Using the Lakenet Library Catalog Or how to find a book (or movie, or cd, or anything else) in the Library

What is a Library Catalog?

It is… A computer program that… helps us organize the books, cds, movies, maps, etc. that are in the Library. lets people find where an item lives lets people ask for on an item that is at another library or is checked out.

A computer program that…

helps us organize the books, cds, movies, maps, etc. that are in the Library.

lets people find where an item lives

lets people ask for on an item that is at another library or is checked out.

You can find items by Title: this is good for finding a specific book

Title: this is good for finding a specific book

You can find items by Author’s Name: this is good for finding all the books by a certain author

Author’s Name: this is good for finding all the books by a certain author

You can find items by Subject: this is good for finding information on a specific subject. Trials (Offenses against the environment) -- Fiction.

Subject: this is good for finding information on a specific subject.

Trials (Offenses against the environment) -- Fiction.

You can find items by Keyword: Legal stories, Mississippi, Chemical industry, etc. Keywords are main words from the title or description of the book, or the author’s name Good if you are unsure of the title Use before trying a subject search

Keyword:

Legal stories, Mississippi, Chemical industry, etc.

Keywords are main words from the title or description of the book, or the author’s name

Good if you are unsure of the title

Use before trying a subject search

Keyword or Subject? Which should you use? The subject search is pretty picky. You have to know which subjects librarians put on the book. For example—to find cookbooks use “cookery”. Keywords can come from anywhere in the book’s description. If you don’t know the right subject, do a keyword search and then check the book’s full record for the correct subjects to find more books

Which should you use?

The subject search is pretty picky. You have to know which subjects librarians put on the book. For example—to find cookbooks use “cookery”.

Keywords can come from anywhere in the book’s description.

If you don’t know the right subject, do a keyword search and then check the book’s full record for the correct subjects to find more books

Subject Full Record

You can find items by Other Call number Gov. Doc. Number Series ISBN/ISSN Etc.

Other

Call number

Gov. Doc. Number

Series

ISBN/ISSN

Etc.

Tips on Searching You don’t need CAPITALS: Alice in Wonderland Is the same as alice in wonderland

You don’t need CAPITALS:

Alice in Wonderland

Is the same as

alice in wonderland

Tips on Searching Leave off A, An, or The at the beginning: NO: A Very Good Year Yes: Very Good Year NO: An Independent Woman Yes: Independent Woman NO: The Art of War Yes: Art of War

Leave off A, An, or The at the beginning:

NO: A Very Good Year

Yes: Very Good Year

NO: An Independent Woman

Yes: Independent Woman

NO: The Art of War

Yes: Art of War

Tips on Searching Spelling counts NO: hary poter YES: Harry Pottter

Spelling counts

NO: hary poter

YES: Harry Pottter

Tips on Searching You usually only need the first few words of a title

You usually only need the first few words of a title

When searching for an author’s name, put the last name first Tips on Searching

When searching for an author’s name, put the last name first

Tips on Searching Use the Limit/Sort Search button To limit the choices to only books or only books on cd, etc. To sort the list by title, author’s name, or publish date For more powerful searches

Use the Limit/Sort Search button

To limit the choices to only books or only books on cd, etc.

To sort the list by title, author’s name, or publish date

For more powerful searches

Limit/Sort Search

Material Type

Location

Placing a Hold One book More than one book From your account

One book

More than one book

From your account

One Book Click on the “Place a hold” button Enter your barcode Enter your pin (last 4 digits of your phone) Select a library from the pull down box Click submit

Click on the “Place a hold” button

Enter your barcode

Enter your pin (last 4 digits of your phone)

Select a library from the pull down box

Click submit

Place a hold

Barcode number Pin

Pick up location

Submit

Multiple Books Use the Add to Cart feature Add to cart

Use the Add to Cart feature

When you’ve added all your titles, click on the Book Cart

Click on Multiple Requests

Fill in your barcode and pin, and select your location Click on Request Available

From your account Click on “My Account” on the right side of the screen Enter your barcode Enter your pin

Click on “My Account” on the right side of the screen

Enter your barcode

Enter your pin

My Account

1. Barcode 2. Pin 3. Submit

You can search as usual You can order single books You can use the cart feature for more than one book You choose the pick up location as before.

You can search as usual

You can order single books

You can use the cart feature for more than one book

You choose the pick up location as before.

Once you’ve found a book Limiting to Hackley Public Library What’s a call number?

Limiting to Hackley Public Library

What’s a call number?

Limiting to Hackley On any search you can choose the location. To see just Hackley’s items, choose Hackley Public Library

Call Number The Call Number is the “home address” of the book. Fiction is alphabetical by author’s last name, first initial, and the first three letters of the title Nonfiction has a number. The books are in numerical order. ASK if you have trouble. We are happy to help

The Call Number is the “home address” of the book.

Fiction is alphabetical by author’s last name, first initial, and the first three letters of the title

Nonfiction has a number. The books are in numerical order.

ASK if you have trouble. We are happy to help

Call Number Owning Library Availability

Questions? Always feel free to ask a staff member for help!

Always feel free to ask a staff member for help!