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WebCAT, is the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) of City College Library. It contains records of all the books, periodicals, theses and audiovisual material held by the Library. WebCAT is available through the entire college network providing the following services:
Accessing the Online Catalogue The Library catalogue may be accessed as follows:
Additionally, from the main Library Web page, you can access all the available Online Library Services, including Web Databases, the Electronic Journals collection, et al.
How to Use the Catalogue to Search for Books and other Material Use the Search Books option to search through the entire stock held at the Library. Type of Search After you have entered the Search form of the Online Catalogue you will find several options on the screen for the type of search.
When you have found the item you require on the Catalogue, you need to note both the Category, e.g.
and the Classification Number, e.g.
Use the Clear Search Field to conduct a new search. Printing Result lists and Records When the search is completed a list of results will appear on the screen. You can either print the entire list of the search results or browse through the screen to mark specific records for printing. How to locate your item in the Library You can either use the classification guides from the Library Layout Web pages or approach the staff of Library Issue Desk to help you locate an item on the shelves. Alternatively, you can consult the printed classification guides available at the library desks. If the item you require is in the catalogue, but is out on loan, you may reserve it for collection, as soon as it is available. If it is not on loan and still you are not able to locate it on the shelves, please inform the library staff to fill in a missing item form.
Related pages: How to locate a particular book | How to find books on a particular subject
How to Use the Catalogue to Search for Journals and Articles Search Journals Index Use the Journals Index option to browse through an alphabetical list of the electronic journals the library subscribes to. You can limit your search to a specific:
Use the Clear Search Field to conduct a new search.Search Journals Use the Search Journals form to search through the contents of 118 electronic journal titles held at the Library. Type of Search When entering the Search form of the Online Journal Catalogue you will find several options on the screen for the type of search.
Each screen has on it examples to provide help on how to enter your search.Limiting your search results If your search has produced too many results, you can limit your search with the following options:
Use the Clear Search Field to conduct a new search. What next When using the electronic journals database you can only view the abstracts of the articles. In order to acquire the full content of an article, you must first print the abstracts of the articles related to the subject of your interest, and then approach the Library Information Services Desk so the staff, can print or e-mail the Fulltext, the following day the latest. For students living outside Thessaloniki, material may be sent upon request, either by e-mail or post. Alternatively, online requests can be sent to: library@city.academic.gr Please note that in order to view the fulltext of all articles sent through e-mail, you need to have Acrobat Reader software installed on your personal computer. If you do not have a copy of the software you can freely download it form the Adobe website.
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