OCLC and the National Library are sponsoring a series of Web Seminars (webinars) for Connexion and Cataloguing, FirstSearch and Reference.
A schedule and registration information is available on the NZNUC cataloguing wiki – go to the homepage http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com/FrontPage and look under ‘Latest News’.
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Visit http://makeit.digitalnz.org/askaquestion to ask your question.
Or, if you’re a digitisation whizz, go to the site and start answering other people’s questions!
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Find, a new discovery tool encompassing multiple catalogues, digital collections, and other websites http://find.natlib.govt.nz
The New Zealand Libraries’ Catalogue is an amalgamation of the online catalogues of libraries all over the country http://nzlc.natlib.govt.nz
Papers Past digitised New Zealand newspapers and periodicals which covers the years 1839 to 1932 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Manuscripts & Pictorial a digitised collections from the Alexander Turnbull Library, including 100,000 pages from the papers of Sir Donald McLean and more than 70,000 New Zealand and Pacific images http://mp.natlib.govt.nz
Index New Zealand an index of more than 430 ‘current’ journals, updated daily including general interest material, social research, current affairs, the arts and humanities http://innz.natlib.govt.nz
For more resources your customers might find useful go to http://www.natlib.govt.nz/researchers
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The easiest way to find a library on the Directory of NZ Libraries is to enter its library symbol in the search box.
If you do not know the library symbol, enter a word from the library name in the search box. Note that the default Boolean operator is currently OR, therefore it is best to enter only one word. Yu can also restrict your search to public libraries if this is relevant.
Examples of searches:
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The easiest way to find a library on the Directory of NZ Libraries is to enter its library symbol in the search box, e.g. CP (for Christchurch City Libraries)
You can enter more than one symbol, e.g. CP CU CM (to retrieve Christchurch City Libraries, Canterbury University, & Canterbury Medical Library)
If you do not know the library symbol, enter a word from the library name in the search box. Note that the default Boolean operator is currently OR, therefore it is best to enter only one word. You can also restrict your search to public libraries if this is relevant.
Examples of searches:
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When you add a holding to the National Union Catalogue, you can indicate whether it is available for loan.
Just add the words of your choice (usually “not available for interloan”) to the Holdings Note Field on the ‘Add Holdings Record’ page.
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You can request the National Library for a file of MARC records to upgrade your catalogue.
This service is free of charge: just get in touch by emailing tepuna@natlib.govt.nz.
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You can move around long forms, such as Request forms, in VDX using the following keyboard shortcuts.
Move to top of screen: Ctrl + Home
Move to bottom of screen: Crtl + End
Move up a page: Page Up
Move down a page: Page Down
You can also use the Tab key to move between fields, and move back to previous field using Shift + Tab
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