Using HANS* to Find Books and Other Materials
in the Ohlone College Library

*Have A Nice Search - in memory of our late Library Director Hans Larsen.

Access HANS on computers in the Library, or from the Library’s web page at:
http://www.ohlone.edu/org/library

This is a summary of the main features for searching HANS. In addition, HANS offers advanced searching capabilities. For complete instructions, refer to the handout Using HANS: The Ohlone College Online Catalog, available in the Library, or online at: http://www.ohlone.edu/org/library/hans.html

Books may be looked up by:

• Keyword
• Title
• Author
• Subject Heading
• Call Number
• Course Reserve

Keyword Search is useful when you don’t know exactly what you want. It is especially good for combining two or three terms that could be facets of a subject, or words from a title and an author. It will assemble a list of titles in order of highest relevance first. For example, typing caged angelou (a title word and an author word) in the "Search for:" box will find I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou, and this title will display at the top of a results list.

To search by Author, Title, Subject Heading or Call Number, select the appropriate "radio button" under "Search by," and enter your search terms in the "Search for" box.

Hints:

• For Authors, use last name first, e.g.: Morrison, Toni

• For Titles, omit the words "the," "a," "an" if they appear at the beginning of the title.

• For Subjects, only use the exact Library of Congress Subject Headings. You may look up the correct subject heading in the large red books in the reference area, or ask a librarian for assistance.

• Author and subject searches will display a list of authorized headings; click on any of these headings to see titles within.

From the list of titles that results from a search you will see the Location, Call number, and Status of each item. To see additional details about the item, click on its title.

Remember, the librarians are here to help you. Feel free to ask us for help anytime. And Have A Nice Search!