PLUG INsA Student’s Guide to Information Literacy

DIY Library Functions

You can do it

yourself !

From the HCT Library website, there are

many functions that you can do yourself without help from

library staff.

For example, you can renew items, request items from other libraries, see what items you have checked out and save search terms for topics you are interested in.

From the HCT portal, click on Library.

Then, FALCON Library

Catalogue.

Or, bookmark this page: library.hct.ac.ae

From Login/View My

Record, you can see what you have

borrowed.

Let’s look at My Library

You can use your regular

password or create a different one.

Login with your staff or student

number. Staff can use the short email name.

You can see all the items you have checked out and when they are

due back.

You can renew by

ticking the box and clicking

Renew Selected.

You can also change your

personal info.

You can change your PIN. If you forget your PIN, library staff can delete it. But, they cannot retrieve your old PIN because it is

encrypted.

You can save your search terms and use them again; for example, you like the author

Roberto Bolano and want to read new books by him.

You can also keep a record of items you have

checked out.

To save your search terms for another

day, click on the box “Save as a preferred

search.”

When you find an item you need,

simply click : Request

Now, let’s see how to request items from other HCT

libraries.

First, you need to login. Then click on your college

name.

If you have a deadline,

choose a date. Or, leave this

blank.Click : Enter

Next, you will see a screen that tells you if your request was

successful.

That’s it. You are finished.

You will get an email when the book arrives at

your library.

Check your email to see if the book has

arrived.

If you do not pick the book up within 3 days, it will be returned to

the other library

.

No luck in HCT libraries

.You can also request from

Zayed University & The UAE University

in Al Ain

.

Back to http://library.hct.ac.ae

Click : LIWA

Consortial Catalogue

“Consortial” means a group of

something. In this case, a group of

libraries

Pull down : Resources

LIWA http://www.liwa.ac.ae/Do a simple search by keyword,

author, title or subject

Or, Advanced

Search

You find a great book at Zayed U

Click :Request this

item

It tells you the

location

It asks your location

Click :Higher

Colleges

Click :Submit

Fill in your information

Name

ID number

Password- same as for HCT library

Your HCT

library

Click : Submit

Your request was successful

Usually in 2-3 days, you will get an email when the book arrives at

your library.

You can keep the book for

2 weeks.

Now, let’s look at the

How do I … menu

It tells you how to do

other things in addition to

what we just learned.

It tells you how to cite

your sources.

It tells you how to find a book or article.

It tells you how to recommend something for the

library to buy.

Now a very important

place: the Help tab

Explore the many features of this page. Ask your librarian if you

have any questions.

Good luck doing it yourself.

Thank you for your attention.