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HCDSB EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE LIBRARY SERVICES ERC LIBRARY SERVICES ONLINE TRAINING: EASY SEARCH SEARCHING THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE Login to the iPAC using your Last Name as the Client Code and the 4-digit school code as your Password. Click on Login. Please contact ERC staff if you have difficulties logging in. Email: [email protected] From the My Profile Page, look for the Terms at the top of the screen for options when searching. Most often, click on Home (to go to a general search screen) or simply enter a keyword or words in the the search field to perform a key word search. This will search for all resources that contain that word in the description. This is what the search screen looks like. Type in your search term, then click on Easy Search. The Easy Search results screen will appear. The results table lists the call number, the title and sub title, the author, the publication year, the level and how many copies we have. You can scroll through this list. To see the full description of the item, simply click on the blue title found in the Title & Subtitle column. Once you click on the blue highlighted title, full information will be displayed. From here you can add the item to your Bookbag, book the item directly, or go back to the list. Note that the term used for searching is highlighted in the catalogue record. What do the Call Numbers mean? Call numbers beginning with a number are books. This is the Dewey Decimal number. A letter at the beginning of the Call Number generally refers to a Kit. The letter indicates the subject/topic. For example, ST Kt refers to a Science and Technology Kit. For a full list of all Call Numbers, please refer to our website, erchcdsb.pbworks.com What do the Levels mean? Levels may refer to the Student – Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate , Secondary, ESL, Modified Support. Levels may also refer to the Audience – Teachers, New Teachers, Administrators, CYC, Library Staff, Support Staff, School custodians. When known, the Fountas and Pinnell (FP) or other Levelling information can also be noted in this field. HCDSB ERC : Library Services Call Numbers, Borrowing Period, Levels Call Number AC Kt Item Borrowing Period Level Audio Cassette 5 weeks Kindergarten BB Big Book 3 weeks Primary # Book 3 weeks Junior Compact disc 2 weeks Intermediate CL Kt Classroom Library 4 weeks Secondary D Kt Dramatic Art 4 weeks ESL DVD Digital Video disc 2 weeks Modified Support English - Secondary (30 copies of book) 5 weeks Teachers FS Kt Family Studies 4 weeks New teachers G Kt Geography 4 weeks Administrators H Kt History 4 weeks CYC – Child Youth Counsellor HE Kt Health 4 weeks Library Staff IT Kt Information Technology 4 weeks Support Staff LA Kt Language Arts 4 weeks LC Kt Literature Circle 4 weeks School Custodians Reading Level – RL, FP, Lexile LS Kt Literature Study (6 copies of book) 5 weeks Interest Level - IL CD ENG Kt M Kt Mathematics 4 weeks ML Kt Musicals 4 weeks MU Kt Musicals 4 weeks PD Kt Professional Development 4 weeks PE Kt Physical Education 4 weeks PER Periodical 4 weeks R Kt Religion 4 weeks SE Kt Social & Emotional 4 weeks SS Kt Social Studies 4 weeks ST Kt Science & Technology 4 weeks Teacher's Guide 5 weeks Visual Arts 4 weeks Videocassette 2 weeks TG VA Kt VTC You can find a copy of this at erchcdsb.pbworks.com ERC LIBRARY SERVICES Please contact ERC Staff if you require any assistance. [email protected]