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How to look for resources using Primo.pptx
- 1. How to look for resources using Primo
- 2. Primo • UCT Libraries’ One-stop search tool • Search across several UCT’s resources (books, multimedia, journals, thesis etc.) in one search
- 3. Access Primo from www.lib.uct.ac.za Enter your search
- 4. Results have different types of resources
- 5. Can tweak or refine results
- 6. Books: Hard copy and eBooks available
- 7. Books: Hard copy Shelf number to locate book in the library
- 8. Books: More details on book To get more details, click on the record of the book of interest
- 10. Virtual browse At the bottom of the record is virtual browse. This helps you see other books available on the shelf related to the book you are looking at
- 11. Sign in to get more functionality Signing in will allow you to have full functionality of Primo e.g. request books, save records etc.
- 14. More functionality NB: Loan period is dependent on user category
- 15. Select a pick up location
- 17. Send request
- 18. Confirmation - Request successfully placed You will receive email notification when the book is available for pick up at the selected location
- 19. Accessing eBooks Click to get full text
- 20. eBooks - Full text available from link To access the full text – select any of the links under “Full text availability” here
- 21. eBooks - Download PDF
- 22. Journal articles – Getting full text
- 23. Full text availability To access the full text – select any of the links under “Full text availability” here
- 25. Hard copy journals: Some may be available in the library
- 26. Some hard copies may be available in the library Details of the holdings available in the library
- 28. Advanced search option Advanced search gives you more options on how to make your search more specific
- 29. More functionality available when signed in to Primo
- 30. Pin (save) records to favourites You can pin (save) records to keep for future reference
- 31. Access pinned records from “My Favourites”
- 32. Records in “My Favourites”
- 33. Can save query
- 34. Can save your search query When turned on, you will get notification of any new results matching the search query as they become available in Primo
- 35. Saved searches available in “My Favourites” Can rerun the saved search queries
- 36. My Library Card Can view your library record, renew books online, view fines, request items & more
Editor's Notes
- Quick and dirty – searches through many resources so a lot more filtering may be required
- Drought AND food security
- Different types of resources. Animate “can tweak results”
- Different types of resources. Animate “can tweak results”
- Books available online or as hard copies in the library. If I go and open the book that is available in the library
- Books available online or as hard copies in the library. If I go and open the book that is available in the library
- Books available online or as hard copies in the library. If I go and open the book that is available in the library
- Virtual browse
- Log in screen will come up
- Log in screen
- 90 days and request now appear
- Select pickup location
- Pick up locations
- Send request
- confirmation
- If you open the record for a book available online, a link(s) to where the book is available appear. NB
- Delete
- Most journals available online. Animate “This one is available both online and in the library”
- When you click on the record, you can see where it is available online
- Note however that if you are off campus you will be prompted to sign in to access the full text