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Dunn Elementary School Media Center. An Introduction to the New OPAC System. Dunn Dolphins Are Ready to Learn !. Alesia Thayer Library Media Specialist Dunn Elementary School Louisville, Kentucky. Using OPAC at Dunn Elementary. What is OPAC? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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DUNN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
MEDIA CENTER
A N IN T R O D U C T I O N T
O TH E N
E W O
P A C SY S T E M
Dunn Dolphins Are Ready to Learn!
Alesia ThayerLibrary Media SpecialistDunn Elementary SchoolLouisville, Kentucky
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USING OPAC AT DUNN ELEMENTARY
What is OPAC?OPAC stands for ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG. It is the place to go to find out what books and resources we have in our library.
Guess what? You can look at OPAC from ANY computer with Internet access – at school or in your own home!
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THIS IS OUR OPAC HOMEPAGE
Notice the new look! Easy to read symbols are on the side!
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THE FASTEST PLACE TO START IS WITH THE DEFAULT “ALL WORDS” AND “TITLE” ENTRIES
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LET’S TRY: “DIARY OF A WIMPY KID”(….WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM JEFF KINNEY…)
You can type the title right into the empty slot on the homepage.
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Several copies come up; which title do you want? How many holdings are in??
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W
HO IS THE AUTH
OR?
What is
the call
number,
or “a
ddress “
of th
e boo
k
you w
ant?
You guessed it!Author- Jeff KinneyCall Number: F Kin
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NOT SURE? ADD IT TO YOUR “CLIPBOARD” AND KEEP LOOKING!C L I C K O N C L I P B O A R D B U T T O N !
Click!
C L I P B O A R D P A G E :
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Let’s go back to Homepage now with the Home Button……..
Let’s go back to the Homepage now (Home button) and Do a “Simple” Search!
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….AND TAKE A LOOK AT “SIMPLE” SEARCH!
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SIMPLE AND “ALL WORDS” BRINGS UP ALL “DIARY OF A WIMPY KID” TITLES IN OUR LIBRARY!
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Now let’s check out the “Search” Button………
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THIS PROVIDES EVERY” WIMPY KID” TITLE…….
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THE ADVANCED BUTTON GIVES MORE OPTIONS…..
Say you don’t remember the whole title….you can type diary and kid into the “All Words” blanks…..
diarykid
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THIS BRINGS UP THE SIX TITLES IN ANOTHER WAY…..
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Now let’s hit “Clear Search” and look for something else with the Advanced Screen…….
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LET’S LOOK FOR “BASKETBALL….AND JAMES”
basketballJames
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SEVERAL TITLES COME UP………..
Five titles about LeBron James…….
….and one by author James Naismith about the invention of basketball!
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….OR…LET’S TYPE IN “DOGS” ONLY…….
Dogs
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….AND SEE WE HAVE 522 TITLES!!
You would have to scroll through several pages to find the dog you want……. OR…..
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…ADD THE WORD “BOXER” AND FIND A MORE SPECIFIC TITLE WITHOUT SO MUCH SEARCHING!
Pretty cool, huh? See how quick that can be??
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AT ANY TIME YOU CAN GO “HOME” AND START ALL OVER…
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IT’S REALLY JUST THAT SIMPLE…..S E A R C H B U T T O N S O N L E F T … …
P L A C E T O T Y P E W O R D S I N T O P C E N T E R … . .
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….ONCE YOU KNOW
OPAC….Yo
u know
how to
help
yourse
lf find boo
ks in
the l
ibrary
!
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Alesia ThayerLibrary Media SpecialistDunn Elementary School 2010 Rudy LaneLouisville, KY 40207
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