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Find It @ USC Libraries Staff Training

Displays:  Brief and Full

Brief Display

For each item, the following information displays:

  • Resource Type – the format of the item, such as book, article, dissertation, magazine article, reference entries, etc.

  • Title – Click the title to see the Full Display

  • Author, creator, and date – the item's author, creator, and publication date.

  • Availability status – Click this link to display more information and services (such as requesting or viewing the item)

  • Send to / Tools icons - The default is to show icons for email, permalink, and My Favorites.  The ellipse . . . will display print and any citation management options an institution has chosen to display.

 

Full Display

You can scroll through the Full Display or jump to the sections using the labels on the side.

 

Details - repeats the bibliographical information in the brief display along with additional information including content notes and subject terms.  The MMS ID is a unique identifier in Alma.

Browse - is a virtual shelf browse and displays items in call number order in your institution's collection across libraries--so you will see books in Thomas Cooper Library and Hollings Library, Library Annex, etc.