1. LIBRARY SERVICES HCDSB EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE
Supporting Student Success
LIBRARY SERVICES

2. ERC LIBRARY SERVICES ONLINE TRAINING: EASY SEARCH
Supporting Student Success
ONLINE TRAINING: EASY SEARCH
SEARCHING THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE

3. Login to the iPAC using your Last Name as the Client Code and the 4-digit school code as your Password. Click on Login. Please contact ERC staff if you have difficulties logging in.

4. From the My Profile Page, look for the Terms at the top of the screen for options when searching. Most often, click on Home (to go to a general search screen) or simply enter a keyword or words in the the search field to perform a key word search. This will search for all resources that contain that word in the description.

5. This is what the search screen looks like.

6. Type in your search term, then click on Easy Search.

7. The Easy Search results screen will appear
The Easy Search results screen will appear. The results table lists the call number, the title and sub title, the author, the publication year, the level and how many copies we have. You can scroll through this list. To see the full description of the item, simply click on the blue title found in the Title & Subtitle column.

8. Once you click on the blue highlighted title, full information will be displayed. From here you can add the item to your Bookbag, book the item directly, or go back to the list.
Note that the term used for searching is highlighted in the catalogue record.

9. What do the Call Numbers mean?
Call numbers beginning with a number are books. This is the Dewey Decimal number.
A letter at the beginning of the Call Number generally refers to a Kit. The letter indicates the subject/topic. For example, ST Kt refers to a Science and Technology Kit.
For a full list of all Call Numbers, please refer to our website, erchcdsb.pbworks.com

10. What do the Levels mean?
Levels may refer to the Student – Kindergarten, Primary, Junior, Intermediate , Secondary, ESL, Modified Support.
Levels may also refer to the Audience – Teachers, New Teachers, Administrators, CYC, Library Staff, Support Staff, School custodians.
When known, the Fountas and Pinnell (FP) or other Levelling information can also be noted in this field.

11. You can find a copy of this at erchcdsb.pbworks.com
HCDSB ERC : Library Services
Call Numbers, Borrowing Period, Levels
Call Number
Item
Borrowing Period
Level
AC Kt
Audio Cassette
5 weeks
Kindergarten BB
Big Book
3 weeks
Primary #
Book
Junior CD
Compact disc
2 weeks
Intermediate
CL Kt
Classroom Library
4 weeks
Secondary
D Kt
Dramatic Art
ESL
DVD
Digital Video disc
Modified Support
ENG Kt
English - Secondary (30 copies of book)
Teachers
FS Kt
Family Studies
New teachers
G Kt
Geography
Administrators
H Kt
History
CYC – Child Youth Counsellor
HE Kt
Health
Library Staff
IT Kt
Information Technology
Support Staff
LA Kt
Language Arts
School Custodians
LC Kt
Literature Circle
Reading Level – RL, FP, Lexile
LS Kt
Literature Study (6 copies of book)
Interest Level - IL
M Kt
Mathematics
ML Kt
Musicals
MU Kt
PD Kt
Professional Development
PE Kt
Physical Education
PER
Periodical
R Kt
Religion
SE Kt
Social & Emotional
SS Kt
Social Studies
ST Kt
Science & Technology TG
Teacher's Guide
VA Kt
Visual Arts
VTC
Videocassette
You can find a copy of this at erchcdsb.pbworks.com

12. ERC LIBRARY SERVICES Please contact ERC Staff
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