FAQ SEARCH PAGE
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Where can I find an item’s ISBN, UPC or ASIN?
A book’s ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is a unique code that comes in either 10- or 13-digit format. This number can often be found on the back of the book, within the copyright page, and listed on most websites alongside the publisher’s information. If you cannot locate an ISBN, you can search the book’s…
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How do you add, edit, or remove a star rating in the catalog?
To give a title a star rating in the catalog: Log in to your library card account. Click on New Search. Search the catalog for the title you’d like to rate. Once you have found the title, you will see a row of stars under under the title’s publication information. To give a rating, click…
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How do I delete items off My Reading History?
To delete an item or multiple items off My Reading History, Log in to your library card account Click on the My Reading History button Click the box next to the item or items that you wish to delete Click on the Delete Marked button below You can also delete all the items in your…
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Why is there nothing under My Reading History?
The My Reading History feature is not retroactive. Only items checked out to you after you turn it on will be listed. If you have checked out items and it does not show on My Reading History, first check to see if you have it turned on. If it is turned on, you may need…
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How do I activate/deactivate My Reading History?
By default, this option will be turned off. In order to activate this feature, Log in to your library card account Click on the My Reading History button on the right On the next screen, near the bottom left, click on the Opt In button To deactivate this feature, Log in to your library card…
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Advanced Searching the Catalog
Multiple Words When searching multiple words the system will automatically supply the Boolean "and" operator between each word; multiple words entered for the search will all occur somewhere in the retrieved records though not necessarily in the order entered. Both examples on the right will retrieve the same results. Examples Using multiple words: slow cooker…
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Searching the Catalog
Type the keyword you want to find. For example: design bleachers grisham Search Tips Wildcards Words may be right-hand truncated using an asterisk ('*') in place of other characters. The '*' wildcard may also be embedded in a search string. You may use '?' to replace a single character anywhere within a word. Examples:…
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Problems Delivering Notices to Some E-mail Addresses
Unfortunately, a few email service providers (aol.com, cfl.rr.com, and yahoo.com) identify the Library’s email notices as spam and do not deliver our email to some customers. In order to receive these notices, we recommend that customers either sign up for OCLS’ text alerts or provide an alternate email address by logging into your account.
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Can I recommend a title that the library does not own?
Yes, we welcome your suggestions. If there is a title that you cannot find in our collection and it meets our materials management policy, please fill out a Suggest-A-Title form.
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Didn’t the Library use to offer an InterLibrary Loan (ILL) program?
If there is a title that you think would be a useful addition to the collection and you have verified that the title is not listed in our catalog, use Suggest-A-Title to recommend the title. This form is available to regular card holders.
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What Can I Check Out?
The following is a listing of the materials the Orange County Library System offers through the Library collection: Book Bundles Want to start your own book club or looking for a title for your next meeting? Book Bundles can help. Browse through the list to find the right book for your group. Book Bundles check…
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Why do I get a “page cannot be displayed” error when I use my back button in the catalog?
We recommend that you use the navigation buttons within the catalog (and not your browser) for best results when searching the catalog.
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What is the OPAC?
OPAC is the generic term used to refer to any library’s online catalog. OPAC stands for Online Public Access Catalog.
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What is “Other Resources?”
There are two places you may encounter an “Other Resources” link: Other Resources (top of your search results page) searches multiple databases, Internet sources, and search engines for the words you entered in your search. Other Resources (within the item entry listing) searches databases, Internet sources and search engines based subject descriptors for the…
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What is a Genre search?
With a Genre Search, you can select a genre to browse through by typing in the abbreviation for that genre. For example, Mystery is abbreviated MYS, Romance-ROM, Science Fiction-SCIF, Suspense Fiction-SUS, or Western-WES.