IMPORTANT!
Remember that as of September 2001 all School Libraries are Point to Point participants.
Go to http://www.icepac.net/
Click SEARCH ICEPAC icon on the left menu bar.
Scroll down with the right scroll bar, click on STAFF ACCESS.
Enter username and password. Contact your system headquarters if you don't know them.
IMPORTANT: choose a library or group from the
drop down list. If no choice
is made you get no results.
Enter your search terms, click go.
Click on a title.
At LABELED DISPLAY scroll down till the holding libraries are displayed. Using the right mouse key or the edit function, highlight and copy the Call Number and library. The simplest way is left key to highlight the text, Control-C to copy it.
Hit PageUp, click the MATERIALS REQUEST bar.
IMPORTANT!
Scroll down to the CALL NUMBER field.
Copy the library and call number into it. The command is Control-V
in Windows.
If you neglect to do this, the call number will
not be present in your request and it will NOT BE FILLED.
Choose the LENDING LIBRARY from the drop down list.
Choose your library from the BORROWING LIBRARY list. You can position the drop down list nearer to your library's name by typing the first letter of its name while viewing the drop down list. For instance, if your library's name begins with 'w' you can position the list in the 'w's and then scroll down from there.
Scroll down and insert your request number, patron data and need by date in the appropriate fields.
Click on MAIL REQUEST FORM to send the message. What you are actually doing here is sending a message that the requester will receive through their HOBO email. After the message is sent a confirming screen of what you have sent will appear. If desired, you may print this out for your records.
Done.