The
Harvard Public Library is an online resource that provides access to the
holdings of the Harvard Public, as well as the holdings of other libraries
in the Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing (C/W MARS)
network.The Harvard Public
Library catalog can be accessed at most workstations in the library.It may also be accessed from our web site http://www.harvardpubliclibrary.org/
under the link “Search HPL Catalog”.
In addition to
providing information about the Library’s books,journals, CD-ROMS, music cds, Books-on-Tape and CD, DVDS and
videocassettes, the online catalog also allows the user to request books
from other libraries, renew books and view a reading history.
Getting
Started
From
the Library’s webpage http://www.harvardpubliclibrary.org/ click on the
link “Search HPL Catalog."
Searching
Searching by
KEYWORD (default search)
This
search will look for your keyword(s) in the title, subject, organization
and note fields.Type a word
or phrase, or combine words with and, or, near, or and not, then click
button.
Example: turtles
Example: asthma and children
*Click Help for additional search tips
Truncation
When
searching, in order to find all words with the same root, use double
asterisks as a truncator.
Example:
school** finds school, schools, schoolbook, etc.
Limiting your search
You
can modify your search, or narrow down the search. Click on and
narrow your search to videocassettes, periodicals, etc. or to one
particular library.
Searching by
AUTHOR
Type
the name of an author, composer, or performer with the last name first,
then click
button.
Example:
gates, bill
Example: shakespeare
Type
the name of a corporation, organization, or performing group in direct
order.
Example:
general electric
You can still search by Author even if you are not entirely sure how to
spell her or his name. Entering the first few letters of the author's last
name will usually bring up a list of names; hopefully the author you
need is in the list. If you still can't find your author, try searching by
Title or Keyword or consult with one of our librarians.
Searching by
TITLE
Type
as much as you know of the title of the book, video, audiocassette,
etc. Begin with the first word. When finished, click .
Example: the green mile
Example: for whom the bell tolls
*If you don't know the first
word of a title, use a KEYWORD search instead
Searching
by AUTHOR/TITLE
Type the author or artist's name
(last name first) then enter words from the title, contents or summary
notes. Finally, click .
Journal
Title Search
Use this search to see if the
library subscribes to a particular journal or magazine. Type as much
as you know of the title. Please note that a journal title search
does not find individual articles. You would use one of Harvard
Public Library's periodical databases to find articles.
Example: new england journal
of medicine
*For information on finding
full-text coverage of a specific journal in a database, click Frequently Asked Questions
Other
Searches
Other searches available include Call Number searching, ISBN searching and Music Number
Searching. The choices are available on the right side of the
screen.
Other Searches:
Advanced
Keyword
Number
Searches
Children's
Subject
Library
Information
Other
Libraries
Help
Searching Other Libraries' Catalogs
From
the Main Menu
Click on the Other Libraries link
at under OTHER SEARCHES. At the next screen choose to either
search the catalog for all libraries in Central Massachusetts, all
libraries in Western Massachusetts or choose to search an individual
library catalog in C/W MARS.
From
A Search Results Screen
Use the pull-down menu to chose
another library catalog, and then click . To select
" All Central MA
Libraries" scroll to the bottom of the list in the pull-down menu.
Or
Search through all library
catalogs in Central and Western Massachusetts by clicking on the C/W MARS
UNION CATALOG button.
Printing
or Emailing Search Results
While viewing a list
of titles, choose the records you wish to print or email by clicking in the
box to the left of each title
. Continue with this procedure until all records desired have
been selected, then click on View My List
button.
From ' View My
List" either hit
to email or print:
To email:
enter your email address and click on the Submit button.
To print the
screen of records you've chosen: choose the format of your list
then hit the SCREEN choice on the right and click on the Submit button.
Last click on the Print button/icon at the top
of your browser.
Or from " View
My List" hit to
request items on your list from other libraries.
If you need assistance, please ask at the Reference desk,
call us at: (978) 456-4114 or,email
us at: reference@harvardpubliclibrary.org.
Advanced
Keyword
. Continue with this procedure until all records desired have
been selected, then click on View My List 
button.
to email or print:
to
request items on your list from other libraries.