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Pegasus Online Catalog
e-learning_at_luhs
Contents This computer-based learning (CBL) cour
se introduces searching features in the librarys
online catalog Note this course has 32 slides
and should take 10-15 minutes to complete.
March 2008
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Menu
Basic Search Printing Results
Limiting your search Searching for new books
Advanced Search Find print electronic
journals Display Search Results Patron Informati
on Find e-books
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Pegasus

• Pegasus is Loyola Universitys online catalog and
  contains the records of materials in all Loyola
  Libraries (Health Sciences, Cudahy, Lewis, Law,
  Rome Center).

To Start, go to the Health Science Librarys
homepage at http//library.luhs.org
Click on Library Catalog (Pegasus) found in Quic
k Links
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Basic Search

• The Basic Search allows you to choose a specific
  type of search. Pegasus scans specific lists when
  you choose to search the title, journal title,
  author, subject heading, or call number.

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How to Search

• Enter your search words or phrases in the text
  box
  
• Indicate a type of search or a specific field in
  which to search

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Searching Tips

• Title search enter as much of the title as you
  know, omit initial articles (a, an, the). If you
  dont know the exact title, use the Advanced
  search method.
• Author enter authors last name followed by
  first name or initial, if known.
  
• Truncation in a basic search, the system
  automatically truncates on the right if you
  search Textbook of med, it will retrieve Textbook
  of medicine, Textbook of medical etc.

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Limit your search

• To use Limit, Pull down menu or click on More
  Limits.
  
• A particular library
• Item type
• Language
• Year
• Place of Publication
• Medium
• Publication Status

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Advanced Search

• The Advanced Search
• Allows you to combine terms using Boolean Logic.
  
  
• Use to search when exact titles, authors,
  subjects are not known.

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Advanced Search

• Enter keywords in boxes.

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Advanced Search

• Use the drop-down menu to indicate how you would
  like the system to search for the term(s).

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Advanced Search

• Choose which field(s) you wish the system to
  search and click the search button.

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Search Results

• Results are displayed in descending order by date
  but may also be sorted by Author, Title or
  Publication Date.

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Displaying a Record

• Click on the number or title of the item you wish
  to view. The default is the Brief View.
  
• The Brief View provides concise bibliographic
  information, location, and circulation status for
  an item.
  
• The Full View provides a more expanded, detailed
  description and may include the table of contents
  for the book.

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Displaying a Record

• Note that each entry has location and call number
  information.
  
• You can order items from other Loyola Libraries
  by filling out the interlibrary loan form on our
  website.

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Brief View
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Long View
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Electronic Books
An e-link on a record, indicates electronic
access click on the e-link to access the title.
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Printing Results

• Indicate which records you would like to
  print/save by clicking the corresponding boxes in
  the first column. You may click as many boxes on
  the page as you wish.
• Go to the Print/Save/E-mail Options table at the
  bottom of the record. Indicate whether you would
  like to print/save all the records on the page or
  just the records you selected.

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Printing Results
The results can then be printed or saved.
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E-mailing Records
After checking which titles you want, enter your
email address and click Send Email
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Searching for New Books

• Click on the New Books tab.

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Searching for New Books

• Select Library Location and time frame.

Choose sorting option and click on search
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Searching for Journals

• You can search Pegasus to find out whether a
  Loyola Library owns a particular journal.
  
• Pegasus also has holdings information
• Indicates which Print volumes/years are
  available.
  
• If there is an electronic version of a print
  journal, there will be an e-link in the record.
  
• NOTE if there is NO print match for the title
  being searched, you must check the e-journal list
  for holdings found on the library homepage or at
  this link http//library.luhs.org/ejnl/alpha/alph
  a.htm

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Searching a Journal Titles

• Enter the journal name in the Basic Search box
  and click on search.

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Journal Title Display

• Choose the Health Sciences (H.S.)Librarys record
  by clicking on the journal title

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Journal Record
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Patron Information

• The Patron Info Records lists
• The items you have charged out.
• All overdue items.
• All requested items.
• To access this record, click on the Patron Info
  button.

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Patron Information

• Enter the barcode number from your Medical Center
  ID and your last name and click on the login
  button.

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Patron Information

• Within the Patron Record, you can
• Print a list of all items you have checked out.
• Renew items not currently overdue.
• Place/delete holds on items.

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Help

• For more information on or help using Pegasus,
  contact a Research Services Librarian at
  
• 708-216-9192
• Researchservices_at_lumc.edu

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Pegasus Online Catalog
We hope this Computer Based Learning course has
been both informative helpful. Feel free to
review the screens of this course until you are
confident about your knowledge of the material
presented. Click the Take Test button on the
left side of the screen when you are ready to
complete the requirements for this course.
Click on Reports and select Transcript to view
your completed education. Select Exit to close
the Student Interface.

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Boolean Logic
Pegasus Online Catalog

• Boolean logic allows you to combine search
  terms.
  
• AND narrows the search BOTH Term A and Term
  B are included in the results.
  
• OR broadens the search EITHER Term A or Term B
  are included in the results. Useful when
  searching synonyms.
  
• Not eliminates a term from the search. Term A
  NOT Term B means Term B will not be found in any
  of the results.

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