Library lectures: links Flashcards
Why use QCAT ?
QCAT is the key tool for identifying and locating materials – both print and electronic – in all the Queen’s libraries. In addition to books, QCAT also lists journals, newspapers, government documents, audio-visual materials, sheet maps, theses and course reserves, to name a few.
Provides more control over which field you are searching (journal title, series title, call number), which is useful for some searches.
Why Summons
a library search engine that contains all QCAT records + millions of full-text articles.
excels at quick keyword searches (what does the library have on this topic?) and lookups (“does the library own this?”).
Summons Summary
- Searches articles — contains 100+ million journal and newspaper articles
- Has Relevance ranking of search results
- “Did you mean?” suggestions for spelling errors and typos
- Scholarly article limit — limit to articles from scholarly publications, including peer-review
- Online full-text limit — limit results to items immediately available online (“Limit to items with full text online”)
- Use various “refine your search” filters to refine results
QCAT summary
- Precise field searching — e.g. “journal title exact”
- Browse by subject headings — e.g. “Folklore – -Bibliography”
- My Library Account — view and renew loans, place holds, etc.
- Course Reserve listings
- Use advanced search limits to refine results
Ref Works
is an online citation manager that lets you save and organize your database and library catalogue searches. With RefWorks, you can format your bibliography in APA, MLA, AMA, and over 200 other styles. You can also manage and organize your citations, share your references with others, and most importantly, save time.
When seraching CINAHL what do you need to consider:
Check the tree
Exploding search terms,
use of boolean phrases and/ or
