finding materials in the library using the opac john campbell elementary school selah, wa mrs....

Finding Materials in the Library

Using the OPAC

John Campbell Elementary School

Selah, WA

Mrs. Engvall, Teacher - Librarian

What is the OPAC?

• List of everything in the library– Author– Title– Subject– Series– Keyword

• OPAC = Online Public Access Catalog

How do I use it?

• Click on the OPAC icon

Visual OPAC

• Visual OPAC is pictures

• To find books on ANIMALS, click the picture

Visual OPAC

• Here is part of the list of animals

• To find books on BEARS click here

• Then you get a list of books about bears… both FICTION (stories) and NON FICTION (informational) books

• Click on one of them for more information

Visual OPAC

Visual OPAC

• Summary of the book

• Author• Title• Call number• Book is

available to check out

Visual OPAC

• Click here to go back to the list of books about BEARS

Visual OPAC

• Or click here to go back to lists of animals

Visual OPAC

• Click the green arrow to get even more animals!

Visual OPAC

• Click this arrow to go back again

• Or click HOME to go back to the main screen

Visual OPAC

• Click the green arrow…

Visual OPAC

• To find other subjects to search

Visual OPAC

• If you want to look for an author or title, click here

Visual OPAC

• Click and type what you are looking for in this box

Visual OPAC

• Look for an author by typing the LAST NAME.

• Click AUTHOR

• Spelling counts!

Visual OPAC

• Searching for BROWN gives you all authors with the last name of Brown

Visual OPAC

• Call number (location or book’s address)

• Is this book in?• Click for more

information

Visual OPAC

• Summary of the book

• AR level• Author• Title• Call

number

Then what?

• If it is an “E” book, then go to the PICTURE BOOK section

• And look for BRO (for Brown)

E

Bro

Visual OPAC

• To go back to the list of books, click here

Visual OPAC

• Or click here for a new search

Visual OPAC

• To look for a title, type in the first word

• Click TITLE

Visual OPAC

• Here is the result.

• What is the Call Number?

• Can you check it out?

Visual OPAC

• If you are looking for an E book, go to the PICTURE BOOK section

• If you are looking for an F book, go to the CHAPTER BOOK section

• If it is a book with a NUMBER, go to the NON FICTION section

• Ask for help if you need it!• Try it yourself!