The Vise Library recently made an announcement concerning the new library catalog. We wanted to provide a short tutorial on a few of the key features that sets this new system apart from our previous catalog system.
The most important thing you need to learn is how to get to the library catalog. You can actually access it from the same place from the library home page. Once you are on the library homepage, go to the link labeled "Find Physical Items" under the "Research" section.
Once you have clicked this link, you will be taken to our glorious new catalog! Make sure to take a look around at our new digs! From here you can do whatever you like!
One exciting feature is the new book river that shows numerous book lists.
If you click the drop down arrow beside "New Items" you will see the list options that are available. You can see the newest items that have been added to our catalog and the items that have been checked out recently. Another great feature is that you can see the latest NYT best seller lists from the previous week. You can click the arrow located to the right of the book covers to see additional items in each list and click on the book cover of an item to find out more information. You can see if the Vise Library has any of these best sellers by clicking the red button labeled "Find in My Library" (which is found next to the book that you are interested in). If the library owns this item, you will be shown the record for this particular item. If the library does not own a particular item, there will be no record displayed. However, you can always request an item through interlibrary loan for any item the library does not own.
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