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Our library catalog is now available online by clicking on this link. Please be aware this is a one-way link. To return to our web page, you will have to return your browser to www.chamberlinlibrary.org.
You
can search our catalog by title, author, subject call number, ISBN or
several other criteria or a combination of these. Whatever you
want to search by goes into the text box to the right of the "Value to Search"
drop-down box. When you have input the search parameters, click
on the search button and a list of books matching your input is
displayed. Only eight titles are shown at a time, so you will
have to click on the Next
button to see more titles. Each book title is linked to more
information about the book -- just click on the underlined title.
A new window opens and all the bibliographic information is displayed
including the status of the book -- whether it is checked out or
not. In this screen, you can see buttons for selecting the next
book that met your search parameters, the previous book, putting a hold
on the book (reserving the book for you) or going back to the previous
menu.
From
the main menu, you can use an advanced search
using Boolean operators, but this is not usually necessary. You
can also renew books by clicking the Renew button. You are asked
to input your library card barcode number (the 14 digit number on the
back of your library card) WITHOUT spaces. Then input the last 4
digits of your home phone number. Then click on the Login button
and the materials you have checked out appear on the screen. If
there are items that can be renewed, the Renew button will be active
and simply click on it to renew. The new due date will appear and
you can click on the Back button.
To
put a hold on a book, select the book you want through a search, click
on the title as described above and choose the Hold
button. The next scree will show you the title, author, status
and the number of patrons who already have the book on hold. To
continue, click on Hold and an alert will pop up telling you the item
has been put on hold for 10 days and where you are on the waiting list.
Click on OK and then Back.
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