Finding Andruss Library materials more easily on the Web
Two things have happened this semester that make Andruss library resources significantly more accessible via Web search.First, we've enabled article linking within Google Scholar so that on a results screen, users will see links for "Full-Text@BloomU" or "CheckAvailability@BloomU." If they click on the links, they will go either to a full-text article or to the library catalog with information on where the aricle is in print (not electronic). Click here to see a sample search run on Google Scholar.
Off-campus users may enter Google Scholar via our "Databases (A-Z)" page and authenticate using their Library # (lower left corner of BU ID card) to have the links display.
Second, we have made all the information about our holdings -- books, videos, journals, etc. -- completely available via the open Web. We have been able to do this by subscribing to WorldCat, the database for bibliographic information, used by over 57,000 libraries worldwide. Formerly to see whether or not Andruss Library owned a book, you would have had to search PILOT, our catalog. Now, you can go to the Web and search a variety of search engines and Web sites, including Google Books, Yahoo!, WorldCat.org and so on, to find books in Andruss Library. Whatever search engine you use, look for the links to 'Library Search' or 'Find in a Library'.
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