SCOOLS Catalog

The SCOOLS catalog is being re-indexed. It should be up and running by Monday, September 10th.

Directions on how to search and request ILLs from the SCOOLS catalog are included below.

An Introduction to the New Scools ILL functionality;
for library ILL users

Getting there- A new URL

The New Scools ILL is ready. URL: http://www.scools.org

How to login to your library.

Use the URL above to connect your browser to the SCOOLS Union Catalog. Each user in the ILL database is connected to the particular library that they are associated with. In order to use the system for ILL you will need to switch to your own named library and then login. (This concept applies to the library catalog also and, in time, you will be allowed to import, export, and modify MARC records for your own member library, if you have the permissions.)

• Click the small blue Login link at the page's top right
• Use the drop down lists (UNION, SYSTEM, DISTRICT, and LIBRARY) to select the your Boces then school District then library.
• Login using the username and password (testpass) that you had in the previous system.

Searching

When you are logged into the SCOOLS Union database :

• The name of the library to which you login will appear in the upper left of the page.
  
• The first search tab will display results for your own library.
  
• The next tab will display results from all of the SCOOLS union or from any particular BOCES, or School District, or individual Library you select.

Scoping
Use the "Search Filter" (found next to the Search button) to select any of the SCOOLS BOCES , School Districts, or individual libraries that you wish.

• After scoping a location, the name of that location will appear above the search box.
• You may change your scoping location at any time. Most will wish to borrow from the nearest library so will set the location to their own district or BOCES as a beginning search.

Search

• After a search is made the resulting list of titles will include only the libraries that your scoping selection allowed.
• Click on the an item title to see an expanded view of the record.
  OR
• Click on the coded link in the rightmost column to go directly to the items found only at that site.
  
• When in the expanded display, the left side of the screen shows the BOCES, and District, and Library codes along with the Call Number and barcode of the items searched.
• Hover the mouse over any of the codes and the full name that the code represents will appear in a bubble-display.

Requesting an ILL

This portion of the new ILL system works much the same as the last version did. You will notice a refined interface and a few extra options. Also as you transact each item a history will be generated and sent along with each email.