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Using the OPAC
vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Circulation Desk | where items are checked out and also returned -- "circulating" |
Return Book Slot | where items are returned (unless they are too large) |
Student Check-out Computers | at each entrance/exit to the LMC with instructions for self-use |
? (question mark) | a spelling tool that replaces single unknown letters in a search term |
* (asterisk) | a spelling tool that replaces groups of unknown letters in a search term |
"Do You Mean?" box | a spelling tool with a dropdown menu offering various spelling suggestions |
Recommend | a book endorsement sent to one person at a time |
Review | a book endorsement sent to the entire school and/or district |
Personal List | an option that helps you create and remember any particular group of books you choose |
Resource Lists | Records of books that teachers have designed to help with a particular assigned topic |
Titlepeek | additional information about a book located by clicking on the bookcover |
anonymous | allows access to all OPAC options except saving, reviewing, holding, and recommending |
login | allows access to all OPAC options |
Hold | to reserve an item; to get "in line" for it as soon as it becomes available |
Reading Program | for GAMS, it is Accelerated Reader |
Title Details | the webpage that comes after Search Results where you can find out how many pages a book has |
icons | little pictures that designate where the homepage is or what type of material an item is -- book, audiobook, equipment, eBook, etc. |
Destiny Quest | A challenge to "conquer" / read as many of the books in the LMC as you can within your career here at the MS |