The Resource Center has a web based search database.
PLEASE NOTE: The shopping cart system for requesting resource materials is NOT operational. Please call or email Laura Tappan at the Presbytery office for assistance. Laura@presbyteryeasttn.org / 865-688-5581 / 800542-4246 (TN only)
How to use the searchable catalog on the Web:
When you choose "click here" to the Websearch database, it will take several moments for the search blocks to appear (the top of the screen with identification information appears quickly).
Decide which of the search items you will use, only one is necessary, but you may want to narrow your search by using several. Items must be spelled correctly to be found.
TITLE: Must be exact title of the book. A, AN, and THE are dropped from the beginning of titles as a standard practice (however, we had many different people cataloging and these have not all been corrected) so if your first try doesn't work, try it again with the article.
TYPE: a drop down list shows you what is available,( book, video, magazine, etc.).
DESCRIPTION: type in a word and it will search the descriptions of the resources for that word. The descriptions are brief synopsis of the content of the resource.
AUTHOR: use last name only for most complete search.
PUBLISHER: to locate resources from specific publishers.
SUBJECT: A drop down list gives you possible subjects to choose from. If you were familiar with the resource center system before, subject categories were limited to shelving categories. This subject list corresponds to the "keywords" of the old system. Adjustments due to this change are being made.
If you need any assistance, contact the Resource Center. laura@presbyteryeasttn.org