About the Catalogue
About the Library Catalogue
Accessing the Catalogue
Link to the Library Catalogue How to logon What to do when the catalogue is not available COPAC
Help
Guides to using the Library Catalogue Prefixes to Shelfmarks on the Library Catalogue Archives and Manuscripts Frequently asked questions Technical details
About the Catalogue
The web-based catalogue provides access to the main catalogue of Aberdeen University Library. It contains details of both printed and electronic resources, from all library sites, including Special Libraries and Archives.
Accessing the Catalogue
Link to the Library Catalogue
How to logon
If you are a student or a member of staff then you should logon to the catalogue for full access to your loans, electronic resources and inter-library loans.
- Go to the login page
- At the login page enter the following:
Library barcode:
University of Aberdeen staff and students should enter their staff or student number from their ID/Library card (8 digits + card issue number) or their computer username.
External library members should enter the barcode number from their library card.
PIN:
Enter your PIN number or your computer password if you have typed in your computer username above. If you have forgotten your PIN or need to create one please contact an issue desk.
You can change your PIN by selecting the Borrower Record tab, after you have logged on, then select Password and follow the instructions given.
- Select the Log On button.
- Other users - please select Guest
- Select Help for online assistance as you search the catalogue.
What to do when the catalogue is not available
The catalogue is not available from around 12 midnight to 3.30am while the overnight backup runs.
For periods when the catalogue is down there is still access to our material on COPAC, and also access to e-journals via MetaLib. To help you use MetaLib, a library guide MTL002 Getting Started with MetaLib is available online or in print in the libraries.
COPAC
Part of the library's catalogue is available through COPAC which provides simultaneous access to the catalogues of the largest UK & Irish university research and national libraries such as the British Library, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh. (Please note COPAC does not contain details of personal copies or photocopies in Heavy Demand or of copies curently on order.)
Help
Guides to using the Library Catalogue
Library Guides :
The Library Catalogue
Inter Library Loan and Document Delivery
Services - how to apply
for an ILL via the Library Catalogue
Course Reading on the Library Catalogue
Online Help:
Available at the right hand side of the top tool bar on every screen of the Library Catalogue after you have logged on.
Prefixes to Shelfmarks on the Library Catalogue
Shelfmarks for library materials are in general based on Dewey
Decimal classification numbers. Many also have one or more sets
of prefixes.
A list of these prefixes is available online
and in pdf
format. It also gives their meaning, and where appropriate, the location
of the items.
Archives and Manuscripts
A separate online catalogue to our archives and manuscripts is also available.
Frequently asked questions
A number of FAQs
covering searching, exporting information, borrower information and obtaining
material are now available.
If you would like to ask a question or make a comment on the Library Catalogue
click on the Feedback link located on the top tool bar
of every screen once you have logged on.
Technical details
For Z39.50 searching on the Library Catalogue - connection details and search attributes are detailed below:Connection details
Hostname |
aulib.abdn.ac.uk |
|---|---|
IP address |
139.133.7.199 |
Port ID |
9991 |
Database Name |
ABN01 |
Search attributes
Name |
Use |
|---|---|
Any Field |
1016 |
Author |
1 |
Title |
4 |
Year |
31 |
ISBN |
7 |
ISSN |
8 |
Series |
5 |
Subject |
21 |
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