1. Select Catalyst from the Library Web site or go to: http://catalyst.coalliance.org.

   Note: Click on the My Account button for information regarding items checked out to you, renewing materials, pending requests, available items, or viewing fines/fees owed.

Basic Search

1. Click on BASIC SEARCH.
2. Type a word or words in the SEARCH FOR: box.
3. Click on SEARCH.

Custom Search

1. Click on CUSTOM SEARCH.
2. Type a word or phrase in the top SEARCH FOR: box.
3. Click on SEARCH.

Combining Terms

Click on the arrow in the SEARCH FOR: drop-down menus and select ANY OF THESE to connect similar concepts. ANY OF THESE broadens your search.

Example:

adolescent teenager

Click on the arrow in the SEARCH FOR: drop-down menus and select ALL OF THESE to connect separate concepts. ALL OF THESE narrows your search.

Example:

adolescent nutrition

Combining search sets is not available.

Truncating Terms

Use ? to replace one or more characters at the end of a search term.

Example:

nutri? (retrieves nutrition, nutritional, nutrient)

Proximity Searching

Click on the arrow in the SEARCH FOR: drop-down menus and select AS A PHRASE to find words next to each other in that order.

1. Click on BASIC SEARCH.
2. Type a word or phrase in the SEARCH FOR: box. Type the first few words as they appear in the title. Omit intial articles a, an, the, la, etc.

   Example:

   taming of the shrew

3. Click on TITLE BROWSE in the SEARCH BY: box.
4. Click on SEARCH

1. Click on BASIC SEARCH.
2. Type the journal title (not article title) in the SEARCH FOR: box. Type the first few words as they appear in the title. Omit intial articles a, an, the, la, etc.

   Example:

   chronicle of higher education

3. Click on JOURNAL TITLE BROWSE in the SEARCH BY: box.
4. Click on SEARCH.

1. Click on BASIC SEARCH.
2. Type the author's lastname firstname in the SEARCH FOR: box.

   Example:

   shakespeare william

3. Click on AUTHOR BROWSE in the SEARCH BY: box.
4. Click on SEARCH.

1. Insert a formatted disk into a floppy drive or Zip drive.
2. To download a single record, go to step 3.
   To download selected records, click on SELECTED ON ALL PAGES at the bottom of the screen.
   To download a title list, click on ALL ON PAGE at the bottom of the screen.
3. Click on FORMAT FOR SAVE/PRINT at the bottom of the screen.
4. Click on Internet Explorer  FILE. Click on SAVE AS.
5. Delete the default file name in the FILE NAME box.
6. Type the disk drive letter, the file name (up to 8 characters), and the extension ".txt" in the FILE NAME box.

   Example:

   a:myfile.txt

7. Click on SAVE.
8. Click on BACK to return to previous screen.

1. To email a single record, go to step 2.
   To email selected records, click on SELECTED ON ALL PAGES at the bottom of the screen.
   To email a title list, click on ALL ON PAGE at the bottom of the screen.
2. Type complete email address in the email box.
3. Click on EMAIL.
4. Click on BACK to return to previous screen.

1. Click on NEW SEARCH.

Use this feature for information regarding items checked out to you, renewing materials, pending requests, available items, or viewing fines/fees owed. Contact circulation staff if you have any problems with this feature.

1. Click on MY ACCOUNT.
2. Type your campus-wide ID in the  Campus-Wide ID box.
3. Type your last name in the Last Name box.
4. Click on OK.
5. Click on LOGOFF when you are finished viewing your library account, or the privacy of your information could be compromised.

1. Click on EXIT.
2. Click on the HOME bar at the top of the screen to return to the Library Web site.

Click on HELP for on-screen help.

For further assistance, consult library staff.