Using Catalyst: New in Catalyst

Arthur Lakes Library
Colorado School of Mines
1400 Illinois Street
Golden, Colorado 80401
Phone: (303) 273-3911
Fax: (303) 273-3199
http://www.mines.edu/library

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The "New in Catalyst" tab identifies items that have been recently received.
  • You can, for example, view the most recent additions for a specific location in the Library such as the Map Collection.
Finding New Items in Catalyst
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newbooks1.jpg The "New in Catalyst" feature identifies items that have been recently received.  The list does not include items that are on order.  You may choose to view new items from the following time periods: the last week, last two weeks, last three weeks, or last four weeks.

To view new items, select the "New in Catalyst" tab at the top of the Catalyst search screen.
newbooks2.jpg How to Search New in Catalyst

You may search New in Catalyst by accepting the defaults or by selecting from the drop-down menus:

  • Select Location - to see new items from all locations, or the specific Library location you choose
  • Period - to look at items added during a given time period
  • Sort by - to arrange your results by call number, author or title

Optional: Enter a term or phrase in the Search for: box to search for a specific title, author or call number. The characters entered are matched against the title, author or display call numbers.

  • A single character entered will match only against the call number
  • A search term of two or more characters will be matched against title, author and call number

Do not enclose phrases in quotation marks. Truncation is automatic. Enter all punctuation as you would expect to find it in the title or author for which you're searching.

Title Searching

To find a title, enter a keyword or phrase from the title. Include any punctuation that is part of the title.

Author Searching

To find an author, enter the last name. If you enter more than the last name, type the name as you would expect to find it in a catalog record, including all punctuation.

Subject Searching

To search by subject, enter only a single letter.  See the New in Catalyst search screen for a list of the most commonly used class category letters.

Sort By: and Records Per Page

Search results may be sorted by selecting an option in the Sort by: drop-down menu: Call Number, Author, or Title.

A "sort by material" type is not available. The material type (for example, globe) may be entered as a search term.

Use the Records Per Page drop-down menu to change the number of matching records that display on one screen.

NOTE: Options selected (Location, Period, Sort, Records Per Page) are not retained and must be reselected for each subsequent search.

How to View Search Results

Click on a title from the list of results to view the Catalyst record.