Searching Our Catalog

Do a Quick Search	Do a Keyword Search	Do a Browse Search	Work with Search Results

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How to Do A Quick Search

Follow these steps to do a quick search of the new Farmington Community Library Catalog:

1. Type a word or words in the Quick Library Search box.
2. If you want to limit the search to a specific format, select the material type in the Limit by box. For example, if you want to find only DVDs, select DVD in the Limit by box. (Note: If you want to display a list of all DVD titles, type in an asterisk in the Quick Library Search box.)
3. Click Go.

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How to Do A Keyword Search

Follow these steps to find titles containing specific words:

1. Click the Search tab. The Keyword search for box will appear.
2. Type the word(s) to search for in the Keyword search for box.
3. If you want to limit the search to a specific format, select a material type in the Limit by box. For example, if you want to find only DVDs, select DVD in the Limit by box.
4. If you want to search for your text in a specific field, select the field in the Search by box. For example, if you know the title contains the word Yankee, you enter Yankee in the Keyword Search for box, and select Title in the Search by box.
5. You can also choose to sort your results by selecting an option in the Sort by box
6. Click Go.

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How to Do A Browse Search

Follow these steps to browse the title, author, subject, or series index:

1. Select the Search tab, and select Browse from the menu bar.
2. Select Title, Author, Subject, or Series from the Search for list.
3. Type the first few letters of the title, the authors name, the subject, or the series name in the that begins with box.
4. Click Go. The search results list displays the headings and the number of titles associated with each heading.
5. Click <<Previous 10 Headings or Next 10 Headings>> to see previous or subsequent sections of the index.
6. Click a heading to see a list of associated titles.

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How to Work with Search Results

You can perform the following actions from the search results list:

1. Click a page number or the arrow at the top or bottom of the page to move through the list.
2. Click Availability to see detailed title and availability information.
3. Click Add to My List to add the title to a list. Then click on My Lists from the menu bar to save, print, or send by e-mail. To save a working list, select Create new saved title list and then name the list. Then go back into your working list and move to your new named list.
4. Click Place Request to request that the library obtain and hold the title for you to check out. (See further details using Request a Title on the Menu Bar at upper left.)

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Request a Title

How to Request a Title

How to View & Manage Your Requests

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How to Request a Title

Follow these steps to request any copy of a title listed in your search results:

1. Search for the title you want to request.
2. Select the title in the search results, and click Place Request. The log-in form appears.
3. Type your library barcode number and password (the last four digits of the phone number associated with your library card) in the appropriate boxes, and click Log in. The request form appears.
4. Select the name of the Branch (Farmington or Farmington Hills) where you want to pick up the item in the Pickup Library box.
5. If you want to activate your request at a future time, type the date in the Activation Date box. The request will be activated immediately if you do not change the activation date.
6. Click Submit Request.
7. Click Return to Search Results.
8. Always remember to log out of your account when you are done.

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View & Manage Your Requests

Follow these steps to view, suspend, or reactivate your requests:

1. Click Patron Account on the menu bar, and log in by typing your library barcode number and password (the last four digits of the phone number associated with your library card) in the appropriate boxes.
2. Click Requests on the menu bar to display the list of your current requests.
3. Select the check box by the title for each request that you want to suspend or reactivate.
4. Click Suspend/Reactivate Selected, or click Suspend/Reactivate All to suspend or reactivate all your requests.
5. The Suspend/Reactivate Hold Requests dialog box appears.
6. Type the date when suspended requests should be reactivated or type today's date to reactivate an inactive request—a date must be entered for this to work.
7. Click Submit.
8. To cancel one or more requests, do one of the following actions:

Select the check box by the title for each request that you want to cancel, and click Cancel Selected. or Click Cancel All to cancel all your requests.

9. Click My Record to return to your account, or click Log Out to log out of your account.

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Renew Items You Have Checked Out

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Follow these steps to renew the items you have checked out:

1. Click the Patron Account tab and log in with your library barcode number and password (the last four digits of the phone number associated with your library card).
2. Click Items Out on the Patron Account menu to display the list of items you have currently checked out. The Items Out page displays the format, call number, owning branch, due date, and number of renewals left for each item checked out.
3. To renew one or more items do the following actions:

Select the check box by the title for each item that you want to renew, and click Renew selected items. or Click Renew all items to renew all the items. A message tells you which items have been renewed, and whether any renewals have been blocked.

4. Click My Record on the menu bar to return to your account, or click Log Out to log out of your account.

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Sign Up
for Email Alerts

Any search performed in the catalog can be "saved" and an email notification created to alert you when new materials related to your search become available:

1. From the Search Results screen, click Save Search. (If you are not logged into your account, you will be prompted to log in)—Type your library barcode number and password (the last four digits of the phone number associated with your library card) in the appropriate boxes, and click Log in. The Saved Searches screen appears
2. Name your search by entering a name in the Search name box.
3. A note can be created to help you remember details about your search by entering information in the Note box.
4. Emails will be sent to the email address associated with your patron record.
5. You can sign up for up to 10 Saved Searches to get email alerts on. Other options offer either HTML or Plain Text as an email format. You will receive the results of this search monthly.

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How to Check and Update Your Account

Follow these steps to check your account and update your personal information:

1. Click the Patron Account tab and log in with your library barcode number and password (the last four digits of the phone number associated with your library card). The My Record page appears.
2. Click Change Account Information to display the change request form.
3. Type or select the new information in the appropriate boxes.
4. Click Submit Change Request to submit the new information to the library, or click Reset to restore the old information. Change Requests will then be processed.
5. Click Back to return to the My Record page, or click Log Out to log out of your account.

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