1. Module 6:
Using the library catalog(s)
Using GIL, GIL Express, and WorldCat
to find books and other materials in
the library and beyond

2. What is GIL?
• UWG GIL Catalog – for items here at UWG
• GIL University System Catalog – for items at
other Georgia schools

3. The basics
• Using GIL
• Using GIL Express

4. GIL stands for…
• GALILEO INTERCONNECTED LIBRARIES
• BUT! Don’t be confused
• This is just the name of the system, its
different than using GALILEO
• We’ll cover GALILEO in Module 8

5. What can you find in GIL?
• Books, videos and other items owned by
Ingram Library and where these items are
located
• We’ll focus there first, then we’ll discuss GIL
Express and WorldCat, which allow you to
search BEYOND UWG

6. Let’s practice a search
•
What books about global warming does the library
own? To find out, follow these steps:
1. Go to the library’s home page (westga.edu/library)
2. In the search box labeled Books, click on the link to UWG
GIL Catalog
3. Select the Keyword Search tab
4. Enter words/concepts into the search boxes provided
(GIL will not let you use “OR”)
5. Click Go

8. Do you see a book you want and how can you
find it in the library?
•
1. Click on a title that you think will work for your topic
2. Click on Full Display to get more information about
the book, including a possible list of chapter titles.
3. Look for the Call Number (something like this -
LD5901.W62k 2009 H53)
4. Location (right above the call number) tells you
where the item is located in the library. (In this
case, the call number begins with L so the book is
located on the 3rd floor)

9. Title and book info
Call no, location, status

10. What if Ingram Library doesn’t have
what I want?
•
Check GIL University System Catalog
What you’ll find – Titles of books, videos and
other items owned by other university
libraries in Georgia and a link to requesting
those items through GIL Express

11. Practice: Using the GIL University
System Catalog step by step
•
1. Go to top of the page right under University of West
Georgia Ingram Library and click on GIL Universal
Catalog.
2. Follow the same steps for GIL to do a search.
3. If you find a book you want, go to the bottom of the
page and click on GIL Express Request.
4. Fill out the information requested and your book will
be delivered to Ingram Library within 2-3
business days.

15. Log in to enable GIL Express Requests

17. Beyond the basics
• Advanced Search Options in GIL
• Focused on UWG Catalog now

18. Other ways to search
• By subject
• How:
• Identify a proper subject heading
– By looking it up in the Library of Congress Subject
Headings (see the reference desk)
– Easier--simply follow a subject heading in your
results to refine your search

19. Topic, generally “Civil War”

20. This title looks promising…

21. I can use the subject heading from this
title to refine my search…click it!
Subject is United States History Civil War 1861-1865

22. Now my results are narrowed, I know
I am only getting results on the US Civil War
Note other helpful “clickable
options to narrow further

23. Author
• We can search by author simply by choosing
author as our search mode, then searching by
the author’s name
• The system will help us narrow down to the
author we want

24. I want to find a list of books by
Stephen King
• From the Main Library Page this time, we’ll
click on “UWG Library Catalog” before we
enter our search terms
• Then we will choose the author search option

26. You now have many more search
options beyond just keyword!

27. Let’s search by author

28. Which one do we want? Most likely
“King, Stephen 1947-”
Note how the catalog helps you narrow.
This is called “faceted search.”
Notice there are also facets to help you
narrow by call number,
Language, format, and more!

29. Click on Stephen King…is this the right
one? Yes! With a pic and a bio!
Do note the source of the bio…
Titles at UWG results list

30. Title search
• Is pretty straight forward
• Do note that one might exclude the beginning
article; search Grapes of Wrath instead of The
Grapes of Wrath

31. So in summary…
• We can go in and do a keywords or “all fields”
search and begin to find things
• We can search more effectively by limiting to a
specific subject, title, or author
• Remember “facets” are tools to look for in the
catalog to help you find what you need!

32. Advanced GIL Search
• Will let you combine terms and add limits
• Example: I can’t come to the library to check
out a book this week, and I need a book for
my class on search engines published in the
last 5 years

33. I start…
• By going to the library web page at
www.westga.edu/library
• Then I click on the UWG Library Catalog

34. Then I click on Advanced Search

35. Note: I’ve searched “all
fields” (same as
keyword) for search
engines, I’ve limited to
e-books, and I’ve
limited the year from
2007-2012

36. Results list—e-books from the
required date range!
The e-book record will
prompt you to click into
GALILEO, and you can
access the e-book from
there

37. WorldCat
• WorldCat is a giant library catalog with items in
libraries from around the world!
• You can search WorldCat in one of two ways
– On GALILEO as a database
– Using the free WorldCat interface, WorldCat.org at
http://www.worldcat.org
– For our purposes this week, we will use
www.worldcat.org for demonstration and the
assignment

38. WorldCat Searching
• Is much like searching a library catalog
• Instead of getting results from an individual
library, you get a results list of items from
around the world
• Once you click on an individual item, you get
more information about the book, including
what libraries hold the item based on your
location (zip code/IP address/both)

39. Basic WorldCat.org interface

40. Advanced WorldCat Search screen

41. A basic search for “everything”
(same as keyword)

42. Results: Note facets on left to help
narrow or change my search

43. Individual book/item results
Note: not tied to just one library. It tells me, by
The zip code I enter, the nearest libraries to me
That have the item!

44. Your assignment
• To compile a list of 10 resources accessed
using the library catalog
• Complete a discussion board assignment
based on your catalog search assignment
• To see the assignments in detail, click on
Module 6 Assignment Instructions in the list of
items in Module 6 in CourseDen
• Submit the assignment using the form
provided in CourseDen

45. Questions about using the catalog?
• e-mail or call!
• rpalmer@westga.edu
• rlpalmer@gmail.com
• 404/376-3383, M-F, before 9 PM