2. Hunting for a book?

3. Hunting for a book?
And not sure
where to start?

4. This presentation will show
you the quickest way to find a
specific book in UCT Libraries.

5. This presentation will show
you the quickest way to find a
specific book in UCT Libraries.
For detailed tutorials on using
the Libraries’ catalogue, visit the
ALEPH Tutorials
on our web site.

6. You want to find the book:

7. You want to find the book:
Atomic structure and
periodicity
by Jack Barrett

8. You want to find the book:
Atomic structure and
periodicity
by Jack Barrett
Does the Library have it?
And if so, where is it shelved?

9. Open the Libraries web site:
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

10. Open the Libraries web site:
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za

11. Open the Libraries web site:
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za
Click on
Catalogue (ALEPH)

12. ALEPH is the name of our
online catalogue.

13. ALEPH is the name of our
online catalogue.
ALEPH contains records of all
the books, journals, reports,
theses, videos, DVDs and other
materials in UCT Libraries

14. When ALEPH opens up ...

15. When ALEPH opens up ...
Click on
Browse

16. In the Browse screen ...
Subject

17. In the Browse screen ...
Subject
Open the dropdown
menu that lets you
choose the index you
want to browse in.

18. In the Browse screen ...

19. In the Browse screen ...
And
select
Title

20. In the Browse screen ...
atomic structure
Title
Type in the first few
words of the book’s title

21. In the Browse screen ...
atomic structure
Title
And
Type in the first few
click on
words of the book’s title
Go

22. A list of
titles will
open up …

23. A list of
titles will
open up …
Click on the
TITLE of the
book you want

24. This calls up the
catalogue record for the book ...

25. This calls up the
catalogue record for the book ...
The Library field
tells you which
Library to go to.

26. This calls up the
catalogue record for the book ...
The Library field
tells you which
The Shelf mark field
Library to go to.
tells you where to look
on the shelves

27. And remember, if you
need assistance …
ask a librarian!
Created by:
Fiona Jones
Updated Dec. 2011