Author
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The Author's Full Name is Given
Sometimes the Editor of a book is given in place of the
Author's name
If there is no Author for the book the entry will begin
with the Title |
Title
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The Full Title of the book is given
Sometimes the title of a book is followed by the Author
and/or Illustrators name |
Edition
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If the information is available the Edition
of a book is given. |
Publisher
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The publication information is given here,
including: place of publication, publisher and copyright
date. |
Description
and Notes
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Information about the physical characteristics
of a book are given here. The Description area will tell
you how many pages a book is, if it has illustrations or
maps and the height of a book. The Notes area will tell
you any special details about a book |
Location
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The Location of the book is given. Remember,
this is a joint use catalog with Crafton Hills College.
- Locations that begin CHC mean the book is
located at Crafton Hills College. These books can be
sent to SBVC Library for you to check out.
- Locations beginning SBVC are books located
at the SBVC Library.
- Book Stacks mean that the book is a circulating
item. SBVC books generally check out for three weeks
- A Location given as SBVC Reserve means that
the book is located in the Reserve Collection and is
available at the Circulation Desk. The check out time
on these materials varies from 2 hours in house use
only to 3 week check out.
- A Location given as SBVC Reference is located
on the Reference shelves on the main floor of the SBVC
Library. These books do not check out and must be used
in the building.
- A Location given as SBVC Oversize Coll. will
be located on the Lower Level
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Call Number
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The Call Number is very important. This
is the number you use to find the book in the building.
All Call Numbers begin with a letter or letters of the Alphabet.
The first letters in the Call Number determines what floor
the book is located on.
- Call Numbers beginning A - H are located
on the Upper Level of the SBVC Library
- Call Numbers beginning Q - PZ4 are located
on the Main Level of the SBVC Library
- Call Numbers beginning PZ5 - Z are located
in the Lower Level of the SBVC Library
- Remember books that are located in the Reserve
or Reference Collection are always on the
Main Level of the SBVC Library and books
located in the Oversize Coll. are located on
the Lower Level.
For more details see the map on page 4 of the
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Status
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The Status of a book lets you know if a
book is checked in or not. Some of the more common status
messages you will see are:
- Available this means the book is available
to be checked out.
- If a date is shown, for example 10-17-02,
the book is checked out and this is the due date
of the book. You can place a reserve on a book so you
can be the next person to check the book out. Take the
Call Number to the Circulation Desk to do this.
- In Repair this means the book has been damaged
and is currently being repaired.
- In Transit this means to book is on its way
back from Crafton Hills College.
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Subject
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This area tell you what Subject the book
has been filed under. You can use the Show Similar Items
command to find other books on the same subject. |
Alt. Author
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Alternative Author: If there is more that
one author for a book the other authors names are given
here. |
Works
Cited or
Bibliography Information
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If you have to do a Works Cited or Bibliography
for your assignment, all the information you need to cite
this source is right on the screen. The Author, Title and
Publication Information are given to you. You'll have to
arrange it in the proper format, but all the components
that you need to do a citation is given |
