What’s OPAC?What’s OPAC?

Wallenpaupack Area High Wallenpaupack Area High School’sSchool’s

Online CatalogueOnline Catalogue

What is OPAC?What is OPAC? OPAC is an OPAC is an

acronym foracronym for

OOnline nline

PPublic ublic

AAccess ccess

CCatalogue.atalogue.

You use OPAC to You use OPAC to locate library locate library resources.resources.

Where Is OPAC?Where Is OPAC? Log-on to Log-on to

any high any high school school computer.computer.

Select the Select the Library Library Menu.Menu.

Click on Click on the OPAC the OPAC icon.icon.

Once you launch OPAC, Once you launch OPAC, you will you will see this screen.see this screen.

Do you know the author? Do you know the author?

Type the last name. Type the last name.

Click the Author Click the Author icon.icon.

Are you looking for a Are you looking for a particular topic? particular topic?

Type in the general termType in the general term Click Subject or Click Subject or

keyword. keyword.

Let’s perform an Author Let’s perform an Author Search for Stephanie MeyerSearch for Stephanie Meyer

Type Meyer; click Author.Type Meyer; click Author. Information provided includesInformation provided includes

Titles the library possesses;Titles the library possesses; Call numbers;Call numbers; Book status (Are the books In or Book status (Are the books In or

Out?)Out?)

What about a Subject What about a Subject Search?Search?

Hmmm….Do I want a book about

Dog Training? People who own dogs?

Funny dog stories?

Hmmm….Do I want a book about

Dog Training? People who own dogs?

Funny dog stories?

Use a Broad term or word for a subject search;Use a Broad term or word for a subject search; When you perform a subject search for dog, you will see When you perform a subject search for dog, you will see

this list;this list; Next, you may need to Narrow your choice to a Next, you may need to Narrow your choice to a

particular topic or resource type (fiction, biography).particular topic or resource type (fiction, biography).

But wait!But wait!How do I use “Call Numbers”?How do I use “Call Numbers”?Call numbers are Call numbers are

the address that the address that tell you where tell you where the book lives in the book lives in the library.the library.

Look at the Look at the plaques’ numbers plaques’ numbers to locate the to locate the correct shelvescorrect shelves

There it is!There it is! Often, books will have Often, books will have

the same number.the same number. To make it easier to To make it easier to

locate a book, libraries locate a book, libraries assign a three letter assign a three letter code beneath the code beneath the number.number.

All books are filed first All books are filed first by their number, then by their number, then alphabetically by the alphabetically by the three letter code.three letter code.

Locating Reference BooksLocating Reference BooksReference Section (REF)Reference Section (REF)

General and Specialized EncyclopediasGeneral and Specialized EncyclopediasArtArtMusicMusicScienceScienceCultureCulture

Almanacs, Handbooks, ManualsAlmanacs, Handbooks, ManualsAtlases, Foreign Language Atlases, Foreign Language

Dictionaries, BiographiesDictionaries, BiographiesNational Histories, Criticisms, Political National Histories, Criticisms, Political

Profiles, Statesman’s YearbooksProfiles, Statesman’s Yearbooks

Locating Non-fiction BooksLocating Non-fiction Books000-200 000-200

General Works/Technology/ReligionGeneral Works/Technology/Religion

300300

Social SciencesSocial Sciences

400-600400-600

Language/Pure Science/TechnologyLanguage/Pure Science/Technology

700700

The ArtsThe Arts

Locating BooksLocating Books800800 LiteratureLiterature900900 HistoryHistory973973 US HistoryUS History920920 Biography (Collected)Biography (Collected)Fiction Fiction F + First Three Letters of the F + First Three Letters of the

Author’s Last NameAuthor’s Last Name Story CollectionStory Collection

SC+ First Three Letters of SC+ First Three Letters of author/editor/ author/editor/

compiler/titlecompiler/title

Done!Done!

Now you know how Now you know how to use OPAC!to use OPAC!

If you have any If you have any questions, please questions, please stop by the front stop by the front desk and ask the desk and ask the helpful library helpful library staff!staff!