It can be accessed from many different workstations, and its application subsystems include not only the public catalog that library patrons normally use, but also circulation, acquisitions, serials, course reserves, interlibrary loan, as well as electronic mail. This article will introduce those portions of the system which members of the Suffolk Law School community can access and use. The catalog is menu driven and easy and intuitive in its use. It is straightforward in presentation and well-suited even for novice users who should be able to find what they are looking for with little or no instruction. An introductory screen lists available retrieval options for selection.
Subsequent screens provide instructions pertinent to search procedures.
By avoiding the use of function keys or specially labeled keyboards, you can use the Law Library catalog from any conventional keyboard on a terminal in the library or at a PC in your home or office. Each record in the database has multiple access points so that each record can be easily retrieved during a search. When searching the catalog, if only one bibliographic record satisfies a query, that record will be displayed in the full format. A record display screen consists of three parts. These contain bibliographic information, holdings information, and a menu of additional options.