The OPAC

IMC111 Webinar Series

What is a catalog? Purposes of a catalog? Forms of library catalog?

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Multiple Choice

OPAC is stands for?

• Offline Public Access Catalog

• Online Public Access Catalog

• Online Public Access Center

A comprehensive list of
the books, periodicals, maps,
and other materials in a
given collection, arranged in
systematic order to
facilitate retrieval (usually
alphabetically by author, title,
and/or subject).

In most modern libraries,
the card catalog has
been converted to machine-
readable bibliographic
records and is
available online.

Source: http://products.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_c

PURPOSES

1.To enable a
person to find a
book of which either

• The author
• The title is known
• The subject

2.To show what the
library has

• By a given author
• On a given subject
• In a given kind of

literature

3.To assist in the
choice of a book

• As to its edition

(bibliographically)

• As to its character

(literary or topical)

1

3

2

Charles A. Cutter in Rules for a Dictionary Catalog (1904)

Multiple Choice

Below are the purposes of catalog, EXCEPT

• To disable a person to find a book

• To show what the library has

• To assist in the choice of a book

FORMS

book catalog

Computer Output

Machine (COM)

catalog

card catalog

online catalog

FORMS

book catalog

FORMS

card catalog

FORMS

Computer Output

Microform (COM)

catalog

FORMS

online catalog

Multiple Choice

Which library catalogue forms include microfilm and microfiche?

• Book

• Card

• Computer Output Microform

• Online

What is OPAC? Advantages?

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is an online to a database

containing all the

cataloging information of

a particular library only

is an online database of

materials held by a
library or group of

libraries.

May also provide access

to the collections of

other libraries

Users typically search a
library catalog to locate
books, videos, and audio

recordings owned or
licensed by a library.

Open Ended

Give me one benefit of using OPAC.

Basic; Advanced: Boolean Operator: AND, OR, NOT; Additional

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Three (3) types of searching using

UiTM OPAC:

• Single phrase or

word to search
for within all
the catalogues

• Using Boolean search

which allowing users to
combine keywords with
operators (or modifiers)
such as AND, NOT and OR.
For example, a Boolean
search could be
“Information" AND
“Management“,
“Information" NOT
“Management“,
“Information" OR
“Management”.

• Using specific

known author,
title and subject
as a keyword to
search.

This is very common

technique that
combines search
terms according to

Boolean Logic

(Chowdhury, 1999b).

Three (3) types of
Boolean search are
possible :

search

search

search

Multiple Choice

Below is the types of Boolean search, EXCEPT

• AND

• OR

• ON

• NOT

Information

Management

search

Document must have both
words (or both phrases)

Will narrow your search
because search results will
include all documents that
contain both the first term and
the second term.

https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/faq/what-are-boolean-operators-how-can-i-use-them-improve-my-searches

Document can have either
word (or either phrase)

Will expand your search
because search results will
include all documents that
contain either the first term or
the second term or both.

Information

Management

search

https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/faq/what-are-boolean-operators-how-can-i-use-them-improve-my-searches

* use very carefully because may exclude
lots of useful information.

Management

Information

search

Will exclude an idea/concept from your
search because it will find documents
that contain the first word, but do not
contain the second.

Document must have first
term. Must not have second.

NOT is helpful if you notice a recurring
topic in your retrieval that is not relevant
to your topic.

https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/faq/what-are-boolean-operators-how-can-i-use-them-improve-my-searches

Multiple Choice

Which Boolean search types match the statement "Document must contain both words (or both phrases)?"

• AND

• OR

• NOT

Multiple Choice

Which Boolean search types match the statement "Document must have first term. Must not have second.?"

• AND

• OR

• NOT

search

information management

information management

Choose types of sources

Multiple Choice

From previous slide, how many books under the keyword of "information management"

• 30

• 507

• 53

information

management

information

management

2017

2022

2017

2022

search

Call Number

Multiple Choice

From the previous slide, the selected book is in?

• UiTM Terengganu

• UiTM Sarawak

• UiTM Shah Alam

search

information

management

information

management

2017

2022

2017

2022

Call Number

Multiple Choice

From the previous slide, the selected book's status is?

• Shelf

• Loan

• Withdrawn

• Transferred

Rowling

Harry Potter

Rowling

Harry Potter

Call Number

Multiple Choice

From previous slide, which year of publication of the selected book?

• 2013

• 2014

• 2015

• 2016

Open Ended

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