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1. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis OCLC WorldCat The Billion Book Library And microfilm and maps and archives And lots of other neat stuff

2. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Before you get started you will need: • a valid (unexpired) Houston Public Library Power Card, • a computer with an internet connection, and • an ILLiad account (has nothing to do with the movie Troy ). Helpful to have at hand: • a teen-ager On the internet, go to: http://www.houstonlibrary.org ILLiad Account

3. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click Services

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5. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Let’s first set up an ILLiad or Interlibrary loan account—have your Power Card ready Click ‘Interlibrary Loan’

6. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis HPL Power Card- You must have one Available For Free at all Library Branches Power Card Number You’ll need a card for photocopies

7. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis No ILLiad account? Click here

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12. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis After submitting your information, close this window, click “X” and return to library home page at: www.houstonlibrary.org You will be told what you did wrong Click “X” here

13. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click Research

14. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click ‘WorldCat-ILL Database’

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16. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click SUBMIT From your Power Card

17. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Basic Library Vocabulary or Usage Author –should be entered last name first, first name last Title – ignore “A,” “An,” or “The” as the first word of a title Keyword – a word that describes the contents of a book, in librarian talk, called subject words ISBN – the unique ID number for books published during or after the 1970s Year – the year of publication, found next to the © symbol on title page or back side (verso side) of it Truncation – Using the root word with a symbol to find all items containing that root and different endings, e.g., “Cap* dynasty” for “Capetian dynasty” or Mero* for Merovignien Wild Card – A symbol used to represent any possible spelling within a word, e.g., “Sm*th” for Smith or Smyth, but not Smithe!

18. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis More Vocabulary - Catalogue Page De Ville, Winston. The 1795 chimney-tax of New Orleans : a guide to the census of proprietors and residents of the Vieux Carré / Winston De Ville ; index by Ramona Amelia Smith. Ville Platte, La. : Smith Publications, 1994,1995. 31 p. ; 28 cm. Includes index. Hearth-money -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Registers. Taxation -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Registers. Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.) -- Genealogy. New Orleans (La.) -- Genealogy. Subject Notes Descript. Rating Author Pub. Info Title (none) LIB USE ONLY 976.3 D494 LA Clayton Genealogy ADU REF Last Check-in STATUS CALL # PREFIX LOCATION See all these subject or keyword words

19. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click “Maximize” here

20. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis This is the WorldCat Basic Search window. See how the terms are like the library catalogue page.

21. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis WorldCat Basic Search What is it good for? • Simple keyword, author, or title searches • “ Author-Title” Searches—you know both the author and title • When doing searches for materials when the “Keyword” is very specific, e.g., Battle of Shiloh What is it not good for? • Compound field searches • Compound record searches

22. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Last Name First, First Name Last Omit ‘The’ in foreign languages also Click ‘Search’ when done

23. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis 327 Libraries! WOW! Click ‘Libraries Worldwide’

24. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis TexShare means Texas circulating libraries must share (for free most times) Scroll down the page

25. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click ‘Request an Interlibrary Loan’

26. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click “Maximize” here

27. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Type Username here Type Password here

28. user •••• r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click ‘Logon to ILLiad’

29. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis TexShare = Free Otherwise, what is it worth to get this? Very important

30. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis TexShare = Free Otherwise, what is it worth to get this? $$ Scroll down the page

31. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis This is important Click Here

32. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Let’s cancel your ILL order before returning to WorldCat Lookee Here!! Everything worked!! Click ‘View/Modify Out- Standing Requests’

33. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click the Transaction Number

34. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click ‘ Cancel Request’

35. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Lookee Here!! Everything worked!! Scroll down the page, See whati is there

36. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Return to WorldCat Click ‘X’ to close window

37. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Scroll up the page

38. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click ‘Searching’

39. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click ‘Advanced Search ’ We interrupt this boring program for an important message—please stay tuned.

40. 1. Be nice to Inter Library Loan Department. Cheaper than you driving or flying to somewhere else. 2. Remember bribery in small doses works. Bribes and compliments can be interchangeable! 3. Texas universities must share with you for free. Always use them first. 4. Genealogical materials are rarely loaned by public libraries, but universities usually will. 5. Microfilm (not fiche or microcard) is usually only loaned by universities, almost never by public libraries. 6. Always inquire about buying copies of fiche (usually 25¢ or 50¢ per sheet of fiche). Robert’s Rules for Interlibrary Loan r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis

41. 7. Books (and other stuff) made before 1900 generally do not get loaned (Hint: they may be on microfilm!). 8. Library of Congress may loan if they are only source and they have two copies and you send a groveling and pleading e-mail. They will make copies (reasonably priced) or microfilm (very expensive). 9. If book is simply unavailable for loan, inquire of stingy library to check index or photocopy names in index of interest. Then order pages from index. Good to have unlimited long distance phone plan. Robert’s Rules on Interlibrary Loan r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis

43. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Erase these terms What’s this stuff? Scroll down a little bit

44. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click ‘Search’ when finished

45. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis What’s this? What’s this? Click on any material type if you wish to limit

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49. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘Sort’ button

50. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the drop down menu

51. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the drop down menu

52. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘Return’ button

53. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘Related Subjects’ button

54. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis This gives related subjects (keywords) for all results entries and how often the term appears Click on the ‘Return’ button

55. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘Related Authors’ button

56. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis This works the same as Related Subjects, but with authors Click on the ‘Return’ button

57. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘ Limit’ button

58. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘Back’ button

59. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘ Print’ button

60. x r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the check box to select for printing Click on the ‘Print’ button when ready Click on the ‘Return’ button Click on any material type if you wish to limit

61. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on check boxes to select for exporting Click on the ‘ Export’ button

62. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click the ‘Marked Records’ button Click the ‘Text file’ button Click the ‘ Export’ button

63. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis How do you return to the results screen?

64. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘ Searching’ tab

65. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Change “Genealogy” to “History” Click ‘Search’ when finished

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67. Genealogy Results History Results r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis

68. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘ Archival’ tab

69. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Go to record no. 7

70. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘Libraries Worldwide’ link

71. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Scroll down the page

72. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Scroll down the page

73. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘Return’ button

74. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘List of Records’ link

75. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘Serials’ tab

76. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on “Minutes” link

77. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Scroll down the page

78. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Scroll Up & click the ‘Back’ button

79. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘Searching’ tab

80. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on ‘Visual Materials’ Change to ‘Census’ Click the ‘Search’ button

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82. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Unclick ‘Visual Materials’ Click the ‘Search’ button

83. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Scroll down the page

84. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on ‘Libraries Worldwide’

85. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Click on the ‘Searching’ tab

86. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis Change to ‘St Christophle’ Change to ‘St Kitts’ Change to ‘or’ Click on ‘Maps’

87. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis In 2008, there were 17 maps

88. r-e-deb@sbcglobal.net • Robert de Berardinis 2 Years Later—290 Maps Go to result 144—type ‘144’ here

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