WELCOME TO OUR: 1ST
"HOW TO" SERIES EDITION
HOW TO
use CPUT Libraries SEARCH
WELCOME TO OUR: 1ST
"HOW TO" SERIES EDITION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEARCH DEFINITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02
FINDING SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03
HOW TO USE SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04
CHANGE SEARCH RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 05
SEARCH BRIEF RECORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09
SEARCH FULL RECORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ACCESS RESOURCE ON SEARCH . . . . . . . 12
SEARCH DEFINITION
SEARCH is a discovery tool to find all
Information Resources from CPUT Libraries’
catalogue, subscription databases, and
other digital collections.
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FI NDING SEARCH
To find SEARCH:
1 open an internet browser
2 type www.cput.ac.za/lib in the address
box
3 then press enter on the keyboard.
The search box on the Libraries website
homepage is the SEARCH discovery tool.
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HOW TO USE SEARCH
Type the relevant search term in the search
box, then click the magnifying glass icon.
The results of the search Sign-In(1), search
term(2) used, scope(3), number of results(4),
results tweaks(5), brief records(6).
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2 3
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Sign-In with CPUT logins to get full set of
results and view full-text online resources.
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CHANGING RESULTS
To include more or exclude some results
use the following facets on the results
page:
- Scope
- Filters
A. CHANGE RESULTS USING SCOPE
Scope enables you to search by your
preferred collection:
Everything we have (our catalogue) –
searches only resources purchased or
subscribed to by the library.
Everything available – searches
resources in all collections.
Everything full-text online – searches
Only resources available online in full-
text.
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SEARCH has been setup to first search the
Everything we have (our catalogue) Scope.
The current scope can be changed by
clicking on the drop down menu, (black-
arrow) next to the current Scope, and
clicking on your preferred scope.
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B. CHANGE RESULTS USING TWEAK YOUR
RESULTS
SEARCH results can be changed by using
the following Tweak your results.
Sort by
SEARCH sorts results by the most relevant .
The results can also be sorted by:
1 Date-newest
2 Date-oldest
3 Author
4 Title
The 'Sort by' option can be changed by
clicking on the drop down menu next to the
current option and selecting the preferred
option.
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Filters
Results can be changed by using the Filter
facets, as shown below. Applying filters
will find information that matches your
needs.
To use the Filter facets, first click on the
drop-down menu next to the filter, for
instance Library, in the example below.
Next, click on the preferred option, then
click on APPLY FILTERS, as per the
example below.
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SEARCH BRIEF RECORD
SEARCH results show brief records of
resources matching the search terms, and
filters if applied.
The brief record consists of:
1 bibliographic information
2 'send to' buttons
3 availability
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The bibliographic information includes:
1 type of resource
2 title
3 author
4 publication details
5 availability
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The brief bibliographic information differs
according to the type of resource and
availability.
Below are examples of brief bibliographic
record information:
a. Electronic Article
b. Physical Book
More bibliographic and availability details
about the resources can be found by
clicking on the title or availability links on
the brief records.
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SEARCH FULL RECORD
Clicking on the title or availability links on
the brief records will show the Full Record
view of the specific resource.
The Full Record View will include:
1 brief record
2 more availability information
3 more bibliographic information details
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ACCESS RESOURCES
The availability information on the Full
Record View shows where a resource
can be accessed.
Available resources can be accessed either
full-text online or physically on library
shelves.
a. Online full-text
Online full-text resources can be accessed
by clicking on the database link on the full
record view. The Available from below the
link indicates the start and end access
period of the resource.
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After clicking the database link, SEARCH
will open the resource if the single Sign-In
option on the results page was used.
If the single Sign-In was not used, the
CPUT login page will appear to request
authentication to access the Database
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a. Physical resources on library shelves
The full record view of resources available
physically on the library shelves includes:
1 campus branch library name
2 shelves location
3 resource shelf location number
3 number of copies available
4 status of each copy of the resource
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The shelf location number is also known as
the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
number. DDC is a numeric system used by
most libraries to organise their
information resources (books, journals,
etc.) to subject, so that they are easy to
find.
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Dewey number is usually located on the
spine of a book.
For instance, the number '005.72 YOU'
indicates the shelf location of the book in
the Library.
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THANK YOU
FOR CHOOSING
CPUT LIBRARIES
TO ASSIST YOU
