DestinyPalisades School District’s Web-Based Library Catalog

Power Point training materials prepared by Katie Dunbar and Karen Hornberger. c2007

Accessing Destiny from the Internet• http://destiny.palisadessd.org

Choose Your School

Searching for Materials

These are the types of searches you will perform

Basic Searching

Step 2: Consider all location options

Step 1:Type in search word

Step 3: Click appropriate search button

Keyword Searching

Keyword searching captures 123 results for the word “winter.”

“Winter” can be found in the title, author, description, or subject areas.

Subject Searching

Subject searching captures 29 results for “winter.”

“Winter” is ONLY found in the subject headings for the book.

Browsing Subjects

To browse subjects click on this tab.

Selecting a given subject heading may help you find exactly what you need.

Use the green arrows to scroll.

Results List

Sort your list to make browsing easier

Check availability.

Record your call number(s) for easy locating.

To learn more about this book click on “Details.”

Title Details

This gives you the bibliographic details for your book.

This summary gives you a better idea of what the book is about.

Use the breadcrumbs to backtrack.

Click on a subject to explore similar titles.

Find reading level here.

Power Searching

Power searching allows you to input information specific to your needs and will provide a better results list.

Click this tab to Power Search

Use these pull downs to limit your search to better suit your search.

Using Lists

View your own lists or ones that others have created.

This tab allows you to access lists. Click on the list to see titles.

Login allows you to…

• View books you currently have checked out

• View your circulation history• Renew your books (only materials which are not currently

overdue)

• Create and save personal (all users) and public lists (teachers only)

• Place holds

Logging In

Click on Login to access additional features

Logging In

Your username and password are the same as your district username and password.

Using Lists

This tab allows you to access your lists. Click here to edit your list.

View lists that others have shared.

To create new lists, click here.

Saving Lists

Check this box if you want others to be able to see your list.

Don’t forget to save!

Creating a Book List

Click to add a title to your list.

This title is already on the list. Click here to access your list.

Make sure to check that you are saving to the appropriate list.

Checking Your Book StatusClick here to see what you have checked out.

These are the titles checked out to you.

This is when they are due.

This is where you renew.