{"id":6185,"date":"2020-09-28T12:16:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T16:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/?page_id=6185"},"modified":"2021-12-20T10:21:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T15:21:33","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/catalogs\/index\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Catalogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Library&#8217;s new search service does not replace the Library&#8217;s existing services such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/search.library.brown.edu\/\">Josiah<\/a><\/strong> (Library catalog) or database and ejournal lists. What distinguishes the new service is the ability to search across previously separate systems from a single search box and get back fast and relevant results. See: <a class=\"main\" href=\"https:\/\/search.library.brown.edu\/\">https:\/\/search.library.brown.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/search.library.brown.edu\/\"><strong>Josiah<\/strong><\/a> is the Library&#8217;s online catalog. Josiah contains records for books, journal titles, microforms, and other formats. It does NOT contain articles; instead, use <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.brown.edu\/az.php\">databases to locate articles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>InRhode<\/strong> was the combined catalog of the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/info\/catalogs\/helin\/\">HELIN Consortium<\/a> (RI academic libraries) and Josiah. As of September 2015, Brown University is no longer a member of the HELIN consortium, and has discontinued participation in its InRhode service. Please use our <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/borrowing\/easyBorrow.php\"><em>easyBorrow<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;service instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/catalogs\/chil\/\"><strong>College Hill Libraries (CHiL)<\/strong><\/a><br>Brown University &amp; Rhode Island School of Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"main\" href=\"http:\/\/library.brown.edu\/cds\/\"><strong>Center for Digital Scholarship<\/strong><\/a><br>Search the CDS catalog to discover the Library&#8217;s digitized collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"main\" href=\"http:\/\/newfirstsearch.oclc.org\/dbname=WorldCat;done=http:\/\/www.brown.edu\/Facilities\/University_Library\/eresources\/;FSIP\"><strong>WorldCat<\/strong><\/a><br>With over 69 million records, WorldCat is the world&#8217;s largest bibliographic database. Use the &#8220;Request this item&#8221; link to pass a search to the Library&#8217;s <a class=\"main\" href=\"http:\/\/library.brown.edu\/borrowing\/easyBorrow.php\"><i>easyBorrow<\/i><\/a> service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"main\" href=\"http:\/\/library.brown.edu\/borrowing\/directborrow.php\"><strong>BorrowDirect<\/strong><\/a> allows you to place online requests for materials that are not available at Brown. You need your 14-digit Library barcode to place requests. These services are generally faster than <a class=\"main\" href=\"https:\/\/brown.illiad.oclc.org\/illiad\/\">Interlibrary Loan<\/a>,&nbsp; but materials are not renewable. The Library&#8217;s <a class=\"main\" href=\"http:\/\/library.brown.edu\/borrowing\/easyBorrow.php\"><i>easyBorrow<\/i><\/a> system will search BorrowDirect on your behalf and place a request with the most appropriate service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"main\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oslri.org\/\"><strong>Ocean State Libraries<\/strong><\/a> (formerly CLAN) provides access to materials in all of the public libraries in Rhode Island. Brown students can obtain an <a class=\"main\" href=\"http:\/\/www.provlib.org\/about\/cards\/gettingacard.html\">OSL card<\/a> by presenting a student ID.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Library&#8217;s new search service does not replace the Library&#8217;s existing services such as Josiah (Library catalog) or database and ejournal lists. What distinguishes the new service is the ability to search across previously separate systems from a single search box and get back fast and relevant results. 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