In addition to providing information about the Library’s books, magazines, CDs, audiocassettes and videos, the online catalog also allows the user to request items from other libraries, renew items, and review personal reading history.
This search will look for your keyword(s) in the title, subject, organization and note fields. Type a word or phrase, or combine words with and, or, near, or and not, then click Search button.
Examples:
Example: gates, bill
Example:shakespeare
Type the name of a corporation, organization, or performing group in direct order.
Example: general electric
Example: the green mile
Example:for whom the bell tolls
If you don't know the first word of a title, use a KEYWORD search instead.
Type the author or artist's name (last name first) then enter words from the title, contents or summary notes. Finally, click Search
(not recommended)
Type as much of the LC Subject Heading as you know, and click Search.
Use this search to see if the library subscribes to a particular journal or magazine. Type as much as you know of the title. Please note that a journal title search does not find individual articles. You would use one of the Library’s periodical databases to find articles.
Example: new england journal of medicine
To find full-text coverage of a specific journal in a database, use Infotrac, available in Online resources on the Library's webpage
Other searches available through this button include call number searching and ISBN searching.
When searching, in order to find all words with the same root, use double asterisks as a truncator.
Example: school**
finds school, schools, schoolbook, etc.
From the main menu
Click on the Other Libraries link at the bottom of the screen. At the next screen choose to either search the catalog for all libraries in Central Massachusetts, all libraries in Western Massachusetts or choose to search an individual library catalog in C/W MARS.
From a search results screen
At the top of the list of results, use the pull-down menu to the left of the Search button, to select another library catalog, and then click Search.
Or
Search through all library catalogs in Central and Western Massachusetts by clicking on the C/W MARS UNION CATALOG
To have an item (book, video, CD, etc.) sent to you from another library:
You will receive a phone call when the item has arrived.
You can review your circulation record to renew books, to see the number of books you have checked out and their due dates, to determine if any books are being held for you, and to see if you owe any fines. To begin, at the main menu, click on the Log In button and follow the on-screen instructions, or pick up a bookmark at the Library that provides step-by-step instructions.
While viewing a list of titles, mark the records you wish to print or email by clicking in the box to the left of each title. Once you’ve selected the desired record(s) on the page, click on the button marked Save Marked Records.
Continue with this procedure until all records desired have been marked, then click on View Saved Records button.
Then
To email, enter your email address and click on the Submit button.
To print the screen of records you’ve chosen, click in the radio button to the left of the word Screen and then click on the Submit button. Last, click on the Print button/icon at the top of your browser.
If you need assistance, please call us at:
(413) 268-7472 or, email us at: meekins@cwmars.org.
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Last updated: November 16, 2006