using the opac
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Using the OPAC. Gutermuth Elementary School. What’s OPAC?. Online Public Access Catalog. It’s a way of finding books and other resources in the library. Did you know?. The OPAC can be accessed from any computer with internet access. How do I find the OPAC?. Go to the JCPS homepage. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Using the OPACGutermuth Elementary School
What’s OPAC?
Online Public Access Catalog
It’s a way of finding books and other resources in the library.
Did you know?
The OPAC can be accessed from any computer with internet access.
Go to the JCPS homepage.
http://www.jefferson.kyschools.us
Click on Students.
Roll the mouse over elementary. Move to the right menu and click on
Elementary School Library Catalogs.
Click on Gutermuth.
The OPAC for
Gutermuth
Elementary.
Searching the OPAC
Let’s do a simple search. Click
simple.
Type cat in the search box and click on the key icon
that says “All Words.”
How many records are there for cat?
451
Type cats and click on the key icon.How many records are there for cats?
94
Type “The Bad Case of Stripes” in the search box and click on the key icon.
Now, type only the word stripes.
Who is the author of the book?
What is the call number?
Is the book available for check out?
What if there are several pages of records?
Finding the Author
Where is the call number?
Several pages of records
Is the book available?
Now you can practice what
you have learned.
Take the library handout with you to a computer and
see if you can answer the
questions by using your OPAC
skills.