Welcome to our Online Public Access Catalog!

The Online Public Access Catalog gives you easy access to the : Library materials bibliographic records Patron Profile Reserve Items

To Begin a Search..
You can start searching this online catalog by entering your search terms. You can select a search type by choosing a pull down menu of Author, Title, Subject, Publisher, Call Number and Journal Title. Beside this option, you can also do the searching by using : Keyword search menu Browse option menu

Keyword search menu You can look up items in the online catalog by choosing more than one search field by using the 'Boolean' operator which are AND, OR or NOT. This option will narrow your search result. You can type any words from the pull down menu of the search field which are Author, Title, Subject, ISBN, ISSN, LCCN and Anywhere.

FINDING BOOKS
Use the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) to find : books on selected subject/topic which books are available where they are located OPAC can be accessed at: http://vlib.unitarklj1.edu.my/cgi-bin/chameleon

Searching OPAC
If you are new to the searching of OPAC, we recommend you to start with the basic Browse Search. 2. Type in your search term from any search field pull down menu (Title, Author, Subject, Publisher, Call Number or Journal Title). Eg. Pelan Pemulihan Ekonomi Negara

3. A list of search result that comes closest to the match search will appear. Select any title that you want (by clicking on the titles) Eg. Select/click on title no. 2. (Pelan pemulihan ekonomi negara : agenda tindakan / Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Negara.)

4. This screen gives you a full description of that particular title:

Author - Author of the item Title - Title of the item Material - Physical description Subject Subject of the item Publication - Imprint statement of the item (place of publication, publisher, date of publication) Edition (if necessary) - Edition of the item Multimedia A web link to the electronic format document

5. You will also get details information for each item or copy for that particular title. call number for each item location (KLJ - which is Kelana Jaya Study Location Center) and followed by type of collection (see appendix 3) number of copy for that title (it can be more Copy than one) Status availability status of the item : items on the shelf / in the library Available item on loan and the due date is on 6th March Due Date: 6-32007 2007 item is missing Missing item on hold / reserve On hold Barcode the unique number for each library items 6. After you have used the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), and know the availability of the item get the call number know the location of item Call number

go to one of the following areas, depending on the location code: ref Reference Collection Unitar KLJ Open Collection res Red Spot - at the back of the Circulation
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Counter, Library staff will get the material for you. mdo, mdc diskette, CD, video, cassette (Media Collection) - at the back of the Circulation Counter, Library staff will get the material for you.

7. To borrow any loanable material, go to the Circulation Counter. 8. Patron Access To view Patron Access such as Activity and Account, enter your Id and Password at the left side of the OPAC screen :

Patron ID : is your matrix number (for students). Password : unitar *(You can change the password at anytime convenient. You can either go to the circulation counter at the library [78092170] or email to libcirc@unitar.edu.my)

9. Patron Information and Activity will appear.

10. Reserve Items Reserve Items is the course materials that have been selected by the lecturers to be put on the Reserve Collection at the Library in order to make those materials accessible to the students.

You may view the reserve item by selecting the Course ID or Instructor (lecturers name)
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Eg. Course ID : SMB 1013 The list of reserve items under Course ID SMB 1013 together with the Instructors name will appear on the screen

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APPENDIX 1

Browse or Keyword Search

1.You can choose the Browse or Keyword Search type.

Author: if you know any particular author for your subject. Malay name : Enter direct (Example: Karim Raslan)

English name : Last name first, followed by first name if you know it (Example: Gates, Bill) Chinese name : Enter direct , with comma after family name (Example: Tan, Soo Thang) Indian name : Enter direct, for name with this format (Example: Mutusamy a/l Kurupiah) Last name first, for name with this format (Example: Ravindran, K) Corporate name: Enter direct, with full-stop after geographic name. (Example: Malaysia. Kementerian Kewangan) Tips: Country's name must precede the name of the ministry

Title:

if you know a specific title, or you want any title starting with the word that you type-in Tips: Please omit particle A, An, The, Are infront of the title.

Subject:

a standard term as listed in Library of Congress Subject Headings. Example: Business ethics Malaysia - Economic conditions

Tips: all terms for subject must be in English eventhough you are looking for a corporate name. Example materials in Bahasa Malaysia Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Malaysia - Kementerian Pendidikan

individual name. Example Mahathir bin Mohamad

APPENDIX 2

Understanding Call Numbers

Library materials are arranged in call number order. A call number is like an address for items on the shelf. It is a combination of letters and numbers representing a subject area. You must have a call number to locate an item. Use OPAC to fine the call number. They are also printed on the spine or cover of Library materials.

Structure of Call Numbers

This is an example of a call number for a book: HB 171 B416e 1997 HB - alphabetic arrangement for subject Economic Theory. HB comes after HA and before HC 171 - numeric arrangement for sub-topic in Economic Theory. HB171 comes after HB139 and before HB172. B416e - alphabetic, then decimally numeric and followed by alphabet. This is added to provide a unique number for this material. B is first alphabet of the author's name, followed by 416 which is the cutter number for the author's name; and alphabet e is the first alphabet of the title 1997 year of items publication Tips: You must read the call number together with the Location symbol. For example:- Call number HB171 B416e 1997 with location as KLJ - Open Collection will be at Open Collection's shelf. But call number HB171 B416e 1997 with location as KLJ - ref will be at Reference Collection's shelf.

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APPENDIX 3

Type of Collection

Unitar KLJ KLJ - ref KLJ - jou KLJ - res KLJ - mdo-video KLJ - mdc-video KLJ - mdo-cassette KLJ - mdc-cassette KLJ - mdo-diskette KLJ - mdc-diskette KLJ - mdo-cd KLJ - mdc-cd TC

Item in open collection Reference material Serial/periodical item Reserve/Red Spot item Video - original copy Video - copy Cassette - original copy Cassette - copy Diskette - original copy Diskette - copy CD-Rom - original copy CD-Rom - copy All items available at TUTORIAL CENTRE

Loanable Not for loan Not for loan Loanable for 24 hours Loanable Loanable Loanable Loanable Loanable Loanable Loanable Loanable Loanable to student at TC only

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