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How to search for new books relevant to your field using Choice Reviews Online

Why Choice?

For the purposes of collection development, the library subscribes to a product called Choice ReviewsChoice Reviews is the premier source for reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources of interest to those in higher education and is a publishing unit of the Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the ALA.

The top toolbar lists reviews by subject area.

screenshot of Reviews tab in Choice Reviews Online

The toolbar also lists articles by Award, Press, etc.

screenshot of articles tab in Choice Reviews Online

Lower on the welcome page, there is also the option to browse and view Editor picks.

screenshot of Browse options in Choice Reviews Online

There is also an Advanced Search option, see the screenshot below:

screenshot of search bar in Choice REviews Online


You may create your own account by clicking Log In on the top toolbar. By creating your own account, you'll be able to create/save lists and create Alerts. 

screenshot of Log In tab in Choice Reviews Online

After doing a search, you can click the gear icon to save a book to a list.

screenshot of gear icon in search results list

You can save a search by clicking the Magnify Glass icon.

screenshot of search result list pointing out the Search icon

BEST OF ALL, you can create an alert based on your lists and searches. This will run the search at regular intervals and alert you to new results. Click on Lists > My Lists > My Saved Searches & Alerts. Choose a search and create an alert.

QR codes replace Text It option

photograph of hands holding a mobile phoneInstead of texting, the new JETfind uses QR codes and permalinks. 

Snapping a pic of the QR codes will open the item to your phone's web browser. If you are browsing the catalog from home, loading the book's location into your phone makes it very easy to retrieve it once you are in the library. Additionally - whether you're in the library or not -  QR-ingi the information also means you won't have to print each record out or write down the precise call number(s). Lastly, it's a 'greener' way to go!

Just open your smartphone's camera, hover over the QR code and the rest will happen automatically.

 

screenshot of search result page with the QR code icon

screenshot of QR code for items

What about journals?

Why Use Journal Finder?

Searching for journal titles this way will act as one-stop shopping, in that you will be able to see what Molloy has in print, what is available in databases, and the date range(s) for the holdings for both. From the Library's homepage, click on the Journal Finder button

screenshot of library's homepage with journal finder button

Enter your title or search by subject. For the purposes of demonstration enter the title Critical Care Medicine. The print and electronic information will be listed.

Click on the title or the Availability link to open up the journal's record page. This will show you the Peer Reviewed icon if applicable, the different database coverage, and the details section will have more information like the ISSN

screensot of journal record page

screenshot of the details section of the journal record page

For more information, go to the Ulrich's database and enter your title or ISSN. A list will come up that lists everything with that title and its publisher, status (active or ceased) and format (print or online).

NOTE: The library is no longer acquiring Print journal titles.

screenshot of Families in Society title page

You can also browse Ulrich by using the Advanced Search.

screenshot of ulrichs advanced search

 

Ulrich's has added some new features. SherpaRoMeo will direct you to that resource to check author archiving options. Get It @ JETfind icon will bring you to the Journal Finder. WorldCat icon will do a WorldCat search for the journal or periodical title.screenshot of additional options in ulrichs