Using the Owens Community College Library
Accessing a wealth of
knowledge in books.
Where do I begin to look for books?
• Start in the Book and Audiovisual
catalogue
ExpressLINK is the online book and
audio visual catalog of the
Owens College Library
It contains over
– 45,000 titles
– It is available on the Internet at
www.owens.edu/Library
How does it work?
• Look at the top of the
Library’s home page at the
box titled:
Owens ExpressLINK Catalog
In this box you will insert
key words to guide your
search
Insert key word(s) here
Note, the inserted word is insurance
• This is an initial key word
search
• On the next slide, you will
see that there are 219
number of texts in the
Owens’ collection that
relate to that word
• Note that the most recent
title appears first
Choosing a text
• I am most interested in
medical coding, so looking
down the list of titles, I find
a text that will be helpful
• I will then click on that title
• I chose the forth one down
the list
This page tells me that the book is located
on the Toledo Campus, the specific location, and the statis
Two options for refinement
• Click on the term of most
interest and you will
automatically be taken to
other titles focus on that
subject
• Go back to your original
search and insert one of
the subject terms that most
closely fit your subject
The blue subject list also gives me three options for
subject searches to help refine my search
There are 4 texts that relate to
code numbers
After clicking on my subject choice
there are now 4 texts to choose from
For more choices
• You can check for other
books that would be
housed on the same shelf
in the library
Click on the call number to see other options
housed next to this one on the shelf
Here is a list of what can be found
If you need even more sources
Boolean operators
-help to further refine the search
• AND or + requests sources that
use all given words
• Not or – narrows the search by
excluding given words
• Or broadens the search by
including both alternate terms
• * use the wild card to permit
different versions of the word
such as: health* =>healthcare,
health careers, health
insurance…
How can I check out a book?
Or
Why do I need an OCID
and ID card?
To check out any materials you will
need an Owens ID card which is
scanned when you check out
If you wish to use Ohio Link,
explained later, you will
also need to know your
OCID number found on
Ozone to request any
materials.
Ohio Link
Your free connection to over
41million titles from every
major college in Ohio.
It allows you to pick up
materials close to home
whether that means
Toledo, Findlay, Sylvania, or
even Athens.
Begin by clicking on the home page
Now add your search term
Now there is an increase to over
2,667 titles—time to refine!
Add nosology to narrow the search
Clicking on a title will bring this up
Click here to request this title
Insert your OCID number, nearest
location and submit.
Is should arrive in a few days.