This document provides an overview of a library account tutorial. It explains that a library account allows online access to library resources and activities. It describes how to sign into an account using Trine credentials from the library homepage or discovery service. The account allows users to check out items, renew due dates, check requests and charges, and build and email lists of saved items. It provides instructions for renewing checkouts and contacting librarians.

1. Tutorial
Your Library Account
http://www.trine.edu/academics/library/index.aspx

2. In this tutorial you will learn more about
your library account:
 Overview
 Access
 Features

3. Your Library Account
Your library membership—the account associated
with your library card (e.g. Trine student or
employee ID)—is what allows you to perform
library-related activities online, such as reserving or
renewing an item (book, DVD, etc.), managing your
requested items, searching databases, pulling up
the electronic full text of an article, creating lists,
and sharing results. It also allows off campus (e.g.
remote) access to library resources.

4. From the Library’s home page
<https://www.trine.edu/library/index.aspx>, click on My
Library Account in the left panel.
Sign in using your
Trine credentials

5. Alternatively, if searching within the Research Hub
https://trine.on.worldcat.org/discovery you can click
Sign In.
Sign in using your
Trine credentials.

6.  See what you have on CHECK OUT from the Library and when
items DUE for return
 Need to extend the due date?
You can RENEW online
 Check the status of requested items, e.g. HOLDS
 Check if you have CHARGES, e.g. fines on your account (the
Library only assesses fees or fines on late equipment returns
and lost and damaged items)

7. To RENEW checkouts from the Trine University Library:
1. Select individual items or use the Select All button to renew multiple items at once
2. Select All selects all the items available for selection which are visible on the page
a. If you have more than 25 items, select the Show More option to display the next
25 items and click the Select All checkbox
b. Only selected items visible on the page will be processed for renewal
3. Click on the Renew Items button
4. A confirmation window appears with the number of items to renew
5. Select Renew to confirm the renewal process
6. Select Cancel to return to the checkouts screen
To request a renewal
for interlibrary loans,
contact your librarian.
The lending library
will decide whether to
grant the renewal.

8.  Build and maintain lists of books, videos and many other kinds of
items by clicking the icon by each item to add to a list.

9. As you add items to a list, the icon will change as follows
and My List will update to the number added. Click on the
hyperlinked Saved Items to see your saved titles. You can
email the list to yourself or others. You can also generate
citations for the list. Multiple formats are available.
Note: The list will clear once you log out of a session.

10. Contact Us!
Email: librarians@trine.edu
Consult the Staff Directory to find your librarian liaison
https://www.trine.edu/library/library-information.aspx
http://www.trine.edu/academics/library/index.aspx