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SIRSI Online Catalog
WLACHeldman Learing Resource Center
SIRSI Online Catalog: What is it? The SIRSI Online Catalog allows
users to find books and videos in the library as well as downloadable electronic books.
How to get to the SIRSI Online Catalog
1. Go to the Heldman Learning Resource Center web page: http://library.wlac.edu/
2. Click on SIRSI Online Catalog to enter the Quick Search
screen.
How to get to the SIRSI Online Catalog
The Quick Search screen will appear. This is the default screen. At this point you can perform a Keyword search by word or phrase, author, title, subject, or series.
You may search all of the LACCD libraries. The default Library is West Los College Library (WLAC).
Ways to search the SIRSI Online Catalog Quick Search
Allows you to search or browse a single field such as author, title, subject or series
Power Search(aka Advanced Search) allows you to refine a search by
combing different search elements (e.g. author AND title AND subject), performs Browse Search and Call Number Search
Quick Search Methods Search by WORDS OR PHRASE – If you do not know the exact
title, name or subject, you can type in that phrase /word to search
Search by SUBJECT – Click on SUBJECT. The online catalog uses Library of Congress Subject Headings as its subject authority.
Search by AUTHOR – Click on AUTHOR. Type in the author’s surname, then first name to search
Search by TITLE – Click on TITLE. Type in the title of the book you want
Search by SERIES – Type in the title of the Series to search (e.g. Dictionary of Literary Biography)
Quick Search by Subject The online catalog uses Library of Congress
Subject Headings. Once you pick the subject you wish to search
such as “Global Warming”, you type the subject term in the search box.
Quick Search by Subject
Click on SUBJECT after typing in your search term
Quick Search by Subject Then, SIRSI will show you number of hits in WLAC (also
will show what is available in all the LACCD libraries when you pull the Library box menu down).
Quick Search by Subject To show what is available in all LACCD
library click LIMIT SEARCH
Quick Search by Subject Then pull down the Library menu and select ALL
Quick Search by SubjectThe Online Catalog shows where the book is located in the library
(e.g. STACKS, REFERENCE, RESERVES) and where it is shelved by its CALL NUMBER (e.g. QC981.8 .C5 P415 2007 ).
It also shows the availability of the item (e.g. Available, Check-Out).
Click on DETAILS, to see the full bibliographic reference
Quick Search by SubjectDetail display
Other similar subjects
click Go Back
Quick Search by Word or Phrase
You do not get enough results with a Subject search try searching by Word or Phrase instead
Quick Search by Word or Phrase
You do not get enough results with a Subject search try searching by Word or Phrase instead
Quick Search: Electronic Books
You can also search for only electronic books by checking this box
Quick Search: Electronic Books
Click Details to access the electronic book
Then click URL to access the E-BOOK through NetLibrary
Quick Search: Electronic Books
How to access Electronic Books
To access Electronic Books from outside the WLAC Library you will first need to create a free account
1. Go to the Heldman Learning Resource Center web page: http://library.wlac.edu/
2. Click on NetLibrary E-Books to create a free account for off-campus access
How to access Electronic Books From off campus you will be asked for a username
and password.
Username: HLRC
Password: WLAC
How to access Electronic Books
Click Create a Free Account
How to access Electronic Books
Enter required information in the boxes
Then click Create Account
Then click URL to access the E-BOOK through NetLibrary
Quick Search: Electronic Books
Quick Search: Electronic Books
click Log In if you see this box
Quick Search: Electronic Books
You will then be asked to login with your username and password you created for NetLibrary
Quick Search: Electronic Books
click View this eBook
Quick Search: Electronic Books
Example of an eBook
Power Search Power Search (aka Advanced Search)
allows you to refine a search by combing different search elements (e.g. author AND title AND subject), performs Browse Search and Call Number Search.
Browse Search looks for a cataloged heading beginning with the first word of the search string. A Browse Search produces an alphabetical list of items matching the search string.
Call Number search lets you browse the “library shelves” by call number.
Power Search
Click Power Search to access the advanced search screen
Power Search
Browse Search
Browse Search looks for a cataloged heading beginning with the first word of the search string. A Browse Search produces an alphabetical list of items matching the search string.
Browse Search
Click BROWSE to get the Browse search screen
Browse Search
Browse Search
You can further explore your Subject with the Browse Search
Browse Search
And see related subject headings
Call Number Search
Call Number search lets you browse the “library shelves” by call number.
Call Number Search
Call Number Search
WLAC Library CALL NUMBER is based on the Library of Congress Classification System
A -- GENERAL WORKSB -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGIONC -- AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORYD -- HISTORY (GENERAL) AND HISTORY OF EUROPEE -- HISTORY: AMERICAF -- HISTORY: AMERICAG -- GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATIONH -- SOCIAL SCIENCESJ -- POLITICAL SCIENCEK – LAWL – EDUCATIONM -- MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSICN -- FINE ARTSP -- LANGUAGE AND LITERATUREQ – SCIENCER – MEDICINES – AGRICULTURET – TECHNOLOGYU -- MILITARY SCIENCEV -- NAVAL SCIENCE
Z -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)
Call Number Search
If you have a call number of a relevant book such as QC981.8 .C5 P415 2007
You can browse by call number by searching
QC980 Climatology and weather
or
QC Physics
Conclusion
Remember that you can always go to the HELP screen or ask the library staff if you have any questions. We are always happy to help!
Reference (310) 287-4269
http://library.wlac.edu/info/directory.html