sometimes known to students as:

Oh Please not Another Catch

How will I ever find anything on this computer in

the library?

Don’t be nervous!Let’s grab a stool and sit down in front of the OPAC screen.Come on now…

Here is what the Sagebrush OPAC screen looks like:

It’s not TOO scary looking - is it?

Let’s take a look at the tabs on top:

Library Search:Use this tab to search the library’s catalog.

My List:Use this tab to create a list by copying items from the search list.You can customize the list before saving it to a file using the ‘sort by’ option.

My Library Info:Use this tab to view information about your library accountIt will show you:

Books you have checked out.Holds you have placed on books.Fines on your account for lost or past due books.

Keyword SubjectAuthorTitle

KEYWORD search:

• Searches for your word anywhere in the catalog entries.

• Finds all the records containing the word you entered.

• Gives the most hits.

SUBJECT search:• Also searches for your word anywhere in the catalog entries

• Narrows down the materials retrieved.

• Finds all the materials containing the subject word you entered.

AUTHOR search:• Enter the Author’s last name, then first name. Be sure to put a comma in between.

• This search works best if you know the author’s name.

• If you don’t know the first name - You can use the last name only.

TITLE search:• Enter the title (name) of the book you are looking for.

• You don’t have to have the whole title…but the more of the title you remember, the better your chance of finding it.

• Remember, if the title starts with “The”, use the next word for this search.

O nline P ublic A ccess C atalog

That’s IT !

IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONSOR NEED HELP

YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO ASK

YOURFRIENDLY

LIBRARIAN !

Maura K LorenzFor Dr. Nancy Scott

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