Encore: a new way to search NEWCAT!

is a new user friendly way of searching NEWCAT.

The results of your search are displayed with almost all the information you need right there on the one screen. You can see where the item is located, whether it is available, and if it’s not, place a hold, all from the results display.

Quickly and easily narrow your search by clicking on any of the options on the left hand side of the screen: Format, Location, Collection, Date, and Language.

Or use the Tag cloud on the right hand side to focus on a particular aspect.  The Tag cloud is created from the subject headings of the titles in your search results.

The three latest items added to our collection that match your search term(s), are displayed in the Recently Added section.

Encore does not yet have all the functions you can find in NEWCAT, but it is being continually developed.  If you want to search for Short Loans items by course or lecturer, or make a booking (e.g., Short Loans or a room) you will need to use ‘classic’ NEWCAT.

Try Encore today!

Please let us know what you think either by leaving a comment here, or by filling out the questionnaire.

New BONUS+ partner – Massey University

We welcome Massey University in New Zealand – our first international partner – to BONUS+.

If you don’t already know about BONUS+, you’ve been missing out on access to a huge range of resources available from the libraries of the eight participating universities.

BONUS+ is a system that allows our staff and students to request books and some audiovisual items from any of the other university libraries in the scheme.

Simply select  in NEWCAT to search for books and audiovisual items not available in your local catalogue.

Problem with links to Informit journals

An error is occurring with links to Informit journal titles in NEWCAT.  Clicking on the link either does nothing, or returns you to NEWCAT main menu page.  We are looking into this, but in the meantime, if you want to access an Informit journal, you will need to go via the Informit Databases page.

Informit databases include:

• A+ Education
• Australian Public Affairs Full Text
• AGIS Plus Text
• Family & Society Plus
• Meditext

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and we hope to have the problem fixed as soon as possible.

Booking Group Study Rooms

There are rooms available in the Auchmuty, Huxley and Ourimbah Campus Libraries that can be booked via Newcat.

You can now book the Auchmuty Biomedicine Clinical Skills Study Room online.

Simply do a Title search for Room Key. Some rooms contain either a PC and data display or video equipment. Seating varies from 10 to 20 people. More information is available here   www.newcastle.edu.au/service/library/services/room-bookings.html

Or watch this tutorial demonstration on how to book a room.

Book jackets in NEWCAT unavailable during maintenance

Book jackets in NEWCAT will be unavailable from 3-5pm on Sunday 12th April 2009.

New feature in NEWCAT

The Library catalogue, NEWCAT, now has book cover images.  Clicking on the book cover or the Book Information button takes you to additional information about the book. This may include summaries, excerpts, reviews, Table of Contents, etc.

For example: click on the screenshot below to see the kind of information that may be provided.

Self-booking unavailable – 9 Sep 2008

The self-booking function in NEWCAT is currently not working.  If you need to book a room or a Short Loans item please see the staff at the Loans Desk.  We are working to resolve the problem as soon as possible.

*URGENT* Library system maintenance, 5-6 September, 2008

The Library System will be unavailable from 9:00 pm Friday 5 September, 2008, due to necessary system maintenance.

Service is expected to be restored by mid-afternoon on Saturday 6 September, 2008.

The following services will be unavailable:

• NEWCAT
• Database access
• SuperSearch
• MyLibrary
• Self Checkout units
• Circulation
• Requesting/holds/bookings
• Telnet access
• Payment of Library fines

For more information please see staff at the Loans Desk. Apologies for the inconvenience and short notice.