WISER sessions next week on finding stuff

Bodleian Libraries will be running the following classes during week 6: WISER: Finding stuff – Books etc on SOLO (Wednesday 22 February 2.00-2.45) – Ashort 45 minute session introducing tips and techniques for searching SOLO for books, journals and other materials in Oxford Libraries. We will cover both basic and advanced search techniques and also [...]

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Default sort order within clustered search results in SOLO is now by “relevancy”

We have implemented the first stage of a plan to improve the display of records in SOLO with clusters of versions (where SOLO has grouped together ‘versions’ of the same work). To achieve this, the default sort order for search results within clusters will be changed to relevance rather than date-newest. If you prefer to [...]

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New in SOLO: Limit your search to open shelf locations in Bodleian

With thanks to BodWiser for the text: It is now possible to limit your SOLO search to open shelf materials in the central Bodleian Library.  This should be useful to those of you looking for materials that you can access  immediately in the Bodleian without the need to place a hold request from the remote [...]

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Vacation loans due today! and here’s how to renew…

Over summer, a new version of SOLO replaced OLIS for searching and managing your patron account.       To renew your books or Bodleian holds, please follow the following simple instructions: 1. Go to the top of SOLO and logon with your Single Sign-on username and password (?). It’s the same as your university [...]

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SOLO video tutorials now available

The online SOLO LibGuide has now been enhanced with some short video tutorials to help illustrate the new features of SOLO and to help you to get to grips with using it. You can take a look at these videos below: How to search SOLO: Signing into SOLO:

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Reminder of forthcoming SOLO workshops

If you are not sure you are using SOLO effectively and want to learn how to do so, here are details of forthcoming SOLO workshops: WISER:  Finding Stuff on SOLO –  This hands on workshop will focus on search techniques for finding books, journals and other Library materials in print and online using SOLO. The [...]

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Online renewals for loans and stack requests fixed

News is just in that the bug stopping online renewals of your loans and stack requests has been squashed. If you have any stack requests in Old Bodleian reading rooms and you want to keep them beyond the clear-out on Monday 1 August clear-out, then you will need to renew before Monday. How to renew? [...]

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New library system: SOLO down 3pm Thurs 21/7 to 9am Fri 22/7

In preparation for the implementation of the new system, please note that SOLO will be unavailable from 3pm on Thursday [tomorrow!] until Friday 9am. Library staff likewise won’t have access. Alternative catalogues to search which display Oxford holdings are COPAC and, somewhat more unreliably, WorldCat. WorldCat is available on the web or via OxLIP+. OxLIP+ [...]

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Struggling with SOLO? – details of forthcoming workshops

If you are not sure you are using SOLO effectively and want to learn how to do so, here are details of forthcoming SOLO workshops: WISER:  Finding Stuff on SOLO –  This hands on workshop will focus on search techniques for finding books, journals and other Library materials in print and online using SOLO. The [...]

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Replacement of OLIS – 18 July 2011

As part of the transition to a new integrated library system at the Bodleian Libraries, on 18 July all patron functions currently offered in OLIS will move to a new version of SOLO. This will replace OLIS (WebOPAC and telnet versions) and can be searched by anybody anywhere in the world. Registered readers need to [...]

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