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Felix G. Cat Online Catalog is the APSU
Library’s database of all the materials located in the Library and the
Music Listening Lab. Felix contains over 200,000 records describing
books, periodical titles, audiovisuals such as videos, cassettes, CDs,
and LPs, a limited number of government publications as well as selected
web sites. Items in Felix may be searched by author, title, or subject.
Felix also contains records for materials that professors have placed
on reserve for their classes. The records are searchable by Instructor name
or Course number.
Each record in Felix indicates where the item is located, such as
General Book Collection, Level 3 and its status, such as Available or
Checked Out.
Felix can be accessed from anywhere on or off campus.
How To Search Felix Online Catalog
Basic search | Advanced search
| Placing Holds | Viewing Your
Account | Create Booklist | Search
History | Accessing netLibrary eBooks through Felix
| How To Access Electronic
Reserve Materials
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Click the Basic link under the Search tab at top of
the screen
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Choose whether you want to perform an Anywhere Keyword (which includes
title, author, subject, and notes), Subject Keyword, Title
starts with, Author, or Periodical starts with search
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Type in your search term(s)
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Click Go
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The first 10 records from your search will display on the screen. To
move through the list of results, scroll down by clicking the down
arrow in the lower right corner of the window
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Click on the author or title (depending on what type of search
you did) to see more information about each item,
including whether it's checked out. (Scroll down to see the
location information)
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Click Next to see more records
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You may sort your search results by publication date or
alphabetically by author or title by using the Sort by
drop-down box
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You may limit your search to a particular collection, location or
language
by using the Limits drop-down box
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Use the Print button on your browser to print a single record
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Use the Search box at the top of the screen to perform a new
search
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Use the Refine Search link to modify your search
Browse Searches:
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Select the Browse link below the Search tab
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Choose the desired search type from the list
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Enter your term(s) in the corresponding box
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Click Go
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You will see an alphabetical list of titles, authors, or subjects
where yours should be listed. If it did not find an exact match
to your words, it will show you the listings that follow it
alphabetically.
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For help with Reserve searches, see How to
Access Electronic Reserve Materials
Advanced Searches:
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Select the Advanced link below the Search tab
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Choose the desired search type from the drop-down box
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Enter your term(s) in the desired search box
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If desired, you can combine your search with another search by
choosing AND, OR, NOT from the drop-down box (see Combining
Searches)
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Click Go
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You may limit your search to a particular collection, location or
language by using the Limits drop-down box
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You may also sort your search results by publication date or
alphabetically by author or title
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Click Go
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Find the item
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Click the Request Item button on the right of the screen
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Fill out the form that appears with your User ID (
initials plus last 4 of SSN -- example: abc1234)
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Click Request. Your request will stay in the system
for 4 weeks
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Once the item has been returned, you will be notified that the item
is available. The item will be held for you at the Circulation Desk
for one week
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Click My Account tab at top of the screen to see if you have books checked
out, fines, blocks, or holds on any library items, as well as renew
books you have checked out
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Click the Add to my list button to add a title to your
booklist. You may add as many titles as you like to My List
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If you are logged into My Account, any list you create will
automatically be saved
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After you add an item to My List, you may View the
list, Remove an item from the list, Save (must be logged
into My Account) or Email
your list
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A temporary record is kept for your searches each time you search
for library items
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Your Search History is only active during the current search
session
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Click on the History hyperlink near the top of the screen to
see your search history
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Your Search History page will be displayed and you can view
all of the searches you have performed during this session
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You may Edit or Clear your search history
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