Using the OPAC

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Using the OPAC

• OPAC stands for Online Public Access Catalog
• the OPAC has replaced the card catalog
• you will find the icon for the OPAC on your
  desktop

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Opening the OPAC
Open up the OPAC by double clicking on the icon
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This is what the OPAC looks like when you open it
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Searching the OPAC

• Decide what you are looking for, i.e., an author,
  title of a book or a specific subject
• type what you are looking for in the search box
  at the top of the screen (when searching for an
  author, type in last name first)
• then click on the appropriate button i.e.,
  author, title, keyword
• each list is in alphabetical order
• if what you are looking for is in our collection
  and shows up on the list, highlight it, and then
  click it open

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• If you notice we did a subject search on dogs
• we highlighted dog- care
• when we double click on the highlighted book it
  will open up the card for the book
• this card is like the card that was in the card
  catalog

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• Look at the bottom of the card where it says
  copy information
• copy information will tell you the call number,
  where the book is housed on campus, and if it is
  available
• when a book is available and you would like to
  borrow it, you need to give me the TITLE, CALL
  NUMBER, and BUILDING in which it is housed
• I will then collect the books and check them out
  to you
• teaching staff are allowed to borrow up to 50
  books at a time, and keep them until May 15th
• students may borrow up to 5 books at a time for a
  2 week period, if a student has 3 overdue books,
  they will not be permitted to check out any more
  books until they are returned