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Using the Using the OPAC OPAC
at WNP at WNP
http://destiny.santarosa.k12.fl.us/common/http://destiny.santarosa.k12.fl.us/common/welcome.jsp?site=208welcome.jsp?site=208
Using the Using the OPAC OPAC
at WNP at WNP
http://destiny.santarosa.k12.fl.us/common/http://destiny.santarosa.k12.fl.us/common/welcome.jsp?site=208welcome.jsp?site=208Anne MaynardAnne Maynard
Library Media SpecialistLibrary Media Specialist
West Navarre PrimaryWest Navarre Primary
[email protected]@mail.santarosa.k12.fl.us
What is OPAC?OPAC stands for Online Public
Access Catalog. It is the place to go to find out what books and resources we have in our library. Here’s a bonus! Our new Destiny program allows you to access it from any computer with Internet access!
OPAC Home Page
This Is Our Homepage. Click on the Catalog Tab to Search for Books. You Can also Access
Other Internet Sites, Including Quizlist Interactive, a Site That Lets You Search Our
Accelerated Reader List.
Click here to search
our catalog
Click here to search
AR
How to navigate OPAC
Destiny is a browser based program. For this reason you should not use the back button to return to a previously viewed page. Instead, use the bread crumbs. This is the trail created when you view pages and is located in the green bar at the top of the page.
Use these breadcrum
bs to return to previous
pages
CatalogThis is what the default search page looks like. I’ve pointed out some of the key features. We’ll take a closer
look at some of them later.
Click here to search
using pictures
Click to search
categories such
as Caldecot
t or books on
tape.
Click to view a
list you’ve created These features allow you to
search other schools or reading programs
Searching with OPAC
Basic Library Search - This page allows you to search by Keyword, Title, Author, Subject, or Series. When you do a title search, leave off beginning words like A, And, or The. For author, type in the last name then a comma and the first name.
If you ever need help
with a search, just click here.
Power SearchThe Power search is great for narrowing your search. It allows you to link multiple search terms using Boolean logic.
Click here to do a power
search
Visual Search
Great for Kids, just click on a picture to narrow your search.
This is a category I created. We can
also create Teacher reading
lists or CurriculumRelated
categories.
Search ResultsThe search results for all searches (for our school) look like this page. You can click on the Details icon next to each title to find out more information about that book.
In this area you will find the call number, a details icon for more info on the book,
and the Lexile/AR level.
This let’s you know how
many copies we have and
if they are in..
Title DetailsTitle details provides more information on the book and you can also click on the book cover to read a summary or excerpt from the book. Explore gives you related subjects , series, or titles by that author.
Explore related topics
My listCreating a list is simple. Click “Add to My List” for every title you would like to add. When your done, click “View my list” on the left, this will retrieve your list.
Click
here to
view your list
You can create a
bibliography in MLA
format
Click here to add a
title to your list
This has been a quick introduction to some of the features our new OPAC offers.
Please take some time to explore it further and let me know what you think.
Remember, you can access it from anywhere! Add the Icon to your desk top
(open the homepage and right click on the page, Choose create shortcut) or save
the URL to your favorites.
http://destiny.santarosa.k12.fl.us/common/welcome.jsp?site=208
