The MERLIN Library Catalog contains information
about materials owned by the four members of the Missouri Education and
Research Libraries Information Network: the University of Missouri-Columbia,
the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the University of Missouri-Rolla,
and the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Information
about sound recordings, music scores, microforms, print (both books and
journals), and nonprint materials can be found in the catalog.
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KeyWord |
Type significant words from the author, title, subject, series,
conference or organization name and press Enter.
Example: old man sea
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| S |
Subject
(Library of Congress) |
Type the subject heading and press Enter.
Example: korean war
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| M |
Medical Subjects
(MeSH) |
Type the medical subject heading and press Enter.
This search is used primarily for items at the Health Sciences
and Dental Libraries.
Example: neoplasms
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| T |
Exact Title |
Type the exact title, or as much of the title as you know, and press
Enter.
Example: adventures of huckleberry finn
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| A |
Author |
Type the author's last name first, then the first name or initial,
and press Enter.
This search includes conferences and organizations.
Example: sagan c or university of
missouri kansas city
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| B |
Author/Title |
Type the author's last name first, then the first name or initial,
and press Enter. Then type in a word from the title
and press Enter again.
Example: faulkner william then fury
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| J |
Journal, Magazine,
& Newspaper Titles |
Type in the exact title of a periodical or newspaper and press Enter.
Example: new york times or journal
of adolescent research
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| U |
Search the MOBIUS Central Catalog |
Search for information about items owned by the libraries of 50
universities, colleges and community colleges in Missouri, including
UMKC.
The MOBIUS Union Catalog search options are similar to those in
MERLIN.
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Additional Options |
This option allows you to:
- Search the MERLIN Library Catalog by call number, ISBN, ISSN,
or music number
- Connect to the online catalogs of Washington University and
the Center for Research Libraries
- Retrieve information about the hours of MERLIN libraries
- View your circulation record
- Look at the last 10 searches
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| Locations |
- Items with a location of UMK MNL are housed in the Miller Nichols
Library at UMKC.
- Items marked with a location of UMK HSL are in the Health Sciences
Library at UMKC.
- Items with a location of UMK Dental are in the Dental Library
at UMKC.
- Items with a location of UMK Law are at the UMKC Law Library.
Should you have a question about abbreviations used for locations,
please ask at the Miller Nichols Library Reference Desk.
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| Reserves |
- You may search for reserve items by professor or teaching assistant's
name or by the course number.
- First, type R from the MERLIN Library Catalog
menu to search reserve items.
- To search in the text interface by professor or teaching
assistant's name, choose P, then type the
last name of the professor.
- To search by course number, choose C, type
"UMKC," then the course number. For example, "UMKC
CONS 593." If you cannot remember the course number,
just type "UMKC," and a list of UMKC courses with
library reserves for the current semester will be displayed.
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| Limiting |
- You may limit your search by any of the following:
- year of publication
- language
- where the item is located
- material type (recording, video/proj medium, score, etc.)
- publisher
- words in author, title or subject
- Limiting may be applied after your search by choosing option
L and following the menu choices.
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| Changing Catalog Sites |
- You may limit your search for an item to a specific campus or
search the holdings of all MERLIN Libraries.
- MERLIN terminals in the UMKC Libraries automatically search
for items held at Miller Nichols Library, the Health Sciences
Library, the Dental Library and the Law Library at UMKC.
- In order to change to another MERLIN Library Catalog site or
search the entire MERLIN catalog, choose X (Change
MERLIN Catalog Site) from the MERLIN Library Catalog menu. Choose
the desired library site or choose to view the entire collection.
Resume searching.
- Select UMKC to search the Miller Nichols Library, the Health
Sciences Library, the Dental Library, and the Leon E. Bloch
Law Library.
- Select UMKC Law to search the Leon E. Bloch Law Library
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| Emailing or Exporting |
- You may email or export information about library materials
to yourself.
- You may either choose to P (print), then print
to email, or E (mark an item for export).
- Marking an item for export will generate a list of items to
email or export. To email or export this list, first search
for items and mark them for export. When the list is complete,
return to the main menu and choose E (EXPORT
marked records). Follow the menu choices.
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| Journal Holdings |
- To locate a specific volume or year of a journal, first search
the title of the journal.
- You may use the V (Find Specific VOLUME/COPY)
choice to find a specific volume/copy. You may type in the volume
number or the year, and press Enter. The volume
or year will then be retrieved.
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| Number Searches |
- To search by call number, Government Document Number, ISBN,
ISSN, Music or OCLC numbers, choose O (Additional
Options) from the MERLIN Library Catalog Menu, then choose C
(Search Call Numbers and Other Numbers). Follow the menu choices
for the appropriate number search.
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| Search History |
- If you want to re-do a previous search, choose O
(Additional Options) from the MERLIN Library Catalog Menu, then
choose H (History of prior searches). You will
be presented with a list of the last ten searches. You may choose
one of them, then press ENTER to perform the
search.
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| View your record |
- This option lets you look at what items you have checked out,
any outstanding fines or other charges, and a list of items you
have requested.
- To view your record, choose O (Additional Options)
from the MERLIN Library Catalog Menu, then choose V (View
Your Circulation Record) and follow the onscreen instruction.
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| Requesting an item |
- Allows you to request an item that is currently unavailable.
- If the item belongs to a UMKC library and is currently checked
out
- The item belongs to another MERLIN Library and can be checked
out.
- To use this feature, you must first locate the MERLIN record
for the item. Then choose O (Request an item)
and follow the onscreen instruction.
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Step 1. Search for the Periodical Title
- Choose option J (Journal, Magazine, and Newspaper
Titles)
- Type in the exact title of a periodical (journal, magazine, or newspaper)
and press Enter.
examples: new York times OR journal of adolescent research
Step 2. Determine UMKC Libraries' Holdings
- Once you have selected a specific periodical title, you may choose
option V (Find Specific VOLUME/COPY) to find a specific
volume. You may type in the volume number or the year, and press Enter.
The volume or year will then be retrieved.
- If you prefer, instead of searching by specific volume, you may browse
through the list of volumes and years by pressing the letter I
to continue seeing more of the list.
What libraries are represented in the MERLIN Library Catalog?
The MERLIN Library Catalog contains information
about materials owned by the four members of the Missouri Education and
Research Libraries Information Network: the University of Missouri-Columbia,
The University of Missouri-Kansas City, the University of Missouri-Rolla,
and the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The catalog
includes information on most materials added to the libraries' collections
since 1970. Much older material is also included; please check with the
individual library for more specific information.
Why do I see call numbers for items at other MERLIN libraries?
When you are in the UMKC catalog, UMKC holdings display first, then you
see holdings at other locations that also own the item. If you want to redo
your search to find what is owned in another or all of the MERLIN catalogs,
you can change your MERLIN catalog to view the entire collection or another
library, and then use the HISTORY of searches done under "Other options"
to redo your search in the entire holdings of the MERLIN Library Catalog.
I have found instances when items are checked out and a due date is
displayed. What does it mean when the status is blank?
A blank status currently means that item is not checked out. If you cannot
find this item on the shelf, please ask library staff for assistance.
What does the location "UMK MNL" or "UMK HSL" mean?
"UMK" identifies items held at UMKC Libraries. "MNL"
identifies items located at Miller Nichols Library; "HSL" identifies
items held at the Health Sciences Library. "UMK Dental" identifies
items at the UMKC Dental Library and "UMK Law" identifies items
at the UMKC Law Library. Should you have questions about location abbreviations,
please ask library staff for assistance.
Why are the journal holdings out of order?
Although the software for this system is very sophisticated, and can automatically
pull together volumes by location, reordering the individual volumes is
not yet automatic. Once a day the Library staff run a special program that
puts the holdings in order within each MERLIN location so holdings are only
out of synch about 24 hours maximum. If you have a specific volume number,
choose V (Find Specific Volume/Copy) to speed up your search
for a particular volume.
I tried using the Reserves feature. How can I easily search
for a UMKC course?
You can easily find UMKC courses several different ways. You can search
for the professor or teaching assistant's name, and the course reserves
will be listed. You also may search by course number or name. If you search
by course number, preface it with "UMKC," as in "UMKC CONS
593" or "UMKC ED 523." This will retrieve the reserve items
for the UMKC course with that number.
I used to be able to search the Table of Contents and Notes,
but that option is no longer available. What happened?
The Table of Contents and Notes search has been incorporated into a new,
more powerful KeyWord search function. Searching of the author fields
was also added. The KeyWord search now searches author, title, subject,
table of contents and notes fields.
I see there is an Author/Title search. How can I do an Author/Author
search?
The MERLIN Library Catalog has a powerful feature called "limiting."
You may use this feature to limit your search to a word in the author,
title, subject or medical subject indexes or limit your search to type
of material (book, sound recording, score, video/proj medium) or a publisher,
year, or location. If you want to search for two authors, first do an
author search for one, then limit your search to a word in the author,
using the second author's name.
Why is the MERLIN Library Catalog slow at times?
Sometimes the catalog may be a little slow because of a complex search
or a search looking for a common word, like "history." Other
times, the catalog may be slow because of network connections. If you
think the system is not responding quickly enough, please report it to
Miller Nichols Library Reference (816-235-1534) during library hours,
or send email to MNL Reference.
Please specify when you were trying to connect, where you were connecting
from (the library, home, office), and the search you were doing. If using
email, please specify this information in the message.
What should I do if I cannot connect to the MERLIN Library Catalog?
If you cannot connect to the MERLIN Library Catalog, try a couple more
times. If you receive the message "All ports in use" or something
similar, please contact the Miller Nichols Library Reference Desk at 816-235-1534
during library hours or send email
to MNL Reference. Please specify
when you were trying to connect and where you were connecting from (the
library, home, office). The better informed we are about when the catalog
is slow or when users cannot connect to the catalog, the better prepared
we are to resolve these issues.
The MERLIN Library Catalog is still under minor construction and has
many options for display and searching. Should you have questions about
how to use the MERLIN Library Catalog, please ask for assistance or call
the Miller Nichols Library Reference Desk at (816) 235-1534, the Health
Sciences Reference Desk at (816) 235-1880, the Dental Library at (816)
235-2030, or the Leon E. Block Law Library at (816) 235-1650.
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