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iPac (called Opac in other library system) is a web-based application that lets library users access library information over the Internet. With iPac you can view the library’s hours of operation, get answers to questions, search for library items, view or renew items which have been checked out, request or cancel holds for library items, and view and submit changes to your iPac user profile-from anywhere on the World Wide Web.
 
Quick Search >>
Advance Search >>
Power Search >>
Search Result >>		    
Power search
1. Click the Power hyperlink below the Search tab.

2. Choose the search index that you want to use from one or more of the Search By drop-down lists.

3. Enter a search term in the field that corresponds to the search index you selected from the Search by drop-down list.

 

4. If you are searching by multiple criteria, choose the Or, And, or Not operators in the drop-down lists to advance your search. These operators let you include or exclude certain criteria from your search.

5.Choose any limits that you want to apply to the search results from the Limits drop-down list.

6.Choose how you would like to sort your search results by selecting a sort criterion from the Sort by drop-down list.

7.Click the Go icon to start your search.

  
 
Search Tip
 
On Advanced and Power Search pages, you can search the catalog from one or more other libraries by clicking the broadcast
search checkbox in front of the provided library names.
 
After you have searched for a particular library item, iPac saves a temporary record of your search to your Search History as a
shortcut. You can edit or delete these shortcuts, or use them to re-run your search by clicking on History link in Search tab.
 
You can add an item to My List by search for a library item. Then click Add to My List next to the item you want to add. To see your list of your favourite, click “My List” on the top right of the page. You can save, edit, remove and email your list.