Locating books, videos, CDs, reference materials in Milne Library

1. Go to the library's webpage at http://library.geneseo.edu.
2. Click on the button marked ONLINE CATALOGS or click on GLOCAT under the College Libraries banner.
3. Select GLOCAT.
Searching for Books, Videos, Reference materials, etc.:
  • Use "Browse an Alphabetical list" if you are unsure of your topic and want to look through a list of subjects, titles, or authors
  • Go into ADVANCED SEARCH from the top menu if you want to narrow your search
  • Use the LIMIT features: limit by language, date, document type, format, or collection
Example
If I wanted to find reference books in Milne on artists, I would go to ADVANCED SEARCH in GLOCAT, then choose to search in the Subject Headings field for "artists" and LIMIT my search by
collection type = Reference


 

 

Locating books, videos, CDs, reference materials in other libraries

1. Go to the library's webpage at http://library.geneseo.edu.
2. Click on the button marked ONLINE CATALOGS.
3. Click on link for OTHER LIBRARIES.
4. This loads the page for library catalogs located in the SUNY system, New York state, and the Rochester area.
5. WorldCAT is a worldwide catalog which makes searching multiple library databases easy!

Searching for Books, Videos, Reference materials, etc.:
  • If you know the author or title of an item, you can simply use the default search (this is the first screen which comes up when you go into WorldCAT)
  • Use the ADVANCED SEARCH tab when you want to construct a more specific search (found at the top of the screen, above the search boxes)
  • Use the LIMIT features: limit by language, date, document type, audience

Example
If I wanted to find other libraries which own books or videos on Mexican artists, I would go to the ADVANCED SEARCH of WorldCAT.
Then I would search like this:
"mexico" and "artists" (Subjects) and LIMIT to books and visual materials

 

 

 

Registering and using Information Delivery Services


To get an item through Information Delivery Services (formerly ILL) ...
If you have a citation to an article, but cannot find it here in Milne Library, you have the option of getting the article from another library by using our Information Delivery Services office. There are two ways of doing this:
1. Go to the library's webpage (http://library.geneseo.edu) and under the heading labeled QUICK LINKS, find "Looking for articles?" and click on the drop-down menu. Choose "Find Text by Citation" and click. Follow the instructions and fill out the form. If the article is NOT available at Milne, you will have the option of submitting a request for the article through IDS.
2. Go to the library's home page and click on the link for FORMS located underneath the Geneseo College Libraries banner. Next, choose Information Delivery Services and enter your username and password. If you have not registered for an IDS account, do so at this time by following instructions. Otherwise, fill out the form with your journal article information and submit.
REMEMBER!
IDS will only obtain items which Milne Library does NOT own or have access to through one of our databases!!