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Tech Services Portal

Procedures & policies for the Technical Services department of Newton Gresham Library, located on the main campus of Sam Houston State University.

Technical Services Terms and Phrases

Browse Search (Exact Search): matches terms entered character by character with cataloged entries in the system. The Browse option produces a list in the alphabetic vicinity of the term you typed. The second item in the list-the closest match-will be highlighted, and from that point you can browse forward or backward in the list.

Custom List: a list of titles that is compiled locally and uploaded to the A-Z Journal Finder. This list represents a journal collection that is not already available to be selected from the many Ebsco-provided packages found in the A-Z admin module via Ebsconet.

Custom Coverage: these are coverage dates that are entered manually into the admin module of A-Z Journal Finder for a journal title(s). These coverage dates override the default dates provided by Ebsco.

Custom Link: a link that can be selected inside the A-Z Journal Finder admin module which aids linking capabilities for a journal or journal package. These links are identified inside the A-Z admin module as "Custom Links". The URL string does NOT require editing, but once selected, it must be associated with a journal or journal package in order to work properly. 

EDS:  EBSCO Discovery System (aka "Engine Orange" at Newton Gresham Library)

eSO: electronic standing orders

Exact Search: searches the browse list and only displays the matching record or hit list associated with that entry. If an exact match is not found, a browse list appears at the point closest to the search term.

Keyword Search: returns records that contain the term(s) entered, wherever they may appear in the field(s) specified. If fields are not specified, all indexed fields are searched. Author, General, Periodical Title, Subject, and Title are keyword-searching options that support Boolean and proximity operators, substitution, truncation, and nesting.

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