1. The document provides instructions for setting up an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) account and using the WorldCat database to search for and request items from other libraries.
2. It explains how to create an ILLiad account, search WorldCat to find items, and submit requests through the ILL system.
3. Additional tips are provided such as searching specific libraries, using different search features in WorldCat, and advice for successful interlibrary loans.
1. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis OCLC WorldCat The Billion Book Library And microfilm and maps and archives And lots of other neat stuff
2. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis Before you get started you will need: ⢠a valid (unexpired) Houston Public Library Power Card, ⢠a computer with an internet connection, and ⢠an ILLiad account (has nothing to do with the movie Troy ). Helpful to have at hand: ⢠a teen-ager On the internet, go to: http://www.houstonlibrary.org ILLiad Account
5. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis Letâs first set up an ILLiad or Interlibrary loan accountâhave your Power Card ready Click âInterlibrary Loanâ
6. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis HPL Power Card- You must have one Available For Free at all Library Branches Power Card Number Youâll need a card for photocopies
12. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis After submitting your information, close this window, click âXâ and return to library home page at: www.houstonlibrary.org You will be told what you did wrong Click âXâ here
17. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis Basic Library Vocabulary or Usage Author âshould be entered last name first, first name last Title â ignore âA,â âAn,â or âTheâ as the first word of a title Keyword â a word that describes the contents of a book, in librarian talk, called subject words ISBN â the unique ID number for books published during or after the 1970s Year â the year of publication, found next to the Š symbol on title page or back side (verso side) of it Truncation â Using the root word with a symbol to find all items containing that root and different endings, e.g., âCap* dynastyâ for âCapetian dynastyâ or Mero* for Merovignien Wild Card â A symbol used to represent any possible spelling within a word, e.g., âSm*thâ for Smith or Smyth, but not Smithe!
18. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis More Vocabulary - Catalogue Page De Ville, Winston. The 1795 chimney-tax of New Orleans : a guide to the census of proprietors and residents of the Vieux CarrÊ / Winston De Ville ; index by Ramona Amelia Smith. Ville Platte, La. : Smith Publications, 1994,1995. 31 p. ; 28 cm. Includes index. Hearth-money -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Registers. Taxation -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Registers. Vieux CarrÊ (New Orleans, La.) -- Genealogy. New Orleans (La.) -- Genealogy. Subject Notes Descript. Rating Author Pub. Info Title (none) LIB USE ONLY 976.3 D494 LA Clayton Genealogy ADU REF Last Check-in STATUS CALL # PREFIX LOCATION See all these subject or keyword words
20. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis This is the WorldCat Basic Search window. See how the terms are like the library catalogue page.
21. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis WorldCat Basic Search What is it good for? ⢠Simple keyword, author, or title searches ⢠â Author-Titleâ Searchesâyou know both the author and title ⢠When doing searches for materials when the âKeywordâ is very specific, e.g., Battle of Shiloh What is it not good for? ⢠Compound field searches ⢠Compound record searches
22. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis Last Name First, First Name Last Omit âTheâ in foreign languages also Click âSearchâ when done
32. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis Letâs cancel your ILL order before returning to WorldCat Lookee Here!! Everything worked!! Click âView/Modify Out- Standing Requestsâ
39. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis Click âAdvanced Search â We interrupt this boring program for an important messageâplease stay tuned.
40. 1. Be nice to Inter Library Loan Department. Cheaper than you driving or flying to somewhere else. 2. Remember bribery in small doses works. Bribes and compliments can be interchangeable! 3. Texas universities must share with you for free. Always use them first. 4. Genealogical materials are rarely loaned by public libraries, but universities usually will. 5. Microfilm (not fiche or microcard) is usually only loaned by universities, almost never by public libraries. 6. Always inquire about buying copies of fiche (usually 25¢ or 50¢ per sheet of fiche). Robertâs Rules for Interlibrary Loan r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis
41. 7. Books (and other stuff) made before 1900 generally do not get loaned (Hint: they may be on microfilm!). 8. Library of Congress may loan if they are only source and they have two copies and you send a groveling and pleading e-mail. They will make copies (reasonably priced) or microfilm (very expensive). 9. If book is simply unavailable for loan, inquire of stingy library to check index or photocopy names in index of interest. Then order pages from index. Good to have unlimited long distance phone plan. Robertâs Rules on Interlibrary Loan r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis
54. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis This gives related subjects (keywords) for all results entries and how often the term appears Click on the âReturnâ button
60. x r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis Click on the check box to select for printing Click on the âPrintâ button when ready Click on the âReturnâ button Click on any material type if you wish to limit
62. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net ⢠Robert de Berardinis Click the âMarked Recordsâ button Click the âText fileâ button Click the â Exportâ button