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Lesson Overview:Using the Online Library Catalog What's Available in the Online Library Catalog? (also known as CONSORT or OBIS) Advice on Searching the Online Library Catalog Try It: Practice Searching the Online Library Catalog

Overview of Library Catalog

The online catalog at your college (either CONSORT at Kenyon, Wooster, Denison, and OWU; or OBIS at Oberlin) contains listings of resources available at your local campus. CONSORT also provides information about the holdings of the other three consortium members.

When you are looking for secondary sources in science (e.g., books giving an overview of neuropsychology or emotion research), the online catalog is the place to go. The catalog contains records describing:

• Materials owned by the library, including:
  • Books
  • Titles of periodicals (A.K.A. magazines, journals, newspapers)
  • Government publications
  • Scores and recordings (CD's, tapes, records)
  • Electronic resources (CD's, e-books, electronic journals)
  • Videos and other AV materials (films, slides)

• Information about the location of library materials (call number)
• Information about the availability of library materials (status)
• Access to the OhioLINK Central catalog, which includes information about the library holdings of over 70 academic institutions across Ohio. (If you cannot find the materials you want at CONSORT or OBIS, you should check next in the OhioLINK catalog.)
• Access to your own library record, including what items you have checked out, any fines you may have accrued, and the status of any items you may have requested from another CONSORT or OhioLINK institution