Using Anglicat (the library catalogue)
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Anglicat is the shared catalogue of New Zealand Anglican and Pacific Libraries. As well as resources of the John Kinder Theological Library, it also has books from a number of other Anglican libraries in New Zealand and the Pacific.
A catalogue search will give you a list of items which match your search, and below each item listed, there is brief information about the number of copies held and the number of copies on the shelf.
To see at which location a copy is held, click on the link "On Shelf"
Only books for your own College, Taapapa or Diocesan Library as well as those at John Kinder Theological Library are generally available for you to borrow. However, arrangements may be able to be made with other libraries if a title is needed. Talk to library staff.
If a title is on loan, this will be shown.
Reserving a book
You can request a book to be sent to you by clicking on the reserve button on the full record page, and adding your library borrower number and pin number. Books available will be posted within two days; those on loan to another borrower will be sent when available. This will vary between one and four weeks.
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Tips for Searching
You can search the catalogue in a number of different ways
Easy search enables a search in one of the search fields
Advanced search enables you to combine search terms from a number of diffeent search fields into the one search, and to restrict your search to one type of resource if required, eg books OR periodicals OR audio-visual
Brief explanation of the search fields
Keyword
words anywhere in the book description including author
Author
returns you a list of authors by the same surname to select from choose one author to search further for titles
Title
searches on all words in the title in any order
Subject
returns a list of the subject (thesaurus) descriptors assigned to that book/resource that have your search term included. These can be selected from to give a list of titles matching that subject
Series/uniform title
searches any series title that a book is part of
Classification
searches the classification/call number
ISBN/ISSN
searches the International Standard Book Number or International Standard Serial Number
Publisher
searches all the publishers of books and other resources
EASY SEARCH is usually enough for a simple search.
Enter as many words as you are sure of into the search box
Keyword -- Here you can combine the author's surname with a word or two from the title or just use words from the title
Author - Enter the surname only. This search will return a list of authors with the same surname. Click on the link to the author you require
Subject -- Use words that describe your topic. Use the * to allow for plurals or different endings - see the explanation further on
Start the search by clicking one of the buttons
All words is the same as putting AND between your terms
eg. plays and christmas
Any word is the same as typing OR between words and will find items with any of these words in
eg. prayers OR collects
Title exact phrase will only find a title which includes the exact words in the correct word order.
eg. Power of small choices
Searching for plurals or various endings of a word
You can use the asterisk * to search only the stem of a word
For example, spiritual* will search for - spiritual, spirituality and spiritualism.
About KEYWORD searching
This is the best place to start when guessing the subject or title. The word order does not matter, and you don't have to enter every word in the title or subject heading. Enter only words you are sure about·
Use only 'important' words (i.e. don't use words like 'of', 'in' or 'to') and remember that a word like 'God' or 'Christianity' is a very common entry in this catalogue!
You can use the asterisk * to search only the stem of a word. For example, spiritual* will search for - spiritual, spirituality and spiritualism
KEYWORD searching looks for words that appear in authors, titles, series, notes, or in subject entries
Some examples of KEYWORD searches:
lambeth conference
franciscan spirituality
liberation theolog*
matthew commentar*
mcgrath christian theology
About AUTHOR searching
Use this to establish the form of the author's name that is used in this catalogue
It is best to begin with ONLY the surname and select the correct author from the resulting list
Remember that you can also search for an author using the KEYWORD option.
About SUBJECT searching
This is the best place to start when looking for material on a topic. The word order does not matter
For a complete retrieval of relevant material, enter a list of words with similar meanings and select Any word to start the search
Use the asterisk * to search for various endings to a word eg. spiritual* will search for - spiritual, spirituality and spiritualism
Use only 'important' words (i.e. don't use words like 'of', 'in' or 'to').
About TITLE searching
The instructions above apply, except that only words from the title can be used.
About CLASSIFICATION searching
Use this if you know the correct classification - or, after finding one book, use that classification to find similar items.
Some examples of CLASSIFICATION searches:
BV 245 This will find any items that begin with this notation
BV 24* This will find any items with a classification that begins with this notation.
So this search will include the results from the BV 245 search as above.
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