Using the OPACGutermuth Elementary School

What’s OPAC?

Online Public Access Catalog

It’s a way of finding books and other resources in the library.

Did you know?

The OPAC can be accessed from any computer with internet access.

How do I find the OPAC?

Go to the JCPS homepage.

http://www.jefferson.kyschools.us

Click on Students.

Roll the mouse over elementary. Move to the right menu and click on

Elementary School Library Catalogs.

Click on Gutermuth.

The OPAC for

Gutermuth

Elementary.

Searching the OPAC

Let’s do a simple search. Click

simple.

Type cat in the search box and click on the key icon

that says “All Words.”

How many records are there for cat?

451

Type cats and click on the key icon.How many records are there for cats?

94

Type “The Bad Case of Stripes” in the search box and click on the key icon.

Now, type only the word stripes.

Who is the author of the book?

What is the call number?

Is the book available for check out?

What if there are several pages of records?

Finding the Author

Where is the call number?

Several pages of records

Is the book available?

Now you can practice what

you have learned.

Take the library handout with you to a computer and

see if you can answer the

questions by using your OPAC

skills.