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Your Library Account
Your Mayo Clinic badge is also your library card.
Contact library@mayo.edu or a Mayo Clinic library to establish your library account.
Once your account is created you will be able to access your account with your LAN ID and password. With a library account you will be able to:
- See what items you currently have checked out.
- See the due dates for each item.
- Request items directly from the library catalog.
- Renew checked out items.
Overdues & Replacements
The Library does not charge overdue fines. However you will be billed for replacement of items that are damaged or not returned. You will be notified of the replacement process via e-mail. If recalled materials are not returned promptly, you will be notified of the replacement process by library staff. If you fail to return or replace the library material, your deparmental supervisor will be contacted. If unresolved, your department will be billed for the replacement.
Replacement fee is based on the purchase price of the newest available edition of the title plus a $75.00 processing fee.
You may replace a damaged or lost item by purchasing a new copy of the latest edition to avoid the $75.00 processing fee. Substitutions for titles that are out-of-print can be made with permission from appropriate Library Staff. Please contact your campus library before replacing any item(s). Library staff will work with you to decide how quickly an items needs to be replaced and advise various vender options if appropriate.
Renewals
You may renew your checked out items online one time.
How to:
- Log in to your library account.
- Click on “My Account”
- Select the items you want to renew by checking the boxes in the “Renew” column and then click the “Renew Selected” button. If you want to renew everything, click the “Renew ALL” button.
- If you cannot renew items, a message will appear on the screen. If you are successful, a new due date will appear in the "STATUS" column. Always check the STATUS column for information on the success or failure of your renewal.
Searching
Type the keyword you want to find. For example:
- design
- bleachers grisham
| Wildcards |
Words may be right-hand truncated using an asterisk ('*') in place of other characters. The '*' wildcard may also be embedded in a search string. You may use '?' to replace a single character anywhere within a word. Examples : environment* polic*, wom?n |
|---|---|
| Boolean Operators |
Use "and" or "or" to specify multiple words in any field, any order. Use "and not" to exclude words. Example : stocks and bonds Example : (alaska or canada) and (adventure and not vacation) |
| Field limits | A field limit causes the system to search only the specified field for the specified word(s). |
| Grouping | Keyword search results are usually grouped by relevance to bring the most likely titles to the top of the list. Each group represents a similar level of relevance and results are sorted within the group by date or title. To get an ungrouped result set, use boolean operators to form a complex query. |
Advanced Keyword Search Tips
Multiple Words
When searching multiple words the system will automatically supply the Boolean "and" operator between each word; multiple words entered for the search will all occur somewhere in the retrieved records though not necessarily in the order entered. Both examples on the right will retrieve the same results.
Examples
Using multiple words:
university science department
university and science and department
Phrase Searches
Search for complete phrases by enclosing them in quotation marks. Words enclosed in double quotes will appear together in all results exactly as typed.
Examples
A phrase Search:
"university science department"
Wildcards
* Matches any number of non-space characters, starting at the specified position in the word. For example, "comput*" will match all words that begin with "comput" (e.g., "computer", "computation", etc.).
The '*' wildcard may also be embedded in a search string.
? You may use a question mark ('?') to replace a single character anywhere within a word.
Boolean Operators
Use AND or OR to specify multiple words in any field, any order. Use AND NOT to exclude words. Select the operator you wish to use from the selection list on the Advanced Search form.
Examples
Using Boolean operators:
stocks and bonds
stocks or bonds
stocks and not bonds
Field Limits
Field limits may be specified by selecting a field limit from the selection list. These limits appear before the word or phrase to be searched. A field limit causes the system to search only the specified field for the specified word(s).
Field Limits and their meanings:
- Author: Search only author fields
- Title: Search only title fields
- Subject: Search only subject fields
- Note: Search only note fields
Grouping
Keyword search results are usually grouped by relevance to bring the most likely titles to the top of the list. Each group represents a similar level of relevance and results are sorted within the group by date or title. To get an ungrouped result set, use boolean operators to form a complex query.
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