Using the Wintec Library Online Catalogue
Finding what we have in the Library.
The Catalogue is on the Library website under Resources column (it is also on the computers at the ends of the shelves in the Library). You can use the Catalogue anywhere - even on your phone! - to see what we have in the Library.
The Catalogue has things we have in the Library, like books, CDs, DVDs, journals, magazines, and ESOL readers. It also has more than 140,000 online eBooks - which are exactly like regular books, just online.
So, how do I find an item on the shelf?
Every item has a Call Number. You need to match the call number on the catalogue with the number on the sticker on each item.
A complete Call Number can be long, 326.29088796 DRU, or short, but it will always have at least three 
numbers and three letters, and go in numerical order. 326 comes before 326.2.
Many books have the same call number, in this case, you go by the letters in alphabetical order, DRU comes before LEN.
(This one can be confusing! 3362.29088796 comes before 362.2909.)
All of our shelves have signs telling you what Call Numbers are on that shelf. Find the shelf that has the right number range, and look for your Call Number!
At City Library, only books from 001 to 618.99 are on the Ground Floor. Books from 621 to 999 are on Level 1, up the stairs. From 780 or so are in the big red Quiet Study Room.
When you come to the Library Desk to pick up a Course Reserve or Desk Loan item, please tell us the Call Number! We need that to find the book behind the Library Desk.
Use Keyword search
You can search a lot of ways on the Catalogue, but the best is the Keyword search. This is how the page will open, it's easy, too!
Limiting and expanding your number of search results
Use speech marks " " when searching more than one word as a phrase, like "nursing theories"
If you don't use speech marks, it will search for all items listed under nursing and all items listed under theories. Using speech marks will get results about the thing you want.
"nursing theories" instead of nursing theories
"human resources" instead of human resources
"early childhood education" instead of early childhood education
Keep trying different keywords and search terms, and don't be afraid to ask a librarian to help!
When you want to expand your results by searching for alternative endings of a word, use ?
Child? Searches for Child / Children / Childhood / Childlike / Childbirth
Limit your search by type of item, Rotokauri or City, and year
Once you have searched for something, you can change the results of your search by limiting it to different things. This can be really useful!
Remember to spell things correctly, and to use the exact title or words you need.
If you use "nursing ethic" instead of "nursing ethics" or "communication skill" rather than "communication skills", you may not find your item as easily, and you may even see nothing at all!
It may also pay to try both British and American English spelling.
If you keep seeing no results or the wrong results, get help from the Library Desk! :)
When you find a book you want, click on the title. You can see which collection it is in and if it is Available (on the shelf in the Library) at the bottom of the item record
This is an item record:
In the grey bar at the bottom you can see how many the Library has, where the item is shelved, and if it's Available or On loan. This book has three items at Wintec Library, and all are available.
Sometimes there are different kinds of items in one item record:
Look for the number available in the brackets ( ). This is how many items are on the shelf right now.
If you're confused or have any questions, just ask at the Library Desk!
Recalling items
If an item is On loan to someone else, you can Recall it
1. Click the Recall this item link where you see it in the brackets. 
2. Log in using your Wintec username and password.
3. For most items choose Recall. For 3-Day Loan items, choose Hold.
4. Make sure you have chosen where you want to pick up the book, City or Rotokauri Library, and click Submit.
5. The person with the book now has a new due date, and will get an email telling them the new due date. As soon as they return the book, YOU will get an email telling you it is on hold for you at the Library.
See the video down the side of this page for more about recalling items.
