OPAC+Directions


 * HOW TO USE THE O.P.A.C.**
 * (Online Public Access Catalog)**


 * Searching for materials in the P.S. 146 Library**
 * 1) Open your web browser
 * 2) Type the school web site address ([|http://146m.r9tech.org)] in your browser’s address bar.
 * 3) Click on //‘////Library// //Media// //Center////’// under School Resources-located on the left hand side of the web page.
 * 4) Click on //‘P.S. 146 Online Library Catalog’//
 * 5) Click on the ‘catalog’ tab at the top of the page.
 * 6) You may use //‘Library Search’// or //‘Visual Search’//-located on the menu bar on the left-hand side of the web page.
 * 7) Library Search allows you to do a basic, power or number search-these tabs are located on the top right-hand side of the web page.
 * 8) Visual Search allows you to search by clicking on picture categories.


 * Accessing Electronic Resources:**
 * 1) Educational links to free resources are provided on the home page of the O.P.A.C.
 * 2) Databases and subscription service links are also provided on the O.P.A.C. homepage
 * 3) Educational resource web links are also provided when you search using the catalog.


 * Using your account:**
 * 1) Click on the //‘login’// button in the top right hand corner of the web page.
 * 2) Type in your username (first initial, full last name-all lower case).
 * 3) Type in your password (Your library barcode number).
 * 4) Click on the //‘My Info’// tab at the top of the page to see how many items you have checked out and when each item is due.
 * 5) If you would like to renew any particular item, click on the //‘renew’// button located at the far right of the title for each item.
 * 6) If you would like to renew all of your materials at once, click on the //‘renew all’// button in the lower right-hand corner.
 * 7) If you would like to view all of the materials you’ve ever checked out from the P.S. 146, click on the //‘view history’// button in the upper right-hand corner.
 * 8) If you want to put materials on hold or reserve in advance:
 * 9) Click on the title that you wish to hold/reserve, then click on the //‘Hold It’// button.
 * 10) This material will be held for you and will not be available to any other patron for check-out for a period of one week.