Search the OCLN Catalog to find a Book, CD, DVD, Video Tape,
Audio Tape or Magazine

I want to:

• Find a Book, CD, DVD, Video Tape, Audio Tape, or Magazine
• See what books/material I have out and when they are due (you need your library card# and password)
• Renew my books/material (you need your library card# and password)
• Place an item on hold
• Review Frequently Asked Questions about iBistro, the library catalog
• Find out more about OCLN

Did you know?

• On-line assistance can be found at the OCLN Website.
• If I can't find something or don't know how to do something I can get e-mail help? Click here for the e-mail address.
• You may be able to obtain a book/material that is not found in the OCLN catalog. To do this please stop by the Scituate Town Library Reference Desk.

How to/Tips/Information:
What is the Old Colony Library Network (OCLN)?
The Old Colony Library Network provides residents of 24 towns in the South Shore/Southeastern Massachusetts region with an equal opportunity to access information.
Scituate Town Library card holders are entitled to take out materials and return them, to and from, any library within the OCLN area. For more info on the 24 towns in OCLN, click here. Find out more at the OCLN Website.

What the catalog can do for you:
The OCLN catalog is called iBistro. You can access the catalog at the Library's computer terminals and from home via the Internet.
iBistro provides:

• Searches by title, author, subject, type of material
• Current status, location, format of material
• Holds on books, cassettes, magazines, etc.
• Automatic delivery of OCLN intra-library loans of material you place on hold
• Status of the materials you have out, when they are due, and what you have on hold
• Note: The system is unavailable on Friday nights between 6 pm and 12:15am for system maintenance. Occasionally this will happen at other times.
  

Tips on searching the catalog - it's as easy as 1, 2, 3.

1. in Catalog (over on the top right)
You can chose to search all libraries by selecting ALL or refine your search by choosing a specific library. Note your default is Scituate.
2. Search For (in the white area)
Type the words, phrase, name, title, author, etc that applies to your search
3. Across (the dark blue area with labels in white letters)
Click on one of the first three words (Everything, Authors, or Titles) to direct your search.

Result:
The search results may be a single entry or a list of items, which you can scroll through.

If you want to see more information about an item, click on the text "Full Details" beside the title that you are interested in.

If there are more than 20 items you can select the next page # at the bottom of the list to see the next 20 items.

If you want to go back to a previous page use only the iBistro option "Go Back".
If you want to try a new search, click on "New Search".

Advanced Search
If you need to further refine your initial search, click on "Switch to Advanced Search". This will take you to a separate page where you can enter more selections and then click on "Search". Take time to explore the options available. If you have questions don't be afraid to ask for help.

• For additional help go to http://www.ocln.org/index.html and click on "Library Catalog Help" at the very bottom of the page.
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How do I find an audio book, music, CD, DVD, or video?

• Click the "OCLN iBistro" link. This will spawn a new window.

• Click on the words "Audio / Video / Large Print" in the dark blue toolbar at the top.
• Next you will see a page with more options.
  Choose "Audio Cassette & Compact Disc" to see music, or books on or on CD's. Choose Video Cassette & DVD if you want movies.
• Enter the full or partial name/title and click on "Titles". Or, if you choose, enter the author, musician, reader, or actor and click on "Authors".
• A list of the results of the search will be displayed.
• To select a particular title, click on "Full Details" to see location, availability, and further descriptions.
• Remember to click on "Search/Home" or "New Search" if you want to look for all materials including books. The option "Audio/Video/Large Print" is to just look for music, movies, and audio books.
  
• Notes: Due to rapid changes in formats and technology, the ways to identify the media/format is tricky. Here are some helpful hints.
  • Videos & DVD's will have (videorecording) in their titles.
  • Anything just audio will have (sound recording) in its title.
  • DVD's will often say "widescreen" but not always.
  • VHS videotapes will often say "standard format" but not always.
  • When you are on the "Full Detail" page there are 2 place to look for the format. Look at the section marked:
    • "Technical details" to show DVD's, VHS for videos, compact disc for CD.
    • "Physical descrip", will have sound cassette for tapes, sound disc for CD's, videodiscs for DVD's or videocassettes for VHS videos.

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How to see what I have out, when due, and what I have on hold:

• Click the "Link to see what books/material I have out" link below. This will spawn a new window.
• Type in your User ID. (the barcode number found on the back of your library card)
• Enter your User ID PIN. (Try: OCLN)
• On the upper portion you will see a list of all the items checked out to you, when they are due, and if you owe any money.
• Note: to renew you must go to "Renew my books/material".
• On the lower portion you will see a list of all the items that you have placed on hold and how many people are before you.
• Either close the window or continue with the iBistro catalog.

Link to see what I have out (OCLN)
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How to renew my books/materials:

• Click the "Renew my books/material" link below. This will spawn a new window.
• Type in your User ID. (the barcode number found on the back of your library card)
• Enter your User ID PIN. (Try: OCLN)
• You will see a list of all the items checked out to you.
  • To Renew everything - click on "Renew All".
    OR
  • Click the box before the book/material to be renewed.
• Last, click on "Renew Selected Items" at the bottom.
• You will get a message telling you that your item was renewed or that it was not possible. Click OK.
• Either close the window or continue with the iBistro catalog.

Link to renew
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How to change my password:
When you receive your library card you automatically are given a password of OCLN. To change this:

• Click the "Change PIN/Password" link below. This will spawn a new window.
• Type in your User ID. (the barcode number found on the back of your library card)
• Type your User ID PIN. (Try: OCLN)
• Type a new password in the area marked "Enter New Pin".
• Type the same password again in the area "Re-enter new PIN".
• Click on "Change PIN".
• A message will tell you that the PIN (password) has been changed. Click OK.
• If you get "Access Control Failure … Access Denied" or "Pin Mismatch", click on OK. Try again, you probably typed your password incorrectly.
• Either close the window or continue with the iBistro catalog.

Change my PIN/Password
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