Holdings

LAMBETH ONLINE CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS

LPL USERS' GUIDE: HORIZON INFORMATION PORTAL (iPAC)

Please use the LPL Users' Guide to get the most out of the Catalogue:

If you have problems accessing the online catalogue, or if you have any queries or observations about HIP (iPAC) functionality, please contact us: email catalogue@lpl.c-of-e.org.uk.

IMPORTANT NOTICES TO READERS 

Although the Library hopes that the Horizon Information Portal (iPAC) will eventually offer the same level of functionality and display as the Reading Room OPAC, this is unfortunately not possible at present. We hope that new releases will solve some of the problems but in the meantime, please be aware of the following [as at 1 July 2003]:-

A. Search problems under some major headings (any with round bracketed subheadings).

For example:- If you want to search for a subheading under the Church of England  such as ( Liturgy and ritual ), you have two main choices:-

1. Enter Church of England with no subheading in Corporate Author and scroll through several screens until you arrive at the Liturgy and ritual subheading. [This is probably the simplest method.]
2. Use the Keyword Index and enter the terms Church, England, Liturgy, Ritual. This will bring up the works in which you are interested, but will also bring up much additional and unwanted material. You may have to add words to refine your search. [Useful for more specific subheadings.]

[N.B. This problem does not occur in the Subject Index where the Browse List is arranged in a less hierarchical manner.]

B. Special Lambeth customisations have transferred only partly to HIP.

1. The Bible Sort List should arrange the texts of all the Books of the Bible in canonical and not alphabetical order (so that Genesis for example should file in front of Exodus). In the OPAC all biblical texts conform to this Sort. In HIP only biblical texts as main not subsidiary entries conform to this Sort, and at present file in descending order (i.e. Exodus in front  of Genesis. [We hope that improvements can be made to this Sort.]
2. The Uniform Title Sort List should arrange all the titles under one heading (author or corporate author) in an alphabetical list interfiling uniform titles and ordinary titles.  In HIP all the titles file first, then all the uniform titles second.
3. The Series Sort List should arrange all volumes in a series in ascending numerical order. In HIP the volumes file in descending “decimal” order. [This has been identified as a bug which we hope will be fixed at the next release.]
4. The Bibliographical Reference Number Sort (STC/Wing/ESTC) files in descending instead of ascending order.
5. The Classmark Sort files “decimally” instead of numerically (e.g. H1000 will file ahead of H99).

C. The online iPAC User’s Guide and Help screens have not been customised.

SEARCHES 

From the Welcome Page click on to the Searches tab.
This will bring up the option of three types of searches:- Basic, Advanced and Expert.
Follow the on screen instructions.
Use your PC’s forward and back arrows to navigate.

1. Basic Search 

Choose the Index by which you want to search from the Search drop-down menu.
Enter the Search term which you want to use in the Search field and click on Go.
Depending on which Index you have chosen either a Browse List or a list of summary records should appear. Click on to your chosen heading on the Browse list to bring up the summary records.
The summary records can be sorted into various filing orders by selecting a Sort List from the Sort drop-down menu.
Click on to the title of a summary record to bring up the full bibliographical and holdings record.

2. Advanced Search 

Enter your search terms in one or more of the various fields provided.
You can choose to Limit or Sort the records by selecting an option from the drop-down menus. Then click on to Go.
Click on to the title of a summary record to bring up the full bibliographical and holdings record.

3. Expert Search 

Enter the terms by which you wish to search by using as many as you wish of the four drop-down menus.
Use the Or, And, or Not operators from the drop-down lists.
You can choose to Limit or Sort the records by selecting an option from the drop-down menus. Then click on Go.
Click on to the title of a summary record to bring up the full bibliographical and holdings record.

Search History

Click on to the History tab in order to view, repeat or modify recent searches.

Types of Searches
 

Search	Examples of what to enter	Search results
Author (personal)	G. H. (initials, with space between initials)  ERASMUS (single name or surname only)  MAURICE, Frederick Denison (full name)  ALLEN, Joseph, (bishop of Ely) (epithet in round brackets)  SMITH, George (Sir) (honorific after name)  GREGORY, (Pope) I (Roman numeral after epithet)  Enter compound names/surnames eg. ORDERIC VITALIS, ABBOTT-SMITH, DU MOULIN, as one word without spacing or punctuation.  [Names prefixed by M', MC or MAC do NOT interfile, but file letter by letter alphabetically.]	An alphabetical list of authors that begins with your search term.
Author (corporate)	CHURCH OF ENGLAND. ( General Synod ) DURHAM. Diocese.  MOTHERS' UNION  ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE.  Please note that HIP files word by word ignoring upper and lower case. Some complex headings such as the CHURCH OF ENGLAND require brackets round the first subheading to create logical filing order.	An alphabetical list of corporate authors that begins with your search term.
Title	AREOPAGITICA ANCIENT STAINED GLASS OF CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL  FIRST BLAST (title may be abbreviated)	An alphabetical summary list of titles that begins with your search term.
Subject Heading	Cranmer, Thomas [Personal name] Church Union [Corporate name]  Domesday Book [Title as subject. Limited use]  Anglican Orders [LC topical heading. Under construction.]  Political tracts [Genre. List available from the Library]  PLEASE NOTE that NOT ALL records have been subject indexed.  All types of subjects INTERFILE in strict alphabetical order, word by word. [Long sequences may be more logically coded]	An alphabetical list of subjects that begins with your search term.
Class-mark	F94 G639.W7  H5133 458.13  (ZZ)1629.3  Capital letters must be used in class-mark searches.  Class-marks in dated (STC) sequence must be preceded by (ZZ)	A list of class-marks that begins with your search term.
Keywords	HILDEGARDE MARINERS' CHURCH SOCIETY  WING T2772 (Bibliographic Reference Number)  RELI? (Stem+? if uncertain of spelling, especially for early printed)	A list of all records that contain your search term(s) in any field.  N.B. If there are several records found, you will need to Sort them into a useful order.
Series	BAMPTON LECTURES CORPUS CHRISTIANORUM  EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY  N.B. Do not enter volume number at this point.	An alphabetical list of series titles that begins with your search term.
Periodical Title	ACTA APOSTOLICAE SEDIS CHURCH GAZETTE  GENEALOGISTS' MAGAZINE  REDUNDANT CHURCHES FUND. Annual report.	An alphabetical list of periodical titles that begins with your search term.
Language	LATIN (or LAT) ANGLOSAXON (Enter multiple-term language as one word)  GREEK (or GRC, for Classical/Byzantine Greek)  MODERNGREEK (or GRE, for texts written after 1453)  The language you require may be entered in full or in MARC code.  N.B. Greek texts written before 1453 e.g. Bible, Orthodox liturgies, are only entered as modern Greek if specifically noted as such.	A list of all records that contain the language on which you searched. N.B. If there are several records found, you will need to Sort them into a useful order.
Publication details	JOHN MURRAY (publisher) WYNKYN DE WORDE (printer)  OXFORD (place of publication)  The synonym facility for most places/publishers should bring up all forms of those places/publishers, but also try alternative forms especially for multi-term or foreign names.	A list of all records that contain the publication details on which you searched. N.B. If there are several records found, you will need to Sort them into a useful order.
Date	1565 1738  192? (decade)  19? (century)	A list of all records that were published in the year(s) on which you searched. N.B. If there are several records found, you will need to Sort them into a useful order.
Provenance	ARCHBISHOP BANCROFT (specific keywords) CRANMER? (keyword form uncertain)  ARMS (general keyword)  N.B. This index is under construction.	A list of all records with the provenance on which you searched. N.B. If there are several records found, you will need to Sort them into a useful order.
ISBN/ISSN	0198266839 N.B. Enter number with no spaces between sections  ISBN/ISSN numbers were not entered for publications prior to 1995.	The item(s) bearing the ISBN/ISSN for which you searched.

N.B.  The Sion Collection, Sion Classmarks, and Prints Indexes appear on the drop-down menus, but are still being developed and contain test records only. Please contact Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, by letter or fax (+ 44 (0)20 7928 7932) for information on this material. 

SORT LISTS 

Lists of summary records display in an unsorted order.
If your search has produced several records it will be useful to sort them into a defined order. 
Use the drop-down Sort menus in the various Searches to select your option.

The Library has set up a number of useful predefined Sorts:-

1. Title, Author, Publication Date. (Useful for the works of one author)

2. Author, Title, Publication Date. (Useful for the works of more than one author)

3. Publication Date, Title, Author. (Useful for all searches)

4. Series, Volume No. (Essential for long numbered series)*

5. Uniform Title/Title Interfile. (Essential for large selections of works by one author or long series of works with the same title e.g. Book of Common Prayer. It further subdivides by language and date.)*

6. Classification. (Classmark/shelfmark/call number order)*

7. Bible Sort. (Essential for large selections of Biblical texts. It sorts the records in canonical order of the Books of the Bible, then by language, version (if necessary) and date.)*

8. Corporate Author, Title, Publication Details. (Useful for a selection of works by different corporate authors)

9. Author, Corporate Author, Title. (Useful for a selection of works by both personal and corporate authors)

10. STC/Wing/ESTC number sort. (Useful for early English printed works with these bibliographical reference numbers)*

* These Sort Lists cannot produce full OPAC functionality in HIP

 
MY LIST 

You can access this facility by clicking on to the My List button from the top of the Welcome Page and various search screens.
It is primarily aimed at lending libraries or libraries with an established readership using personal accounts. Most of the functions of My List are therefore not used in the Lambeth system. Ignore the arrow to the right of My List: this is a login for personal accounts only.

However you can use My List to create bibliographies:-

Click on to the tab Add to my List in any summary or full bibliographical record.
You can see how your list is growing by clicking on to the My List button at any point and can remove any item by clicking on to the Remove tab.
You can print out the list by using your own PC's printing facilities.

The list will not be saved when you close the internet session, but you can save it for yourself beforehand by using your PC to save the list as a Text File.

N.B. My List provides summary records only. If you wish to have a copy of the full bibliographical record you will have to print the screen using your own PC's facilities.
 

HELP 

You can access this facility by clicking on to the Help button on the Welcome Page and most other screens. 
It provides information on the function of the screen from which you accessed Help.
It also provides access to the online iPAC User's Guide.
These Help screens and User's Guide provide useful information but will not be customised for Lambeth use until after the next HIP upgrade.
 

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