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Catalogue Features

Hastings District Libraries Catalogue Search the Hastings District Libraries Catalogue - new link available soon. Reserve Charges: charges apply for reserves, payable on collection. Other Libraries: search the New Zealand Libraries Catalogue at http://nzlc.natlib.govt.nz Catalogue Search Catalogue Tips Reserves Catalogue Features Find Information	New Catalogue Features Welcome to our new online Catalogue! Below are some of the features that can be used in the libraries or online from home. Please note there are more features being added - watch this space! Searching From the Catalogue you can search for all the following Items held in all three Hastings District Libraries eBooks and Audiobooks held on ePukapuka Overdrive, then link to ePukapuka to issue these Full text articles from many of our subscription Databases and mnay other free access databases (log in with your library card and PIN if needed) Limits Once you have search results, you may shorten the list by setting limits. Limits include: availablity, subject, author, shelf location, format, publication date, location and more Displays & Options There is a choice of displays of results: List View Thumbnail view Cool Iris - share to Facebook, Twitter View a summary of an item (click on title, then go to bottom of entry) Read excerpts for some items - as above Listen to an excerpt (for Overdrive Audiobooks) Lists Create lists of books you want to read someday, have read, favourite authors etc When you log in you can save the lists permanently, refer back to them at any time, add to them or edit them My Account Log in to My Account to: Renew items online Check for overdues and amounts owing (bills) Place holds (reserves). You may also cancel, suspend, reactivate holds, and change the pickup library location Create saved lists and add to these. From a saved list you may place a hold, email text or print the titles, copy, move or delete items from each list Note! When logging in to My Account on the Catalogue, use your full library card number, starting at 24201 For the password, use your PIN number Usernames don't seem to be working at present Email Send titles or lists to yourself and others via email Subscribe to Search Results Create a detailed search on a topic (or author) of interest to you, then subscribe to the results Every time we add titles matching your search, you'll be notified New Items There is one new items list displaying - New Adult Fiction. We will be adding more lists soon! Read more » Kotui New Catalogue Catalogue Features
Holds You may place your own holds (reserves) online, either in the library or from home. Alternatively, ask a librarian to place these for you. When the item arrives in the library you will receive a letter in the mail or by email. Call in to the library with your card to have your hold issued. Items must be collected within 10 days. Please note that charges apply for holds. We will do our utmost to get the item to you as soon as possible. It is difficult to estimate how long it will take, as this is determined by the current borrower or those who have already placed holds. Holds may be placed on items showing "Available".. Please note that occasionally an item with the status "Available" may be issued to another borrower before staff can take it from the shelf to fulfil the request. If you phone the library for an available item, you may ask to have it set aside for you to collect, but the usual charge applies. Read more » Catalogue Tips Reserves Borrowing Catalogue Features	Purchase Suggestions Can't find an item in the library? We welcome suggestions for purchase by our customers. Selection Guidelines Items are considered and purchased if they fall within our selection guidelines. If it is decided not to purchase, an alternative is to apply for an Interloan which we will try to supply from another library. Items cannot be purchased if they are out of print. Other limitations may be: Very specialised items Items of interest only to a small number of people The number of copies already held is considered sufficient. Contact Us We welcome suggestions for purchase, by phone, in person or email to Suggest a Purchase. Please provide as much information as possible about the item: Book Title Author Date published Where Published ISBN number Your name Your ibrary card number Catalogue Tips Reviews Suggest a Purchase Catalogue Features
Renewals You are welcome to renew items in person, by phone or online. See below for exceptions. Items may be renewed once only. There is no charge for renewing an item, but note that overdues and rental charges may apply.. Rental items cannot be renewed online, however you are welcome to renew rental items in person or by phone. The rental charge is payable for the new issue period. An overdue item may be renewed. An extended loan charge will be added to your library account. This will be calculated from the overdue date until the renewal date. Any extended loan charges accrued at the date of renewal will remain on your card until paid. To renew an item online Login to My Account on the Catalogue using your library card number and PIN number. (Ask at the desk for a PIN number if you do not have one.) Click on My Account at the top Read more » Catalogue Tips Borrowing Catalogue Features	My Lists My Lists enables you to compile a list of records from the Library Catalogue. You can then use this list for a number of purposes, including: emailing details of the saved records, downloading details, placing reserves. To create a Temporary List Search the catalogue Tick the items you want to add (from one page only) Repeat this from the next page of results Click on Select an Action (towards top) Click Add to My Lists Note at this stage your have the option of emailing or printing the items selected. The selected items will be added to a Temporary List Click on My Lists at the top The Temporary List will be displayed You may sort the items by date etc by clicking on the Arrange By button Again you have the option of emailing or printing, now for the complete list To Save a List Permanently To save this list, Log in to My Account, using your library card and PIN number. Click on My Lists at the top Click Select an Action Clicik Save Temporary List Type in a name for the list then save The list will be available permanently when you are logged in This is great for creating a wish list of books to read later as you can place a hold from the list at any stage Catalogue Tips Catalogue Features

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