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How to: Get to the full text of an article

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When following a “Find It” or “Full Text” link from an external database (like one from EBSCO or from Google Scholar), you will be taken to a Catalyst record for the article.

The link to follow to correctly resolve to full text is the link that will mention the name of the database, like this one:

full-text-link

[visual description: screen shot of Catalyst screen for online access to an article. A red arrow points to the link for full text, which says “Full text available from Elsevier SD Freedom Collection”]

How to: Find materials at your library

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  1. Start by clicking on “Local Catalog” to search for books, dvds, journal titles, and other items at the library.
  2. Enter your search terms
    [Screen shot of the Catalyst search form with "Local Catalog" selected]

    [Screen shot of the Catalyst search form with “Local Catalog” selected]

  3. From the results screen, click “Library” along the left side of the screen to choose your preferred library.
    [screen shot of Catalyst filter to narrow results to those at a particular library]

    [screen shot of Catalyst filter to narrow results to those at a particular library]

How to: Request items from another Bridge library

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Updated: Oct. 25, 2016 with screenshots from new Catalyst interface.

As part of the Bridge consortium (that is, the Carleton and St. Olaf libraries) we have access to items from all of the libraries, no matter which campus you’re currently on.  Read on for steps to request an item from another library:

  1. Click on the title of the item you’re interested in.
  2. Click “Sign In” in the yellow box in the middle of the screen and choose to log in with your college Username/Password.

    [visual description: screen shot of the Catalyst record for a book with "Sign In" circled.]

    [visual description: screen shot of the Catalyst record for a book with “Sign In” circled.]

  3. You’ll be brought back to the screen for a book, and now should see a “Request” link under “Request Options”.  Click the link.
    [visual description: partial screen shot of Catalyst screen for a book with "Request" circled.]

    [visual description: partial screen shot of Catalyst screen for a book with “Request” circled.]

  4. Choose where you’d like to pick up the item and click “Request”. You’re done!

You will receive an email when the book has arrived at your chosen pick up location.

Once you’ve logged in to request one item, you’ll be logged in for the rest of your session, so you can skip step 2 for any subsequent items that you want to request.