The Library Cataloguewww.bath.ac.uk/library/

Reasons for new approach

Article-level searching not possible via existing catalogue

ELIN – concerns over continued technical support and gaps in coverage

New system enables seamless searching across a number of information silos

Improved features Improved title searching Groups different editions of the

same title together Finds Library resources, Opus

material and lots more – all from one search box!

Allows searches to be refined using limiter options (facets)

Did you mean? feature to help with alternative spellings

Offers better user experience with mobile devices

‘Sign in’

It is advised that you ‘Sign in’ to the catalogue, using your BUCS username and password. Signing in will ensure:

you have access to the widest range of resources available to you

your current search history and starred items are

recorded in ‘My Collection’

Improved title searching

The old catalogue …

Enter ‘made in china’

Where is it?

Not here!

The new catalogue …http://www.bath.ac.uk/library

Enter ‘made in china’

Top results!

Groups different editions of the

same title together

Which editions?

Identifies there are 5 different editions in stock

Grouping of editions

5th ed.

4th ed.

3rd ed.

2nd ed.

Find Library resources, Opus

material and lots more – all from one search box!

From one search box you will search across …

Library collections – print and electronic Individual articles from e-journals and full-

text databases Opus – access the University’s research

output Theses and Dissertations

… and then refine your results

Searches can be refined by the

use of limiter options (facets).

Using facets

If you get too many results in your first search, the catalogue offers limiter options (facets) to help refine your initial results:

Facets are displayed on the left of the screen.

Did you mean? feature to help

with alternative spellings and mistakes

Did you mean?

Offers better user experience with mobile devices …

This feature is coming

soon!