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5. OPAC

6. O N-LINE P UBLIC A CCESS C ATALOG OPAC Finding what you need in your school or public library. PART I: Basics Author Search

7. AUTHOR search Will search the “authority” field and pull up any Author Co-author Illustrator or other creators If their last name starts with the letters you typed in. (Click to advance slide.)

8. AUTHOR search For example, an author search on Paul will find: Pauli, Hertha Pauline, L. J. Paull, Grace Paulsen, Gary (Click to advance slide.)

9. AUTHOR search Plus illustrators Paul, Tony and Paul, Arthur For example, an author search on Paul will find: (Click to advance slide)

10. But it will not find Because it searches only for last name!

11. But it will not find Because it searches only by last name!

12. If you did an author search on You would get the following Results:

14. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOUND HERE INCLUDES:

15. * CALL NUMBER You must know this to find the book on the shelf! (Click to advance slide.)

16. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOUND HERE INCLUDES: * CALL NUMBER * TITLE You also need to know the title of the book you are seeking. Notice there are several books with the call number 398.2 Gob. (Click to advance slide)

17. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOUND HERE INCLUDES: * CALL NUMBER * TITLE * AUTHOR A good thing to know also, especially if you are looking for a fiction book. (Click to advance slide.)

18. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOUND HERE INCLUDES: * CALL NUMBER * TITLE * AUTHOR * LOCATION Is it in the Elementary or Secondary Library, BOCES, or elsewhere? (Click to advance slide.)

19. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOUND HERE INCLUDES: * CALL NUMBER * TITLE * AUTHOR * LOCATION * COPIES IN How many copies do we own / # (Click to advance slide.)

20. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOUND HERE INCLUDES: * CALL NUMBER * TITLE * AUTHOR * LOCATION * COPIES IN How many copies are in # / (Click to advance slide.)

21. O N-LINE P UBLIC A CCESS C ATALOG END OF PART I : The Basics Author Search