Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library :: Help
Catalog Assistance
Search assistance and other answers are presented. Staff also is willing to assist you.
The iBistro Library Catalog presents users with a variety of ways of searching the catalog of the Library's collections.
Tip: Start your search by logging in. Follow these instructions for customer sign in.
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- Renew Items on Loan Answer: Sign in to the catalog and use the My Account feature
- Request Items on Loan or Items Located at Other Branches
- Review what items you have on loan and due dates Answer: Sign in to the catalog and use the My Account feature
- Make lists of books and other materials Answer: Use the Keep and Kept feature. This allows you to make lists of titles to print or email. The lists are only kept for the duration of your search session. A search session ends either when you logout or when the session gets 'timed out' due to inactivity. After doing a search, click on Keep to temporarily save a title. To see your list of saved titles, click on Kept in the navigation bar above or below the main content area. The kept link leads to options to email or print a list of kept titles.
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For those who prefer to browse or prefer not to type, consider using these features:
- Find It Fast!. While not guaranteed to be fast, this feature of the iBistro catalog allows you to browse lists of broad topics, narrowing the topic by choosing a subtopic.
- Kids Library. Similar to Find It Fast!, this is a menu-oriented list of topics, each topic accompanied by a picture or illustration. The search through menus is tailored to the children's collection.
Each of these point-and-click tools is available from within the iBistro catalog on the dark-blue toolbar above the Quick Search box.
Staff will answer your questions in person or over the phone. If you need help with anything in the Library, please ask for assistance. If you are outside the Library, consider other options to contact us.
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