Finding Materials in the Library Using the OPAC John Campbell Elementary School Selah, WA Mrs. Engvall, Teacher - Librarian

What is the OPAC? List of everything in the library Author Title Subject Series Keyword OPAC = Online Public Access Catalog

How do I use it? Click on the OPAC icon

Visual OPAC Visual OPAC is pictures To find books on ANIMALS, click the picture

Visual OPAC Here is part of the list of animals To find books on BEARS click here

Visual OPAC Then you get a list of books about bears… both FICTION (stories) and NON FICTION (informational) books • Click on one of them for more information

Visual OPAC Summary of the book Author Title Call number Book is available to check out

Visual OPAC Click here to go back to the list of books about BEARS

Visual OPAC Or click here to go back to lists of animals

Visual OPAC • Click the green arrow to get even more animals!

Visual OPAC • Or click HOME to go back to the main screen • Click this arrow to go back again • Or click HOME to go back to the main screen

Visual OPAC Click the green arrow…

Visual OPAC To find other subjects to search

Visual OPAC If you want to look for an author or title, click here

Visual OPAC Click and type what you are looking for in this box

Visual OPAC Look for an author by typing the LAST NAME. Click AUTHOR Spelling counts!

Visual OPAC Searching for BROWN gives you all authors with the last name of Brown

Visual OPAC Call number (location or book’s address) Is this book in? Click for more information

Visual OPAC Summary of the book AR level Author Title Call number

Then what? If it is an “E” book, then go to the PICTURE BOOK section And look for BRO (for Brown) E Bro

Visual OPAC To go back to the list of books, click here

Visual OPAC Or click here for a new search

Visual OPAC To look for a title, type in the first word Click TITLE

Visual OPAC Here is the result. What is the Call Number? Can you check it out?

Visual OPAC If you are looking for an E book, go to the PICTURE BOOK section If you are looking for an F book, go to the CHAPTER BOOK section If it is a book with a NUMBER, go to the NON FICTION section Ask for help if you need it! Try it yourself!