Library Web Catalogue:
Here is some basic information for getting
started using the Catalogue. For more detailed information on using the
system, click the Help button, which appears near the top of each Catalogue web
page. If you have any problems using the Web
Catalogue, please inform the Librarian.
When you access the Library Web Catalogue (by clicking the Search the Library's Collection link
on the Merrickville Library main page or at the bottom of this page), you will first see a
page presenting the Standard Search.
To search for a book (or other item):
-
Enter a search term in the keyword box.
- Choose
whether to search the Subject, Title or Author
index (or all three at once using Anywhere) by
clicking one of the choices shown just below the keyword box.
- Click
the Search button to see the results of your search. The results screen which show
for each item whether it is in the Library (green box) or on loan (red box).
- You
can use additional search methods by clicking the link for Enhanced Search.
It is not necessary to sign in to the Library
system in order to search the collection. However, if you would like to do something
that requires the Web Catalogue system to identify you (such as checking the books you
have on loan, renewing a loan, or reserving a book), you must sign in.
To Sign In:
-
Click on the Sign In link, found on many of the Web Catalogue pages, in the upper right
hand corner.
- Enter
your Login Name/Barcode and Password in the boxes. To
set up your Login & Password, contact the Librarian at 613-269-3326 or merrickville_library@bellnet.ca
-
Click the Sign In button.
To Reserve a book (or
other item):
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Use a search to display the book you're interested in.
- Click
the Details link for that book.
- In
the Details window, click the Reserve
button beside the copy you'd like to reserve. (If the book is in the Library, it will
be held for you to pick it up; if it is already reserved for another patron, your name
will be added to the reserve list.)
To Display your Current
Transactions (that is, to list which library items you have
out on loan):
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Click the My Account link (found on a tab near
the top of the window).
- In
the patron information window, click the Current
Transactions link
To Renew a book (or
other item):
-
Display your current transactions, as described above.
- Click
the Renew button beside the book you'd
like to renew. (Note: the system does not allow online renewals of overdue items or of
items on reserve for other patrons.)
There are various other capabilities of the Library Web Catalogue, such as using the Bookbag. To learn about these, or to get
more detailed information on how the Library Web Catalogue works, use the Help button
on the catalogue web page.