Use Browse Search if you know the title, author, subject or series name
Click the Search tab, then Browse;
Select Title, Author, Subject or Series from the Search For menu;
Enter your word(s) in the box labeled that begins with;
Click Go;
Click an item to see more details and availability
Use Keyword Search to search a general topic or words from a title, or an author’s name
Click the Search tab, then Keyword;
Enter your word(s) in the box labeled Keyword search for;
Click Go;
For a more precise search, use Search by menu to select field and/or Limit by menu to select format or material type
WORKING WITH SEARCH RESULTS
Click a page number or the arrow at the top or bottom of a page to move through the list of search results
Click on any of the options on left side bar to narrow your search by Type of Material; Subject; Author; Publication Date or Target Audience
Click on individual title to see more details about that item:
Click Full Display for more details about the item;
Click Availability to see what libraries own the item;
Click Place Hold to request the item
Click Add to My List to add the title to a list that you can save, print or send by email
REQUESTING A TITLE
Click Place Hold to reserve the next available copy of a title;
Note: Clicking Request this specific copy may delay your request. Your hold request will only be filled when this individual item becomes available
Enter your library barcode number and your PIN;
Click Log In ;
Select a library for pick-up from the Patron’s Library menu;
Your request will be activated upon submittal unless you prefer to enter a future date;
Click Submit Request;
Click Return to Search Results
Be sure to click Log Out at the top left of the screen to end your session and close out of your account.
2.Click the My Account tab and log in with your Library barcode and PIN;
Renew Items
Click Items Out on the My Account submenu to display the format, call number, owning branch, title, due date, and number of renewals left for each item currently checked out
Select the check box to the left of the item(s) you want to renew;
Click the appropriate link at the bottom of the page to Renew Items
You will see a message telling you which items have been renewed, and if and why any renewals have been blocked
You may also renew materials by telephone (435-1430) or
visit any OCPL city or suburban library, with or without
the materials in hand.
View & Manage Hold Requests
Click Holds on the My Account submenu to display the list of your current requests; The requests view may display a Hold Position column. If this feature is activated, the numbers in the Hold Position column indicate the status of your request compared to other patrons' requests for the same item.
Select the check box to the left of the item(s);
Click the appropriate link at the bottom of the page to Cancel Requests or Suspend/Reactivate Requests;
Be sure to click Log Out at the top left of the screen to end your session
Hold Status terms
Active - Your request for the item is active and the pick-up library will receive the item when it is available.
Inactive - Your request of an item in the library system has been placed but will not take effect until a future date. For an Interlibrary loan item, the library must review the request before it is sent.
Pending - The item has been requested, but has not been sent yet.
Shipped - The item is on its way from one library to another library.
Held - The item you requested has been located. The library will be notifying you when it is available for pick up.
Cancelled - The request was cancelled
Received - An interlibrary loan item is in the library and is ready for you to check out. (After you check out an interlibrary loan item the request is no longer displayed.)
Not-supplied - There are no items to fill your request.
Placing Holds on New Materials
NEW library materials in OCPL will only be available for pick-up at the library that owns that material
After six weeks, all new items will be available to travel to other libraries to fill holds
You can still place holds on another library's new items, but you will have to go to that library to pick them up
This means new materials purchased by your library are more likely to be available on your library's shelves or to fill holds picked up at that library
For new items not owned by your chosen pick-up library, holds will remain in the queue and will be filled six weeks from the date the new item began circulating
Change Your PIN
Click the My Account tab and log in with your Library barcode and PIN;
Click My Record on the My Account submenu;
Click Change PIN on the bottom left of your screen.
Enter old PIN and new PIN. New PIN should be four(4) numbers, not letters. This will enable you to use the Overdrive Digital Catalog and the library’s online databases.
If you do not have a PINor cannot remember your PIN, please call the Central Library at 435-1900 or visit your local library for assistance.
Be sure to click Log Out at the top left of the screen to end your session and close out of your account.
Previous Catalog Bibliographic Lists
If you had bibliographic lists stored in the previous Dynix catalog and would like them back, please e-mail us at reference@onlib.org and include your name, library card number and e-mail address. We were unable to transfer lists to the new version of the catalog, however we can retrieve them and send the list back to you. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Please Note: If your lists are meant to be eventual hold requests, you can store them as suspended hold requests in the new system. There is no way to move them from a bibliographic list to a hold without entering them as hold in the new catalog system. You will have to give a date to activate them, but this can be continually extended until you are ready to place the hold.
If you have additional questions or comments about the OCPL catalog, please e-mail: reference@onlib.org
