Session 2:Session 2:

Using TROYUsing TROY

What is TROY?What is TROY?

TROY is the library’s online catalogTROY is the library’s online catalog It is used to find materials and It is used to find materials and

resources located INSIDE the resources located INSIDE the librarylibrary

How are materials How are materials organized?organized?

Materials are arranged in the Materials are arranged in the library using the LIBRARY OF library using the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM or (LC)SYSTEM or (LC)

LC uses letters and numbers to LC uses letters and numbers to describe subjects and where items describe subjects and where items are located on the shelvesare located on the shelves

An LC Call NumberAn LC Call Number

Here is an example of how a call Here is an example of how a call number would look in LCnumber would look in LC

Location: Reference

Z=General information

2014 comes after 2013 and before 2015

D comes after C and before E within the 2014 section

S comes after R and before T in the D section

LC LayoutLC LayoutA -- GENERAL WORKSA -- GENERAL WORKSB -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGIONB -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGIONC -- AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORYC -- AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORYD-- HISTORY (GENERAL)AND HISTORY OF EUROPED-- HISTORY (GENERAL)AND HISTORY OF EUROPEE -- HISTORY: AMERICAE -- HISTORY: AMERICAF -- HISTORY: AMERICAF -- HISTORY: AMERICAG -- GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATIONG -- GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATIONH -- SOCIAL SCIENCESH -- SOCIAL SCIENCESJ -- POLITICAL SCIENCEJ -- POLITICAL SCIENCEK -- LAWK -- LAWL -- EDUCATIONL -- EDUCATIONM -- MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSICM -- MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSICN -- FINE ARTSN -- FINE ARTSP -- LANGUAGE AND LITERATUREP -- LANGUAGE AND LITERATUREQ -- SCIENCEQ -- SCIENCER -- MEDICINER -- MEDICINES -- AGRICULTURES -- AGRICULTURET -- TECHNOLOGYT -- TECHNOLOGYU -- MILITARY SCIENCEU -- MILITARY SCIENCEV -- NAVAL SCIENCEV -- NAVAL SCIENCEZ -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)Z -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)

Book vs. CatalogBook vs. Catalog

In TROY, the LC call number is In TROY, the LC call number is written horizontally (read from written horizontally (read from LEFT TO RIGHT)LEFT TO RIGHT)

On the book spine, the LC call On the book spine, the LC call number is written vertically (read number is written vertically (read from TOP to BOTTOM)from TOP to BOTTOM)

Using TROYUsing TROY

Basic SearchBasic Search

AuthorAuthor TitleTitle SubjectSubject PublisherPublisher Call NumberCall Number Journal TitleJournal Title

Keyword SearchKeyword Search

AnywhereAnywhere BooksBooks NewspapersNewspapers PeriodicalsPeriodicals

Keyword/Boolean SearchKeyword/Boolean Search

Uses Boolean operators to separate Uses Boolean operators to separate multiple terms and combine them to multiple terms and combine them to make sets of resultsmake sets of results

ANDAND OROR NOTNOT

Boolean OperatorsBoolean OperatorsOperatorOperator Example Example

searchsearch The search The search will find...will find...

Venn Venn diagramdiagram

ANDAND Nutritional Nutritional assessment assessment AND dietAND diet

Items containing "nutritional Items containing "nutritional assessment" and "diet." AND assessment" and "diet." AND narrows a search, resulting in fewer narrows a search, resulting in fewer hits. hits.

  

Nutritional assessment AND diet=34 Nutritional assessment AND diet=34

articlesarticles

OROR Caloric Caloric intake OR intake OR dietdiet

Items containing either "caloric Items containing either "caloric intake" or "diet" or both. OR intake" or "diet" or both. OR broadens a search, resulting in broadens a search, resulting in more hits. more hits.

  

Caloric intake OR diet=475 articlesCaloric intake OR diet=475 articles

NOTNOT** Mexico Mexico NOT New NOT New MexicoMexico

Items containing "Mexico" but not Items containing "Mexico" but not "New Mexico." "New Mexico." Caution!Caution! It's easy to It's easy to exclude relevant items.exclude relevant items.

  

Mexico NOT New Mexico=275 Mexico NOT New Mexico=275

articlesarticles

CartCart

The cart stores records for easy The cart stores records for easy printing, downloading, or e-mailingprinting, downloading, or e-mailing

Other Libraries’ CatalogsOther Libraries’ Catalogs

From the library’s site, you can From the library’s site, you can search for books at other libraries search for books at other libraries nearbynearby