Search Limits include:

Language, Location, Medium, Item Type, Place of Publication…

Search by: Title

Searches for string of words (or individual word) & will truncate last word automatically (e.g. “christmas car”)

Always omit initial articles (a, an, the, le, la, l', etc.).

Title Results - List

Brief Record

Full Record

MARC Record

Search by: Journal Title

Searches for EXACT title, with automatic truncation of last word.

Type the first few words of the title: scientific amer

Journal Results - List

Journal Results - Brief

Search by: Author

For individuals, type last name followed by first name (or, even better, last name followed by first initial): einstein a (finds A, Al, Albert, etc.)

For organizations or groups, use normal word order: queen's university

Search by: Author

Search by: Author

Search by: Author

Search by: Keyword(with relevance ranking)

To truncate, use ?: constitut?

To indicate essential, use + : +trudeau

To search phrases, use quotes: "meech lake"

Do NOT use the connectors AND, OR, NOT

Search by: Keyword(with relevance ranking)

Search by: Keyword(with relevance ranking)

Search by: Keyword(Command Boolean)

Use -- and, or, not

To truncate, use ?: child? (finds child, children...)

Quote to search phrases: "world wide web"

Group using parentheses: (child? or teen?) and "world wide web"

Search by: Keyword(Command Boolean)

Search by: Keyword(Command Boolean)

Search by: Subject Heading

Use either Library of Congress (LC) or Medical (MESH) Subject Headings: canada history 1867-1914

neonatology newton isaac

Subject Heading - Results

Note: Use the PREVIOUS and NEXT buttons to browse the Subject Headings index.

Subject Heading - Results

Where are the Subject Headings?

Subject Heading - Results

Subject Heading - Results

Guided Keyword…

ONTARIO, in the AUTHOR field

CHARTER OF RIGHTS, as a Phrase, in the TITLE field

Guided Keyword…

Saving Results…

Saving Results…

Returns plain text to the browser…

Saving Results…

Questions?

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