1. WHAT IS NDU IQ?

NDU IQ contains records for the wide variety of materials available at the Fort McNair campus Library and at the Armed Forces Staff College (AFSC) Library. Included in the online catalog are books, periodicals, videocassettes, sound recordings, microforms, and government documents.

2. HOW TO ACCESS NDU IQ

You may access NDU IQ from your NDU network desktop or from a home pc. These instructions address NDU network access. A separate access instruction sheet is available for more information on access from both the internet and NDUNet.

3. HOW TO OPEN

The NDU IQ icon is located in the Library and References Program Group. Double click on it and the catalog will open ready for searching.

4. HOW TO SEARCH

• USE: TO:
• (F2) Begin New Search
• RESUME To get ALL titles if more than 30 titles retrieved by your search
• ? Truncate/wildcard for one character
• * Truncate/wildcard for string of characters ( % can also be used)
• SHOW DETAIL To see record for each title
• SHOW COPIES To see how many copies and their status
• FILE, PRINT or (Print Screen) To print detail or copies screen

General hints:

MARSH (Marshall Hall) and SC (Armed Forces Staff College) indicate where particular titles are located.

Titles displayed in gray are located at Armed Forces Staff College.

5. HOW TO PRINT AND DOWNLOAD

Use BOOKMARK (or) To select title/item

BOOKMARK, VIEW Titles/Items To see what is on list

With titles displayed, select FILE then PRINT or SAVE TO FILE

Exit using (ALT)(F4) or the FILE, EXIT menu option.

7. REQUESTING MATERIALS

With your selection displayed on the screen,

REQUEST (or F5) To request a title be held for you

Enter your barcode number with NO spaces (must be registered in NDU IQ; located on the back of your NDU badge). If you have a character at the end of your barcode which is not available on the computer keyboard, please check with the Library.

8. ADVANCED FEATURES

PREV SEARCH Lists previous search strings. You may select and run again.

OTHER RESOURCES Not currently implemented

ENTRY AID Available only for keyword searches--displays list of keywords

RESTRICT TITLE Default restricts searches to Marshall Hall. Use this to remove that restriction

MULTI INDEX Use combine different kinds of keywords in one search

BORROWER INFO Enter your barcode to display your record, check outs, requests

If periodical or book is not located in the catalog:

a. Pick up an ILL form at the Information Center.

b. Fill out the form with journal or book information, your name/phone/date

c. Provide date needed.

d. Give to a reference librarian.

10. FOR ASSISTANCE

For assistance in searching, call a Reference Librarian at 202-685-3511.

For assistance with access, call Michael Morrison, Systems Librarian at 202-685-2384.

To schedule a group or individual training session, call the Research & Information Services Office at 202-685-3952/3954.