Using the Endeavor Voyager Online Catalog
From the OCTC Library home page at http://www.octc.kctcs.edu/library click on Catalogs. This takes you to the KCTCS Union Catalog. To search only OCTC’s Catalog you must first limit the search to Owensboro.
To Do a Keyword Search
1. Limit search to a single library: Select Owensboro CTC from the drop down box.
2. Type word(s) and/or phrase(s) in the Search for box.
a. To search a phrase, use quotation marks. (Example: "world wide web")
b. To search more than one term, use a +. (Example: +child +health)
c. To find all items on your topic, use truncation when applicable. (Example: Teen? will retrieve teen, teens, teenagers, etc.
3. Make sure Keyword(s) is in the Search by box.
4. Click on Search.
5. If more than one title is retrieved, select the one in which you are interested.
6. A brief record of the item will be displayed. (For more information on the item click on the Description box.)
7. If more than one college owns the item, scroll down to find Owensboro’s copy. The item’s location, the call number, and other information will be listed.
8. To return to your search results, click on Title List at the top or bottom of the page.
9. To do a new search, click on New Search at the top or bottom of the page.
To Do an Author Search
1. Limit search to a single library: Select Owensboro CTC from drop down box
2. Type the author’s last name, then the first name. Example: faulkner william.
3. Click Author in Search by box
4. Click Search button.
5. If more than one title is retrieved, select the one in which you are interested.
6. A brief record of the item will be displayed. (For more information on the item click on the Description box.)
7. If more than one college owns the item, scroll down to find Owensboro’s copy. The item’s location, the call number, and other information will be listed.
8. To return to your search results, click on Title List at the top or bottom of the page.
9. To do a new search, click on New Search at the top or bottom of the page.
To Do a Title Search
1. Limit search to a single library: Select Owensboro CC from drop down box
2. Type the title in the Search for box. Omit articles (a, an, the) at the beginning of the title.
3. Click on Title in Search By box.
4. Click Search button.
5. If more than one title is retrieved, select the one in which you are interested.
6. A brief record of the item will be displayed. (For more information on the item click on the Description box.)
7. If more than one college owns the item, scroll down to find Owensboro’s copy. The item’s location, the call number, and other
information will be listed.8. To return to your results, click on Title List at the top or bottom of the page.
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To do a new search, click on New Search at the top or bottom of the page.