This page is meant to help you navigate Milner's updated catalog and searching systems. Our resources remain the same but getting to them will be a bit different. If you have questions that this page doesn't answer, please contact me (see below).
Not everything will be changing. Here is a list of resources that will remain the same:
You can still start your search using this Milner Catalog tab. Keywords can be entered either in the basic search box or by clicking the Advanced Search link.
This search will take you to a new page. Make sure Advanced Search is selected to view all the available search options.
1. The first section shows which part of the library you are searching. The Library (Milner) Catalog button lets you looks for books and other material available at Milner, including ebooks.
2. Just below is the actual search box. It works the same way as every other search box.
3. The Add a New Line option creates a new set of boxes if you have a more specific search that requires more boxes.
4. This last section will let you specify the type of material you want. If you only want to see a certain type of material (books, movies, journals, dissertations, etc.), you can specify that here. You can also limit to a specific language or publication date in this section.
Once you decide on the search criteria, click search and you will get search results.
1. Each item will list the citation information: the title, material type, author, and publication date.
2. Just below the citation information will list whether the book is available and in what format.
3. There is a list of filters on the right side of the page. Some specific filters you may want to pay attention to:
Clicking the title will take you to the full record.
If the item is available in print the bottom of the page will show a list of books with similar call numbers (virtual browse)
You can still start your search using the Articles tab. Keywords can be entered either in the basic search box or by clicking the Advanced Search link.
This search will take you to a new page. Make sure Advanced Search is selected to view all the available search options.
1. The first section shows which part of the library you are searching. The Articles button lets you looks journal articles without specifying a subject-specific database.
2. Just below is the actual search box. It works the same way as every other search box.
3. The Add a New Line option creates a new set of boxes if you have a more specific search that requires more boxes.
4. This last section will let you specify the type of material you want. To ensure the results only show journal articles, change this first dropdown box to Articles. You can also limit to a specific language or publication date in this section.
Once you decide on the search criteria, click search and you will get search results.
1. Each item will list the citation information: the article title, material type, author, journal title, volume and issue number.
2. Underneath the citation information will be a selection pulled from the abstract to give an idea of the article's content.
3. The bottom of each record indicates whether an article is peer reviewed, if it comes from a freely accessible journal, and if the article is directly available in the database.
4. There is a list of filters on the right side of the page. Some specific filters you may want to pay attention to:
Clicking the title will take you to the full record.
