Once you have selected your library, perform a keyword search
by typing into the search bar; you can search by author, title,
subject, or keyword. Here we search for Patterson, James. Then
click Anywhere
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Our search brought back 992 results and the first couple of
titles are not available at my library. You can tell they are not
available by looking at the Local Availability field and by
clicking on Availability
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When you click on Availability, you see that this title is not
available at your library, but you can click on the link to see
where it is located at
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This title is available at Eva K. Bowlby Library and Frank
Sarris Library, but both copies are checked out. If you wish, you
can place a hold on this title.
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To only find titles that are at your library, you will need to
click on the More Search Options link that is found beneath the
keyword search form.
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From More Search Options, select your library from the list of
17 libraries. Then click Set Search Options. This will only bring
back search results for items that your library owns.
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As you can tell, we went from 992 items to 107 items. This
means that there are 107 items that are related to my keyword
search for Patterson, James. Notice how the Local Availability now
shows 1 (of 1) for the first item and a System Availability of 9
(of 14). Now click on Availability to find where the item is
located in your library.
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We can see that this title is Available for check out and that
it is located in the YA Fiction section of the library. We can also
click on the link that says Click here to see items from all
branches to find where else this title is located within the WAGGIN
Network.
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If you have any further questions on how to search the catalog,
please ask your librarian.
