SIRSI Online Catalog WLAC Heldman Learing Resource Center

SIRSI Online Catalog: What is it? The SIRSI Online Catalog allows users to find books and videos in the library as well as downloadable electronic books.

How to get to the SIRSI Online Catalog 1.Go to the Heldman Learning Resource Center web page: Click on SIRSI Online Catalog to enter the Quick Search screen.

How to get to the SIRSI Online Catalog The Quick Search screen will appear. This is the default screen. At this point you can perform a Keyword search by word or phrase, author, title, subject, or series. You may search all of the LACCD libraries. The default Library is West Los College Library (WLAC).

Ways to search the SIRSI Online Catalog Quick Search Allows you to search or browse a single field such as author, title, subject or series Power Search (aka Advanced Search) allows you to refine a search by combing different search elements (e.g. author AND title AND subject), performs Browse Search and Call Number Search

Quick Search Methods Search by WORDS OR PHRASE – If you do not know the exact title, name or subject, you can type in that phrase /word to search Search by SUBJECT – Click on SUBJECT. The online catalog uses Library of Congress Subject Headings as its subject authority. Search by AUTHOR – Click on AUTHOR. Type in the author’s surname, then first name to search Search by TITLE – Click on TITLE. Type in the title of the book you want Search by SERIES – Type in the title of the Series to search (e.g. Dictionary of Literary Biography)

Quick Search by Subject The online catalog uses Library of Congress Subject Headings. Once you pick the subject you wish to search such as “Global Warming”, you type the subject term in the search box.

Quick Search by Subject Click on SUBJECT after typing in your search term

Quick Search by Subject Then, SIRSI will show you number of hits in WLAC (also will show what is available in all the LACCD libraries when you pull the Library box menu down).

Quick Search by Subject To show what is available in all LACCD library click LIMIT SEARCH

Quick Search by Subject Then pull down the Library menu and select ALL

Quick Search by Subject The Online Catalog shows where the book is located in the library (e.g. STACKS, REFERENCE, RESERVES) and where it is shelved by its CALL NUMBER (e.g. QC981.8.C5 P ). It also shows the availability of the item (e.g. Available, Check-Out). Click on DETAILS, to see the full bibliographic reference

Quick Search by Subject Detail display Other similar subjects

click Go Back Quick Search by Word or Phrase You do not get enough results with a Subject search try searching by Word or Phrase instead

Quick Search by Word or Phrase You do not get enough results with a Subject search try searching by Word or Phrase instead

Quick Search: Electronic Books You can also search for only electronic books by checking this box

Quick Search: Electronic Books Click Details to access the electronic book

Then click URL to access the E-BOOK through NetLibrary Quick Search: Electronic Books

How to access Electronic Books To access Electronic Books from outside the WLAC Library you will first need to create a free account 1.Go to the Heldman Learning Resource Center web page: Click on NetLibrary E-Books to create a free account for off- campus access

How to access Electronic Books From off campus you will be asked for a username and password. Username: HLRC Password: WLAC

How to access Electronic Books Click Create a Free Account

How to access Electronic Books Enter required information in the boxes Then click Create Account

Then click URL to access the E-BOOK through NetLibrary Quick Search: Electronic Books

click Log In if you see this box

Quick Search: Electronic Books You will then be asked to login with your username and password you created for NetLibrary

Quick Search: Electronic Books click View this eBook

Quick Search: Electronic Books Example of an eBook

Power Search Power Search (aka Advanced Search) allows you to refine a search by combing different search elements (e.g. author AND title AND subject), performs Browse Search and Call Number Search. Browse Search looks for a cataloged heading beginning with the first word of the search string. A Browse Search produces an alphabetical list of items matching the search string. Call Number search lets you browse the “library shelves” by call number.

Power Search Click Power Search to access the advanced search screen

Power Search

Browse Search Browse Search looks for a cataloged heading beginning with the first word of the search string. A Browse Search produces an alphabetical list of items matching the search string.

Browse Search Click BROWSE to get the Browse search screen

Browse Search

You can further explore your Subject with the Browse Search

Browse Search And see related subject headings

Call Number Search Call Number search lets you browse the “library shelves” by call number.

Call Number Search

WLAC Library CALL NUMBER is based on the Library of Congress Classification System A -- GENERAL WORKS B -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION C -- AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY D -- HISTORY (GENERAL) AND HISTORY OF EUROPE E -- HISTORY: AMERICA F -- HISTORY: AMERICA G -- GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION H -- SOCIAL SCIENCES J -- POLITICAL SCIENCE K – LAW L – EDUCATION M -- MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSIC N -- FINE ARTS P -- LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Q – SCIENCE R – MEDICINE S – AGRICULTURE T – TECHNOLOGY U -- MILITARY SCIENCE V -- NAVAL SCIENCE Z -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)

Call Number Search If you have a call number of a relevant book such as QC981.8.C5 P You can browse by call number by searching QC980 Climatology and weather or QC Physics

Conclusion Remember that you can always go to the HELP screen or ask the library staff if you have any questions. We are always happy to help! Reference (310)