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Contents
| • | Where am I |
| • | ADA Mode |
| • | Using the library catalogue Home page |
| • | Searching for items |
| • | Working with search results |
| • | Limiting search results |
| • | Viewing the details of an item |
| • | Forgot password |
| • | Using My Account |
| • | Placing holds |
| • | Using the Select an Action drop-down menu |
If you have any difficulty on using the system or or you have any enquiry, please contact the librarian.
You can find navigation links in the upper-right corner of the header (1). Click on one of these links to log in, go to the My Account page, or My Lists page.
You can select the interface display language from the Language drop-down (3).
Once you log in,your selected default language in the My Account Preferences, will turn into the interface display language automatically (see Preferences for more information).
ADA Mode (4)
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This is designed for the visually impaired,they are able to visit this website with screen reading software programmes.The screen reading software can only read the content in the same window; therefore, under this mode, all the pages will be opened in the same window.
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The library catalogue Home page allows you to access to any content that has been set up, such as library announcements,website links, etc.
The library can display themed lists of titles that you may interested in. In order to use this function,select a list from the drop-down menu(1), and the related books will shown as a slideshow down below. To pause the slideshow, click Pause (3). Click on one of the books in the list to have a clearer display. Use the navigation arrows(4) to move through the list.
The relevant information of the selected book will be displayed , such as author, publication date, ISBN, etc. (5). You can also click on Find in My Library (2)to search for the book in your library.
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Use the Limits drop-down menu(1) to search your item in a specific location or database (Macao Central Library, for example), or search ‘Everything’ to maximize the result.
Select a field from the Fields drop-down menu(2) to search within a specific field (for example, Title, Author, or Subject), or search from ‘All Fields’.
If you want to have more search options,in order to find a specific item, you can click on the Advanced Search (3).
With Advanced Search , you can search for exact phrases (4) or exclude terms from your search (5). For example, if you wanted to do a search on ‘potters’ but do not want results for ‘Harry Potter’, you can search for the word ‘potter’ and enter ‘Harry’ in the unwanted terms box.
You can also apply any combination of limits on your search with Additional limits (6), including format type, language, location, fields, availability, and targets.
After you have set up your search with the terms and limits, click on Advanced Search (7) to get your search results.
Note: While there are many options to limit your search, it is also possible the system may not response any result if there is too man limitations.
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Sorting search results
After you have received the results of a search, you can sort the results by publication date (ascending or descending), title, or author (3). The most relevant results are then sorted by that option.
Paging
Click the Previous and Next icons (4) to move the result page forward and backward.
If the items in your search results are available for holding,a Place Hold button(5) will be shown , and you can click the button to put the item on hold.(For more information, see Placing holds.)
Note:You can also place a hold on an item by using the Select An Action menu. (For more information, see ‘Using the Select an Action drop-down menu’.)
From the Select An Action drop-down menu(1), you can place hold on items, add items to My Lists, or print item information.Click the item checkbox(es) to select the items that you want from your search results page (7), or click the Select All checkbox (6) to select all items on the page. Then select the action from the Select All Action menu. (For more information, see Using the Select an Action drop-down menu.)
If you use RSS, you can click on the RSS icon (2) to save any of your searched results as the RSS. After that, you can see the updated results of your specified searched results through your RSS reader. To make full use of RSS feeds, you must have an RSS enabled browser or an RSS reader.
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Click on Only Show Available (1) to limit your search results to only items that are available for checkout.
Using limits
Limits are organized by fields (like Author, Format, Language, Subject, etc.). You can use the limits in one of the following ways:
| • | Click on a limit. By clicking on a single limit, you will narrow your search results to meet that limit. For example, if you click on ‘Books’, your search results will only include items that are books. |
| • | Select a limit or multiple limits to include item(s) in or exclude it/them from your search results. You can select one or multiple limits within a single field by clicking on the checkbox next to the limit(s). |
If you want to include limits in your search results, click on the include icon (2). For example, if you select to include Books and DVDs, your search results will only include books and DVDs.
If you want to exclude limits from your search results, click on the exclude icon (3). For example, if you select to exclude Books and DVDs, your search results will include everything but books and DVDs.
Use the More and Fewer options (4) to expand or hide limits within a field. You can also use the View All option (5) to show all of the limits in a new window, or use the Collapse option to return, and show only five limits.
The Publication Date limit has two views: Graph and Date. You can toggle between the two(6). The Date view works just like any other limit. The Graph view, however, has some other options:
| • | Use the sliders to create a date range (for example, 1971-1990). Then select whether you want to include or exclude that date range from your search results. |
| • | Enter a date range in the text box (for example, ‘1971’-‘1990’). If you want an open-ended date range(up to the current time), leave the second text box blank (for example, ‘1971’- ). Vice versa, you can leave the first text box blank for backtracking the results (for example, -‘1971’). Select whether you want to include or exclude that date range from your search results. |
Any limits you have applied will appear in the ‘Narrowed by’ section. For those limits you have included in search results will have a plus (+) sign, and limits you have excluded will have a minus (-) sign.
Click on the remove icon(7) to remove an individual limit, or remove all limits by clicking on Clear all (8).
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When you click on a search result title or image, a new window will pop up and display details for that item.
The sections(6)
contain information about item availability, item summaries, reviews, excerpts, etc.
Click on the section you want to open and scroll down to view its content.
In the catalogue data, use the sort icon (
) to sort items. Click once to sort by ascending order. Click again to sort by descending order.
By clicking Close (1) or anywhere outside of the detail display window, you can close the item detail view.
Paging
Use the Next and Previous buttons (5) to view the next or previous item on the detail page. The order of the items is the same as it is on the search results page.
In your searched results, items that can be checked out will have a Place Hold button (3) ,you can click on to put the item on hold (see Placing holds for more information).
Note: You can also place a hold on an item by using the Select An Action drop-down menu (2). (see ‘Selecting an action’ for more information).
From the Select An Action drop-down menu (2), you can hold an item, add the item to My Lists, or print item information (see ‘Using the Select An Action drop-down menu’for more information).
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Instructions:
1. Inputting username
The username can be your Macao Resident Identity Card number or library card number.
a. Macao Resident Identity Card number:
if your ID card number is 1234567(8), （1） please input ‘BIR12345678’.(English letters must be capitalized)
b. Library card number:
if your library card number is BC1234567, please input ‘BC1234567’. (English letters must be capitalized.)
2. Inputting PIN
The pre-set PIN (initial password)（2）is your birth date expressed in four digits, therefore,
if your registered birth date is March 21st, your default PIN will be 0321.
It is recommended that you reset your PIN upon your first successful login.
Input your ID card number in the Username text box: e.g. ‘BIR12345678’ for 1234567(8) (English letters must be capitalized);
or your library card number: e.g. BC1234567 (English letter must be capitalized), and then click on Submit button,after that you will receive a password reset email shortly.
* This requires your email address that you provide when applying for the library card. If you do not have it, please contact a librarian.
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You view your checkouts and holds in My Account.You can also check your personal information, change your PIN, and set up your preferences.
Go to My Account page by clicking on My Account button from the upper-right corner of the header. If you have not logged in yet, the system will remind you to log in before you can accessMy Account page.
Getting around in My Account
There are four My Account tabs: Personal Information, Checkouts,Holds and Fines. Click on a tab to open your selection.
Understanding the summary box
The summary box (1) gives you a quick view of the number of items you have currently checked out, the number of items you have on hold, and the amount of fines you need to pay. You can click on a heading (2) (for example, Checkouts) to open the corresponding tab.
The summary box also shows your user status. A particular status may prevent you from performing certain actions (for example, if you have unpaid fines, you are not able to renew the items that you have check out). If you have questions about your status, please contact the librarian at your library.
Alert icons
Alert icons will appear in My Account when a new action is available to you. For example, if you have a hold that has arrived and is ready for pick up, you will see an alert icon on both your Holds tab and the Holds heading in your summary box (3). Alert icons will appear when:
| • | You have overdue checkouts. |
| • | You have holds that are ready for pick up. |
The Personal Information tab is divided into four sections: User information (your name will appear as the heading), Change PIN, Preferences .
User information
The User information section displays your personal information. If you see something that is inaccurate or outdated, please contact the librarian at your library.
Change PIN
You can change a new PIN for your library account.
Important: If you have forgotten your PIN, please contact your library for instruction on how you can be assigned a new PIN.
Go to the Change Pin section to change your login PIN.
Note: The PIN cannot be more than 10 characters in length.
Set up your personal preferences in the Preferences section. Depending on your library, you may have the following options:
| • | Default Language allows you to select the language that you prefer when you visit the website. |
| • | Default My Account Tab allows you to select the tab (Personal Information, Checkouts, Holds, or Fines) that opens when you access the My Account page. |
| • | Preferred List allows you to select a default My List. When you add a book to your lists, the system adds it to the default list. If you select "no default list", the system prompts you to select a list. You can create a list to use as your preferred list in My List page (see Adding/Deleting lists for more information). |
| • | Preferred Pickup Library allows you to select a library as your pickup library, or the library where you pick up holds. |
| • | ‘Show my checkout history’ allows you to decide if you want the system to display your checkout history in the Checkouts tab.
If you have selected ‘Show my checkout history’ but the History tab does not show current activities, please make sure that ‘Record my checkout history’ has also been selected. |
| • | ‘Record my checkout history’ allows you to decide if you want the system to keep track of the items that you check out from the library.
Your checkout history will not display the recent history unless both ‘Show my checkout history’ and ‘Record my checkout history’ are selected. |
If you wish to receive SMS notification with your mobile phone, you can enter your mobile number in the ‘Mobile Phone SMS Notification’ section and choose the preferred type(s) of notification. Click on ‘Add a New Mobile Number’ to add a new number and choose the type(s) of notification that you would like to receive. You can add more than one mobile number for this service. The types of notification available for subscription are as below:
| • | Bill Notice allows you to receive notifications about fines and fees. |
| • | Overdue Notice allows you to receive notifications about items that may be coming due or have passed the due date. |
| • | Hold Notice allows you to receive notifications about your hold items. |
| • | Manual Message • allows you to receive messages written by the librarian. Such as the feedback you get form the librarian regarding your previous communications. |
| • | User Announcements • allows you to receive general messages sent by the library. |
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The Checkouts tab includes three sections: Library Checkouts,Group's Current Checkouts, and My Checkout History. If you have any overdue items, an alert icon will appear in this tab.
If you are not a member of group, the Group's Current Checkouts section will not appear in your Checkouts tab.
Library Checkouts
The Library Checkouts section displays all the items that you have currently checked out. If you there is any items overdue in your account, they will appear at the top of the list with the alert icon (1).
You can click on the title or image of a book to view its detail page.
If you want to renew items, select the items you want to renew individually (or select them all by using the Select All checkbox (2) and then click on Renew (3).
Use the sort icon
(
) to sort items. Click once to sort in ascending order. Click again to sort in descending order.
My Checkout History
If you want the system to keep a record of your checkout history in your preference (see Preferences for more information), you can access your checkout history in the My Checkout History section. This section will display the title and author of each item in your history, as well as the check out date and the returned date.
Library Holds
You can check all your hold items in the Library Holds section. The hold items that have arrived and available to pick up will appear at the top of the list with the alert icon (1).
You can click on the title or image of any item to view its detail page.
In this section, you can also cancel a hold, edit the pickup location of a hold(library), or suspend a hold. To perform one of these actions, select the item(s) you want (or select them all by using the Select All checkbox (2))and click on one of the buttons (2):
| • | Cancel Hold(s): After you click on this button, a window will pop up to confirm the cancellation. Click Yes to complete the cancellation or click No to return. |
| • | Edit Pickup Location(s): After you click on this button, a new window will pop up and you can select a new pickup location. Click on Change to complete this action or click Cancel to return. |
Use the sort icon () to sort items. Click once to sort in ascending order. Click again to sort in descending order.
Group Holds
If you belong to a user group, the Group Holds section will display all the items that are currently on held by the members of your group.
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Adding items to My Lists
You can add items to My Lists by using the Select an Action drop-down list,this action can be done from either a search results page or an item's detail display.
If you log in the system, the system will remind you to select the items that you prefer to the list.
If you have not logged in to the system, any books you have added to My Lists will be saved to a Temporary List.You can only access to your custom lists, after you log in.
If you log in to the system, you can move books to other lists, or you can save the entire list. In other words, you will be creating a new list in your Temporary List.
To save your Temporary List, select Save Temporary List from the Select An Action menu (1).A window will pop up and ask you to name the new list. Enter the name and click on Save to complete the process or Click Cancel to return. If you log out without saving the list, the Temporary List will be cleared.
If you have not logged in, the list of titles will be cleared after your action has expired (if there is no activity in 10 minutes). You can log in after you have placed books to your Temporary List, and move them to one of your existing lists.
Your Temporary List and your existing lists are shown on the left-side window, under the List heading.
For checking a list, click on this list and it will be opened in the main window.
To arrange the existing lists, please follow one of the following instructions:
| • | Edit Pickup Location(s): After you click on this button, a window will pop up and you can select the new pickup location. Click on Change to reset the location or click Cancel to return. |
| • | Use the( ) icon to drag and drop your lists to your prefer order. |
| • | Use the ‘Arrange By’ drop-down (2) to arrange your lists alphabetically (ascending or descending), or by the time they were created (show the most recent one first or the oldest one first). |
To create a new list, click on Add List (3). A window will pop up and remind you to name your new list. Enter the name and click on Create to create the new list or click Cancel to return.
To delete lists, select the list(s) you want to remove and then click on Delete Lists (4).
You can click on the title or image of the items to view its detail information.
To arrange items in a list, please follow one of the following instructions:
| • | Use the () icon to drag and drop your lists in your preferred order. |
| • | Use the Arrange By drop down (5)to arrange the items in your list alphabetically (ascending or descending), or by the time they were added to the list (show the most recent one first or the oldest one first). |
First of all, select the items that you would like to perform an action, or use the Select All checkbox(6) to select all items on the page. Then select the action you want to take from the Select An Action menu (1). (For more information, please see ‘Using the Select an Action drop-down menu’.)
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Most of the items in the library are available for holding.
If you have not logged in the account before placing a hold, the system will remind you to log in.
A window will pop up and ask you to choose the library for picking up the book. After you have selected the pickup library, click on Place Hold ,and the system will show you if the hold has been successfully placed.
Once you have placed a hold, you will be able to see it in My Account under the Holds tab.
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The Select an Action menu exists on the search results page, detail display page of the book, and My List . Depending on your library's configuration, you will see the following options in the Select an Action menu:
| • | Place Hold: This option allows you to place a hold on selected books (see Placing Holds for more information). |
| • | Add to My Lists: This option allows you to save selected books to a list. If you have not logged in, the books will be automatically saved to a temporary list (see Using My Lists )for more information). You can see this temporary list in My Lists page. |
If you have logged in, a window will pop up and ask you to choose a list where you would like to save the book(s). Select your prefer list and click on Add.
The system will show you whether the books are added successfully, and you can see them on My Lists page.
Note: The Add to My Lists option will not show when you are on My Lists page.
| • | Email: This option allows you to send the information of the book(s) by email. A window will pop up and you can enter the email address,the related information will send to this mailbox. If you want to send the email in text only instead of HTML, select this option. Click on Send Email after you have finished. |
| • | Print : This option allows you to print the information of the book(s). The information of the book will display on a new page in printing format. Use your browser's print option to send the information to a printer. |
The following options will also exist in the Select an Action menu of My Lists page:
| • | Delete Selected : This option allows you to remove books from a list. A window will pop up to confirm if you would like to remove the book(s) from your list. Click on Delete to remove the book(s) or click Cancel to return. |
| • | Move : This option allows you to move book(s) from one list to another. A window will pop up and ask you to select the list of the movement. Click on Move to move the book(s) or click Cancel to return. |
| • | Copy : This option allows you to copy the books from one list to another. A window will pop up for you to select the list for the movement. Click on Copy to copy the item(s) or click Cancel to return. |
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