Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Library World (SJS online catalogue)

Hi ,  everyone.
Even when I feel terribly sick today, I want to share some things with you, in order to explain some of the links you can find in this blog.
You can suggest me more, especially those you will need in classes or for studying and sometimes takes a long time to search them in Internet and here you will only make a click to open them. 
We are going to talk about the Library World (SJS online catalogue)
Our school has this system two years ago but other things had delayed the formal presentation. 
What is that and how can you use it?
But first: what is a library catalogue?
A library catalogue tells you what material is held in the library. Most libraries have computerised catalogues which allow you to access the library catalogue via Internet. This type of computerised catalogue is often referred to as an OPAC (Online Public Access catalogue)
In case of our Media center to access via Internet you can only click on the link  Library World (SJS online catalogue) and you will find this image:

The search is very simple. You can type the words of the book you are looking for, and sort it by title, name of the author or subject. When search is finished you can click on the link of the title or any other link  and you will see a description of the book: title, author, subjects, target audience, etc, that description will help you to see is that resource is according to your needs. For example: maybe there are three different titles for the book you are looking for, but all them are for K-3. Maybe you are looking for a book according your age or class. The description of the catalogue will tell you everything.
In case the description is not complete please send me your request. 
Anyway, you can do it by yourself trying and learning, any question please send it to this blog or to sjsmediacenter@gmail.com. I'll be glad to help you.
Hope to continue keep you posted every day. Thanks a lot for your attention!!! and plase, forgive my mistakes. I only want to save you time and energy making our Library and Media Center closer and more available to you, the only reason it exists. 

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