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The ACCESS
PENNSYLVANIA Database is a world wide web-based
bibliographic union catalog and resource sharing guide to
Pennsylvania library collections. The holdings of over 2,700
school, public, academic, and special libraries are
searchable using a customized version of Innovative
Interface's INN-Reach Search Software. Librarians, library
patrons, business and home users may search the Database by
title, author, author/title, subject, keywords, location, or
a combination of any of these fields.
The opening
screen provides access to the holdings of ACCESS
PENNSYLVANIA Database member libraries through a county
and regional map of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Clicking on a county name or region on the map will take you
to a screen where you may elect to search either all
libraries in that county or region or limit your search by
either school, public, special or academic libraries. For
your convenience, there is a link along the top of the map
that allows you to search all ACCESS PENNSYLVANIA
Database member libraries, regardless of type or location.
An alphabetized list of Pennsylvania counties appears below
the map. See below under KEYWORDS for instructions on
searching the holdings of a specific library.
After
deciding on a geographic region and type of library, you may
choose the type of search you wish to perform from among the
following:
Words
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Subjects
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Call Number
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MARC Records
WORDS
Keywords:
Searches a number of fields within bibliographic records,
including title, author, subject, notes and publisher.
Keywords
may also be used to search for an item in a specific
library. To do so, keep in mind that you MUST know the
county in which the library is located. To locate an item in
a specific library's collection, follow these steps:
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From
the map interface, select the county in which the
library is located. |
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Next,
choose the library type that represents the library
you want to search. (For example, if you would like
to search the holdings of a specific public library
in Montgomery County, choose Montgomery County from
the map interface, then Public Libraries).
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Now
choose Keywords from the search options screen.
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At
the Keywords search screen, enter the appropriate
keyword(s) to formulate your search. |
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Next,
in the Library: box, click on the down arrow to see
a list of available libraries. Click on the name of
the library you want to search and it's name will
appear in the Library: box. |
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Finally, click on the Search button. |
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If
the item is available, it will appear in the results
screen. |
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NOTE:
while you have narrowed your search to a single
library's holdings, the Display Holdings link will
provide you with a list of all the libraries in the
region which hold that title. |
Please click here for
the Interactive Demo "Keyword Search".
Librarians
wanting to peruse their entire collection may bring up their
holdings using the Keywords search function as follows: (For
large collections, be advised that only the first 32,000
holdings, sorted by publication year, will display).
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From
the map interface, select the county in which your
library is located, then choose the appropriate
library type. (For example, if your library is a
public library located in Dauphin County, choose
Dauphin County and Public Libraries). |
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Now,
select Keywords from the search screen. Leave the
Keywords box blank. |
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In
the Library: box, click on the down arrow for a list
of available libraries, then click on your library's
name so that it appears in the Library: box.
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Finally, click the Search button and the results
will contain your library's entire holdings -- up to
the first 32,000 entries -- sorted by publication
year. |
Please click here for
the Interactve Demo "Entire Collection Search".
For
additional help when performing Keywords searches, click on
the Search Help button located along the bottom of the
Keywords search box or scroll to the bottom of the Keywords
search screen.
Author:
Use this search interface to locate items by a specific
author, entering all or part of an author's name.
Title:
Use this search interface to locate a specific title,
entering all or part of a title.
Please click here for
the Interactive Demo "Title Search".
Author
and Title: Use this search interface to locate a
specific item by entering all or part of both an author's
name and title.
SUBJECTS:
LC
Subject: Use this search interface to locate items
listed under a specific Library of Congress Subject Heading
classification. If you are not sure of the exact LC Subject
Heading, you may enter part of the subject heading to
receive a complete listing in the results.
LC
Children's Subject: Use this search interface to locate
items listed under a specific Library of Congress Children's
Subject Heading classification. If you are not sure of the
exact LC Children's Subject Heading, you may enter part of
the subject heading to receive a complete listing in the
results.
To access the
Children's Database click on the icon below.
Medical
(MeSH) Subject: Use this search interface to locate
items listed under a specific National Library of Medicine's
Medical Subject Heading classification. If you are not sure
of the exact Medical Subject Heading, you may enter part of
the subject heading to receive a complete listing in the
results.
Sears
Subject: Use this search interface to locate items
listed under a specific Sears Subject Heading
classification. If you are not sure of the exact Sears
Subject Heading, you may enter part of the heading to
receive a complete listing in the results.
For
additional help on searching subject headings, click on the
Search Help button available in each subject heading's
Search box or scroll to the bottom of each Subject Heading
Search screen.
CALL
NUMBER
LC Call
Number: Allows users to enter a call number from the
Library of Congress classification scheme. This number is
found in the 050 field in a MARC record.
Dewey
Decimal Call Number: Allows users to enter a call number
from the Dewey Decimal classification scheme. This number is
found in the 082 field in a MARC record.
NLM Call
Number: Allows users to enter a call number from the
National Library of Medicine classification scheme. This
number is found in the 086 field in a MARC record.
SuDoc
Call Number: Allows users to enter a call number from
the Superintendent of Documents classification scheme. This
number is found in the 088 field in a MARC record.
OTHER NUMBERS
ISBN/ISSN/Publisher Number: Allows users to enter an
International Standard Book Number, International Standard
Serial Number, or Publisher Number. The ISBN is commonly
found on the reverse of the title page or the back cover of
a book, the ISSN on the front or back cover of a journal,
and the Publisher Number on a sound recording like a record
or CD, on printed sheet music, or on a videorecording like a
videotape or DVD.
LCCN:
Allows users to enter a Library of Congress Control Number.
This number is commonly found on the reverse of the title
page of a book.
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Number: Allows users to enter the number assigned by the
ACCESS PENNSYLVANIA Database Innovative
Interface's INN-Reach Search software to each holding. This
number appears as the Bib util # on the bibliographic record
for each holding.
For
additional help on searching call numbers, click on the
Search Help button available in each call number's Search
box or scroll to the bottom of each Call Number Search
screen.
You may
also use the Quick Search feature, which is accessible from
any WORD, SUBJECT, CALL NUMBER or OTHER NUMBER search
screen. Quick Search allows users to select any search
criteria, library type and region without moving through the
individual search screens. It is recommended that this
option be used ONLY after you are familiar with the
INN-Reach search software.
MARC
Records
To extract
MARC records from the ACCESS PENNSYLVANIA
Database, follow these steps:
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Locate the item for which you need a MARC record. |
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When
the item's record is displayed, click on the Export
button at the top of the screen. |
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Follow steps 1 and 2
until you have selected to Export all of the
necessary items. |
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Next, click on the
Export Saved Lists button. |
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On the resulting
screen, under "Format of List" on the left-hand
side, indicate you would like to download MARC
records by clicking in the circle next to MARC. |
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On
the right-hand side of the screen, under "Send List
To," indicate how you would like to receive the
records. It is recommended you choose "Local Disk,"
which will initiate a download to your hard drive. |
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For
instructions on how to import the downloaded MARC
records into your local circulation system, you MUST
contact your circ system vendor. |
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