February 2015
CATSEARCH: THE EVERYTHING SEARCH FOR EVERYBODY
Did you know that Renne Library has over 520,000 books in our collection, in addition to
over 280,000 e-books, and over 20,000 serial subscriptions? Those kind of numbers open
up a wide world for searching!
Mon-Thurs 7 am– 2 am
Friday
7 am– 8 pm
Saturday 10 am– 5 pm
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You can use CatSearch as a guest… but signing into your personal account in the top
right corner of your results page enables some really cool functions. Select your degree
or interest groups to help tailor searches to what you really need.
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Notice the little star next to each result? Clicking on the star puts the resource on your
e-shelf, saving it to your account (if you’re signed in) so that you can return to it later.
Access your e-shelf in the top right corner of your screen. Guests can save to the e-shelf
for that session.
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Saving a query: Maybe your search is part of a longer-term project. CatSearch lets users
save a search to return to the results in the future. As a bonus feature, you can also set
up alerts to get email notifications when new resources matching your criteria are
found in the collection.
9 am– 2 am
Administration
994-3119
Borrow Desk
994-3139
Interlibrary Loan
994-3161
Research Center
994-3171
Special Collections
994-4242
NEED RESEARCH
HELP?
www.lib.montana.edu/ask
HAPPY FEBRUARY!
Can you guess the author of these literary
(made-up) valentine?
1. Whale you be my valentine?
2. You had me at Othello.
3. Will I love you? Forevermore.
1. Herman Melville 2. Shakespeare 3. Edgar Allen Poe
Sunday
Enter CatSearch, a tool found on the library homepage. CatSearch delves into MSU
Librarys’ giant resources haystack and pulls out results that fit your search terms. As the
semester gets underway, here are some tips for using this tool.
TIP OF THE MONTH
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
You have money for printing,
On your CatCard (It’s true!)
Fee-paying students have
$7.50 for black and white printing on their CatCards at the
beginning of each semester.
Jarry Lee. HarperCollins. Buzzfeed.com. 14 Feb.
2014.
FREE WORKSHOPS AT YOUR LIBRARY
Montana State
University Library
@ msulibrary
@ RockyGallatini
Date
Wed., Feb. 4
Mon., Feb 9
Tues., Feb. 10
Tues., Feb. 17
Tues., Feb. 24
Tues., Feb. 24
Friday, Feb. 27
Time
1-2 pm
12-1 pm
1-2 pm
1-2 pm
12-1 pm
1-2 pm
12-1 pm
Workshop
Excel Basics
EndNote: Citation Management
Presentation Tips and Q&A
Excel in Depth: Graphing
Mendeley: Citation Management
Excel: Formulas and Functions
EndNote: Citation Management
Place
Heathcote Classroom
Innovative Learning Studio
Innovative Learning Studio
Heathcote Classroom
Innovative Learning Studio
Heathcote Classroom
Innovative Learning Studio