Screenshot of the Home Page
The B&ECPL Home Page is the entrance to a website containing information
about the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library system and Internet resources
selected by the Library staff.
Main Areas
The right side of the web page contains links to main areas of the website
including the catalog, databases, my account, reference desk, and kids corner.
- Click on the catalog link to connect to the online library
catalog. From the screen containing the list of libraries, you must
select a library. An item owned by the highlighted library will display
in bold text on the Brief Record Hitlist and will be preceded by two asterisks. The
holdings of other B&ECPL libraries will appear on the Holdings Display
screen. You may search the catalog by author, title, subject,
keyword, and call number. Click on the Help hyperlink
to locate more information on how to search the online
catalog. There are also a links to the database page
for searching magazine, newspaper, and reference
articles and the my account page.
- Click on databases for a list of databases for searching
magazine and newspaper articles and encyclopedia and reference databases.
Access to databases will depend on individual licensing agreements. Some
databases
you may only use within the library. For
others, you may have to enter your library card number if you
are accessing
the databases from outside the library.
- Click on my account to access information about your
borrower account.
- B&ECPL librarians have collected links to Web sites throughout the
Internet that they have determined to be of value within designated subject
areas. These Web sites are located within the reference
desk.
- Click on the kids corner link for
Homework Help, School Reading Lists, and Web sites for kids collected
by the children's librarians
at the B&ECPL.
Other Resource Areas
The left side of the web page contains links to more resources available
within the website such as programs & events, computer
training, borrower information, libraries
of buffalo and erie county, information about the library, and novel ideas.
- Click what's happening @ your library to
find specific programs at branch and contract libraries.
- Click the computer training hyperlink to find information
about computer workshops at B&ECPL or find online tutorials.
- Put your mouse over the hyperlink borrower information and
find answers to frequently asked questions about borrowing privileges.
- Click libraries of buffalo and erie county to locate
branch and contract library information.
- Click on the about the library hyperlink for information
about the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library system.
- Check out novel ideas and encore editions. Novel
Ideas features a wide variety of unique and affordable gift items
related to libraries and literature, and Encore Editions offers a wide
array of used books along with audios and videos for the browser's delight.
And
don't forget to click the What's Happening @ your library hyperlink
to find out about new library programs, events, and press releases.
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