Hartness Catalog for Borrowing Books and Videos

 

 

1.      Go to the Hartness Library web site at http://hartness.vsc.edu

2.      Click on Books & More under the library name.

3.      Click on Hartness Catalog.

4.      To search by Keyword (topic), enter your word(s).  Then click on the blue button that says Keyword or hit the Enter key.  Combine your terms using and, or, not.  Example: Vermont and history. 

5.      To search by Author, enter the author's last name followed by the first name.  Then click on the blue button that says Author.  Example: king stephen

6.      To search by Title, enter the title without beginning articles (an, an, the).  Then click on the blue button that says Title.  Example: old man and the sea

7.      To search by Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), enter the subject heading you've found in the "big red books" (LCSH) located in your library, or a subject you've found from another record in the catalog.  Then click on the blue Subject button.  Example: Weather Economic Aspects

8.      To search all the Vermont State College libraries at once, change the dropdown box next to Library below the search box to read “All Locations.”

9.      To search many other library catalogs at once, click on MULTIPLE LIBRARY SEARCH below the word Colleges.  Put checkmarks next to the libraries you wish to search.  Enter your search in the open box below the list of libraries, then click on the appropriate gray search button: Author, Title, Subject, or Keyword.

10. When you have a list of items on the screen, click on the blue Details button on the left to see more about an item you’re interested in. 

11. You’ll see publication information as well as Library, Call Number, Copy, Material (type), and Location.

12. To request delivery of the item, click on Place Request. It’s on the right side of the screen under the heading Mark for emailing/printing.

13. You’ll be prompted for your VSC Web Services (Blackboard) user name and password.

14. This will bring you to the Submit Request page. At the bottom of this screen, there is a default of Ship to my home. You can change this to have the item delivered to your CCV site if you prefer. (Note - this is a new system and procedure. If you have trouble with the login, use the Hartness Interlibrary Loan form, which is available online at http://hartness.vsc.edu/hartness/forms/book_form.php  )

15. If the item is available, it will be mailed to the address you specified.  This is no charge to the student for this service.

16. When you’re done, return the item and the mailer it came in to your local CCV site, etc. before the due date, which will be written on a band around the item.  If you can’t get to a library location, return the book using U.S. Mail book rate.

 

 

                                            6/13/05