Format: Self-paced course
Developed by: WebJunction and the Idaho Commission for Libraries
Length: 1 hour
Overview:
Welcome to Introduction to the Library Catalog. In this course, you will learn what a library catalog is, the purpose of a catalog, and how a library’s catalog is essential for providing core library services, such as reliable access to collections. You’ll also be introduced to basic terminology related to a library’s catalog and learn about the most important elements in a bibliographic record.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Describe why libraries catalog their collections
- Recognize basic terms related to a library’s catalog
- Successfully perform simple and advanced searches in a library catalog
- Use a library’s catalog to support readers advisory services
This course contains AI-generated text-to-speech.
