Athena Database Tutorial

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• Athena Database Tutorial

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Athena Database Features

• Athena provides a solid foundation of easy
  searching, fast cataloging and streamlined
  circulation and inventory.
• Easily identify and notify patrons with items on
  hold
• Create bibliographies by simply scanning barcodes
• Uses a SLIP printer to print patron circulation
  summaries and fine receipts
• Rank search results by relevance and identify
  material types in search results with
  customizable icons

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Athena Database Features

• Search on full subjects from the Advanced Search
  or Visual Search screens
• Search other Z39.50 libraries with Athena zMARC -
  fully integrated Z39.50 search interface
• Capture pictures from the Internet or any other
  source to create your own Visual Search buttons
• Store patron email addresses

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Online Public Access Catalog Tutorial

• Having trouble finding the
  information you're
• looking for when you search the Athena
  software? That can be very frustrating! This
  tutorial is designed to help you understand how
  the Athena database works, and to teach you more
  accurate ways of searching for the specific
  reading materials you need in the library.

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Athena Database Tutorial Contents

• Quick Search
• Advanced Search
• Visual Search

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• QUICK SEARCH
• From the Welcome screen or any Athena menu, click
  the Search quick start button.  
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• 2. Type the word or phrase that you want to use
  as a search term. You can search by author,
  title, or subject. Click search

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3. Athena will now show the search results
screen. Click the item which you want to view.
Click next if you want to view other search
results.
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• 4. Athena will show additional information on
  the book such as the Number of Copies,
  Availability of book, Call Number, Subject,
  Notes, Publisher and Physical Description of
  the book.

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The Call Number of the book will direct you to a
specific shelf in the library. The prefix of the
call number will tell you whether the book is
located at the REFERENCE SECTION, FILIPINIANA
SECTION, etc. FIL HD 28.12 Q36 2004 FIL HD
28.12 Q36 2004 REF AE 5 N49 2003 The prefix REF
will direct you to the REFERENCE COLLECTION FIL
TA 647 E84 2000 The prefix FIL will direct you
to the FILIPINIANA COLLECTION CIR QA 76.5 P37
2004 The prefix CIR will direct you to the
CIRCULATION COLLECTION
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B. ADVANCED SEARCH 1. From the Welcome screen or
any Athena menu, click the Search quick start
button.
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2. From the Quick search screen, click the
Advanced Search tab.
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• Enter your search terms. You can search for the
  subject and author of the book at the same time.
  For example you wish to look for a book on
  COMPUTER by PETER NORTON, just type the search
  terms then click search.

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C. VISUAL SEARCH 1. From the Welcome screen or
any Athena menu, click the Search quick start
button. 2. Click the Visual Search tab. You
will see the Visual Home screen.
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3. Click the visual search button that most
closely represents your area of interest.
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4. If the button you choose is linked to a
search or a bibliography, Athena will display
the search result or the bibliography. If the
button is linked to a program, Athena will
launch the program.
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