The biggest change for patrons will be the online catalog. The home page for the Rolla Public Library’s catalog allows you to search for books and other items at the library. 

Search Options

You may select to search by:

Type

Keyword- finds the terms you enter anywhere in the entire record for an item, including title, author, subject, and other information.
Title- finds the terms you enter in the title of an item.
Author- finds the terms you enter in the author of an item.
Subject- finds the terms you enter in the subject of an item. Subjects are categories assigned to items according to the Library of Congress.
Series- finds the terms you enter in the title of a multi-part series.
Digital Bookplate- finds specific terms attached to specific items, such as Missouri Building Block Award, Stories Matter, Show Me Readers Award, and Newbery Award.

Formats
You may limit your search to one format. Some of the choices are: All Books, CD Audiobooks (books read aloud on CDs), DVD, and CD Music Recording.

Libraries
You may also limit your search to just the Rolla Public Library or all of Missouri Evergreen. The default setting for the catalog is to search for items available at the Rolla Public Library.

If you can not find the item you want available at the Rolla Public Library, use the dropdown box and select Missouri Evergreen. This will be located at the top of the drop down menu and will open up your search to all library in the Missouri Evergreen consortium.

Search Tips

Unlike many catalogs, the search features of the catalog are forgiving. For example, you do not need to enter the author’s last name first, nor do you need an exact title or subject heading.

The catalog is also forgiving about plurals and alternate verb endings, so if you enter dogs, the catalog will also find items with dog.

You can search for an exact phrase using double quotes. For example, “Harry Potter” will find only items with the exact phrase, not with the terms Harry or Potter alone.

You can form more complex searches using the Advanced Search features.

The search results are a list of relevant works from the catalog. Here is an example:

Search results are sorted by relevancy. To place a hold, click Place Hold on the right. To view more details, click on the title of the book or the “show more details” button in the top menu bar.

Editions and Formats
These results show groups of related titles, which may include several editions and formats. For example, the search for “Midnight Library,” yields three results. A large print book, a CD audiobook and a regular print book.

Availability
The number of available copies and total copies is displayed below the title on each record. Depending on whether you’ve selected the Rolla Public Library or the consortium (all of Missouri Evergreen) will determine how many items you will see. The status column will show if an item is available, in transit, or checked out.

Actions
A title hold can be placed from the link to right of the record. This title can also be added to the individual patron list.

Viewing a record
When you select a specific title, you can view a detailed record of the title, including descriptive information, location and availability, and options for placing holds.

The record shows details such as the cover image, title, author, publication information, and physical details of the item. Also available, but not shown here, are links for Summaries & More; Awards, Reviews & Suggested Reads; Additional Content; Shelf Browser; and the MARC Record.

You can access information about your account from any page in the catalog by selecting the My Account button in upper right corner of any page in the catalog. Your account information includes contact information, items you have checked out or placed on hold, your fines, preferences for the catalog, and your lists (a place for you to keep reading lists or other lists of items). Each of the sections in the My Account area is described below.

Enter Your Username

Your username is your library card number.

Enter Your Password

Your password will be the last 4 digits of our library card number. (Once you are logged in you may changes your password under Account Preferences.)

In the My Account area, click on My Lists. In the Create a New List section, enter a name for your list into the text box. A description of the list may be entered in the space provided. Decide if you would like to share the contents of the list with other users, and click the Submit button.

If you are already logged in, on any item detail page, select the “My List” link located to the right of the item search results. Click on the “Add to My List” link and a drop down menu will appear. Choose “Add to New List” to create a new list.

-Go to www.rollapubliclibrary.org and select Advanced Search.

-Make the following selections: Keyword … Contains …”accelerated reader” (in quotes) AND Keyword… Contains Phrase… 3.1 (or your chosen reading level).

-Then select appropriate Audience levels.

-You can search within the Rolla Public Library collection or change to the entire Missouri Evergreen Consortium.

-SUBMIT

-Look through your list of results!  Select an item for more information. 

-Find more details when you select a specific item.

-Under More Details, find all AR information, ect.

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