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Books in Print includes information from publishers about 1.9
million books in and out of print. The Austin Peay Library does NOT
own all of these books. (For books in the APSU Library, use Felix
Online Catalog)
To search for a subject:
Click in the Quick Search box, type in a word or phrase
describing your subject and click the Submit button.
To display results:
When your search succeeds, a list of items appears. To view
detailed information on the item, click on the title. Click the
tabs at the top of the record to see other available information such
as reviews or alternative formats. To return to the list of results,
click Back to results at the top of the screen.
To Select Items and Print:
On the Search Results page, select the items that you want
by clicking the box to the left of the title. In the bottom right-hand
corner of the page, underneath the orange bar, click Print. Choose
Brief or Full Record Information, select any additional
types of information desired, and click Go. Once the
records are displayed, choose Print from the File menu
of your browser. YOU MUST PRINT FROM EACH SEARCH RESULTS PAGE;
IT WILL NOT REMEMBER WHAT YOU SELECTED IF YOU MOVE TO ANOTHER PAGE.
To Select Items and Download:
On the Search Results page, select the items that you want
by clicking the box to the left of the title. In the bottom right-hand
corner of the page, underneath the orange bar, click Download. Select
the format desired (use ASCII unless you are loading the
results into a spreadsheet program), choose Brief or Full
Record Information, select any additional types of information
desired, and click Go. A gray File Download box will
appear. Choose Save this file to disk and click OK.
Insert a 3 1/2" disk in the computer's floppy drive and change
the Save In: to 3 1/2" floppy (A:) Type a name for
your file in File Name. Click Save. YOU MUST
DOWNLOAD FROM EACH SEARCH RESULTS PAGE; IT WILL NOT REMEMBER WHAT YOU
SELECTED IF YOU MOVE TO ANOTHER PAGE.
To Select Items and E-mail:
On the Search Results page, select the items that you want
by clicking the box to the left of the title. In the bottom right-hand
corner of the page, underneath the orange bar, click E-mail. Choose
Brief or Full Record Information, and select any
additional types of information desired. Type your e-mail
address in the box, and add a subject or comments if desired. Click Go.
YOU MUST E-MAIL FROM EACH SEARCH RESULTS PAGE; IT WILL NOT REMEMBER
WHAT YOU SELECTED IF YOU MOVE TO ANOTHER PAGE.
To perform another search:
To return to the search screen, click the Search button at
the top of the page.
To find out if the Austin Peay Library owns a book:
Click Search My Library's Catalog at the top of the results.
Up to 5 titles can be searched at one time by selecting them from the Search
Results page. If the Austin Peay Library owns the item,
information about the item is displayed, not including the call
number. To find the call number of a specific item, search Felix
Online Catalog.
Advanced Search:
Access Advanced Search by clicking the Search button at the
top of the page. Advanced searching allows you to restrict your
search to one or more specific fields, such as author, language, ISBN,
character, or series. You may also limit by date, price,
audience, format, status, or other information.
Choose the desired search index by from the Search On: drop
down box. Type the search term in the Search For: box.
To search for more than one term (for example, author and title),
repeat on the next line. Choose any limits you wish to use.
Click Search.
To exit:
To exit Books in Print, click Logout in the upper right
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