Accessing Websites through Library Catalogue

You may or may not be aware that we are now able to add websites to our Library catalogue. The major positive about this is that Students (and staff) will be able to search for a subject on our catalogue and not only find resources that we have in our library but also websites that have been vetoed by Library staff.

If you have any topics you’re currently teaching that you would like me to find websites for please let your LAL know so they can pass along the list of topics to me. If we could maybe stick with one or two topics each to start with while I get this going I’d appreciate it.

 

If you’re unsure of where to access the Library Catalogue you can find it at http://v-library.scr.vic.edu.au/vlibrary From there you will be able to conduct your search. Please let me know if you need any help accessing and searching websites using vLibrary.

Searching the Library Catalogue

I know many of you have been wondering how to find out what resources we have in the Library (or the new Teacher Reference section in the Staff Room). About a year ago we switched our Library software over to a program called vLibrary. One of the great things about vLibrary is that it's accessible via the internet which means you can access it from your laptop or from your iPad! One easy way to access it is from the nifty link I've placed in the toolbar of this blog which you should be able to see on the right hand side of your screen.

Or! Another way to access it is via the programs menu that automatically opens whenever you log into your computer. On the left hand side you can click to open the Library folder and there you should be able to find v-Library.

Once v-Library is open you are free to search for whatever you need. As you can see below you can choose to search in a variety of ways, be it by title, keyword, author, media etc. For example if you're interested in searching for all the DVDs we have on Volcanoes you would type Volcanoes into the Keyword box and then in the Media drop down menu select DVD.

Beneath the main search area you are able to select where you would like to search. If you would just like to search for what we have in the Library you can leave Salesian College Library selected and click search. However you also have the ability to search through Google, Fairfax News, Britannica etc. which opens up a much larger range of search results.

If you have any questions or need for us to take you through using v-Library, you are more than welcome to come to the Library Staff for help. We are happy to answer any questions, or even run through a quick training session with you.