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Click the "Catalog" tab
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1. Enter your search term here
2. Select the type of term by clicking
any of these buttons
Optional:
3. Set the location of where you
want to search. Our school will
be the default search location
4. Select the type of resource you
want to find (book, eBook, etc.)
1. Choose how to order your results
(title, call number, etc.)
2. The title of a resource-you can
click any title to read a summary
of the book
3. The availability in the location you
searched
4. Where to find it in the library (if
you wanted to find An Abundance
of Katherines you would go to the
Young Adult section and look for
GRE on the spines)
5. Some sources include cover
photos
You an access eBooks instantly from the catalog. You will know a book is an eBook because: 1. the icon (down arrow) will be a blue or green book with an "e"; 2. There will be no availability (right arrow). Click "Open" (left arrow) and you will be redirected to MackinVIA or the book will open from Follett Shelf, depending on its location. You may be prompted to sign in using your regular school log in credentials.
If a book you want to check out is not available, you can click the availability and see when it is due.
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If the book isn't due for a while, you can also see a list of other locations that have the book and the availability of those. You are allowed to borrow books from other schools. Just see Mrs. Radic.
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If Atlantic does not have what you are looking for, click "Refine your search"
Right under a book's availability for our school will be the book's availability in the District. Click this link to see where the book is located.
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You can change the location from "Atlantic Community High" to "The School District of Palm Beach County." This will show you what schools in the District have the book (you can borrow from any school!)
This will show a list of every school that has the book, and it's availability. Come see Mrs. Radic to check out a book from another school.
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Destiny does not allow you to push the back button on your browser. Instead, look to the links below the catalog tabs. These will take you back to your previous steps.
Place a hold using the catalog and your book will be delivered to your classroom!
Once you find the book you want, click on its title:
Then simply click "Hold It"
(If you do not see the "Hold It" button, you may need to log in at the top right corner.)
And that's it! The book(s) will be delivered to your classroom soon!
Don't forget to check out our custom lists.
