1	Using the Library Catalog Wm. K. Sanford Town Library http://www.colonie.org/library/
2	Getting to the Catalog Go to: http://www.colonie.org/library/ Click <Search the Online Catalog> Click <iPac> (note instructions on page) Use Pull Down for: W K Sanford Town Library To limit search to Colonie Click <Begin>
3	Getting Started (basic search) There are four major options in the teal bar. Basic, Advanced, New Items, Hours First try BASIC / keyword (any word) Basic keyword search looks for items that include all the terms you put in. Those terms can be anywhere, author, title, subject, or even contents. Try <Hemingway Tolls> Look at the 7 results Note the differences (author, date, media)
4	Learn More About the Item Click on a title: try #6 <For whom the bell tolls> Look at Copy Holding information Location, Collection, Call No., Status, Due Date Look at Item Information Holdings, More, Subject, Browse Look at the gray buttons My List, Request, Other locations, Send
5	What is “MY ACCOUNT” Login to My Account Enter your card #: $000001234 or 9000012345 enter your PIN #: last 4 digits of phone number You can change your PIN after you log-in.
6	What’s In My Account? Click on My Account and … Checked Out: To see items currently checked out to you and to renew them. Holds: To see the status of items requested or to cancel a request. Fines/Blocks: To see any fines or other information about your account. Profile: To view or change contact information, or change your PIN and notification preferences.
7	MY ACCOUNT for Renewal Click the <Items Out> link. To renew all items in the list, mark the box to the left of the Title column. To renew some items in the list, mark the box next to the item(s) you want to renew. Click Renew. Note new due If an item is not renewable, a red message appears above the title: “Renew failed”.
8	Other Basic Searches Now try BASIC Browse\Title Click Basic & Pull Down “title starts with” A browse search works like a phone book. Try “War and Peace” Now try BASIC Browse\Author Click Basic & Pull Down “Author” Try anything you want or “Hemingway, E”
9	ADVANCED SEARCH Multiple Search Types, Limits, and Sorting Try: Title=France, Subject=France, Limit=Videos Try: Author=Coulter On results page sort by publication date Try: Subject=France Travel Sort by publication date
10	Requesting an Item Search for a book you want Check the status, If checked out Or if you are at home Click Request First Available Copy Enter your Library card & PIN #’s. Choose a pickup location. Enter Comment if you need to. Click Request.