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The Keys to using the. L M C. ibrary. edia. enter. The LMC (electronic) catalog is run by a program called Surpass Web Safari . Web Safari is an index of all the items in the LMC. It can help you find what you are seeking and tell you where to look. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The LMC (electronic) catalog is The LMC (electronic) catalog is run by a program called run by a program called Surpass Surpass Web SafariWeb Safari.. Web Safari is an Web Safari is an index index of all the items in the LMC. of all the items in the LMC. It can help you find what you are It can help you find what you are seeking and tell you where to seeking and tell you where to look.look.

This is the icon you This is the icon you will see on your will see on your computer screen to computer screen to help you get to the help you get to the catalog.catalog.

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This screen will appear when you open This screen will appear when you open the program.the program.

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The Library materials are divided into The Library materials are divided into sections just like the Library itself is. sections just like the Library itself is. You have to tell the program where to You have to tell the program where to

look.look.

Click on these buttons to Change Change a Search Search Path.Path.

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If spelling is difficult for you, you can If spelling is difficult for you, you can choose a visual search.choose a visual search.

Click on this button to change to a Visual Visual Navigator.Navigator.

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This screen will appear.This screen will appear.

You can choose one of the areas to You can choose one of the areas to continue your search.continue your search.

If you If you were to were to choose choose

HolidayHolidays …s …

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This screen will appear.This screen will appear.

You can choose one of the areas to You can choose one of the areas to continue your search.continue your search.

If you If you choosechoose

HalloweHalloweenen…..…..

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This screen will appear.This screen will appear.

This lists the books about This lists the books about HalloweenHalloween in our collection. in our collection.

This tells This tells you there you there

are a are a total of total of

199 199 records.records.

This This screen screen lists the lists the

first first 20 or 20 or you can you can select select “All”“All”..

To see To see more more

click on click on NextNext..

When you are When you are finished click finished click on on Go BackGo Back..

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This screen will appear.This screen will appear.

Click here to return to the Visual Click here to return to the Visual Search Home page.Search Home page.

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This screen will This screen will appear.appear.

Notice the choices are in

Dewey Decimal sections.

This time you This time you choose choose to to search by search by

Topic.Topic.

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If you choose If you choose 700’s Arts and 700’s Arts and RecreationRecreation, this screen will appear., this screen will appear.

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If you choose Sports this screen will appear.

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This screen gives the basics for each This screen gives the basics for each book.book.

It tells you the It tells you the TITLETITLE of the book. of the book. It tells you the It tells you the AUTHORAUTHOR of the of the

book.book.

It tells It tells you you the the

CALL CALL ## of of the the

book, book, which which will will help help you you

find it find it on the on the shelf.shelf. It tells you whether the book is checked It tells you whether the book is checked ININ or checked or checked

OUTOUT..

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If you want more information about If you want more information about the book, click on your choice.the book, click on your choice. This screen This screen

will appear. will appear. Scroll down Scroll down the page for the page for

more more information.information.

The summary is The summary is helpful because it helpful because it tells you what the tells you what the

book is about.book is about.

A.R. Information is located

here!

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If you choose to do a If you choose to do a Quick Search rather

than a Visual Visual SearchSearch……

Type in your search Type in your search term.term.

You can You can search search

by by Subject.Subject.

You can You can search search

by by Title.Title.

You can You can search search

by by Author.Author.

You can You can search by search by

Key Key Word.Word.

Choosing AuthorAuthor, TitleTitle, or SubjectSubject is better than choosing SearchSearch. The more specific your search is

the better.

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Clicking on Clicking on Title and a search termTitle and a search term will bring up the screen shown below.will bring up the screen shown below.

I selected Title Search and entered Harry Potter

I then selected

Harry Potter and

the Chamber of Secrets and it took me to the

results page

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You can You can write a write a

reviewreview on on any book in any book in our library, our library, check to check to see what see what books you books you

have have checked checked outout and and

more and more and create a create a

book wish book wish list!list! … …

To do use these special features you need to Log-in.

Your Log-in is: your library number twice.

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When When you are you are logged logged in your in your name name will will

appear.appear.To find out To find out what what

books you books you have have

checked checked out go to out go to

My My AccountAccount > > View My View My AccountAccount

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To create a book ReviewTo create a book Review 1. Locate the

book you want to write a review on.

2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and find Patron Reviews.

3. Select Click here to write your own review of this title.

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is the is the KeyKey

to unlockingto unlockingthe mysterythe mystery

of finding materialsof finding materialsin the LMC.in the LMC.

is the is the KeyKey

to unlockingto unlockingthe mysterythe mystery

of finding materialsof finding materialsin the LMC.in the LMC.

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So use theSo use the

LMC LMC Web SafariWeb Safari CatalogCatalog

to help you unlock to help you unlock the door to the the door to the

books in the LMC.books in the LMC.

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Created by

Suzanne Eastman

Updated 1.22.2008