Course Reserves
Library @ Mt. Wachusett
Community College
Search course reserves by the name of the Professor/Instructor, or
by the Course Name. Course reserves are shelved behind the
Circulation Desk at the MWCC Library.
Other Searches
Library Catalog
Other searches available through this button include call number
searching and ISBN searching.
The Mt. Wachusett Community College Library Catalog is an
online resource that provides access to the holdings of the MWCC
Library, as well as the holdings of other libraries in the
Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing
(C/W MARS) network. Access to the catalog is available from any
computer with a connection to the World Wide Web.
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In addition to providing information about the Library’s 60,000+
books, and hundreds of journals, records, audiocassettes and videos,
the online catalog also allows the user to request books from other
libraries, renew books and review course reserve lists.
From the main menu
Getting Started
From the Library’s webpage http://library.mwcc.edu click on
Catalog.
Searching
Keyword Search
(recommended search)
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.
Example: turtles
Example: asthma and children
*Click Help for additional search tips
Author Search
Type the name of an author, composer, or performer with the last
name first, then click Search button.
Example: gates, bill
Example: shakespeare
Type the name of a corporation, organization, or performing group
in direct order.
Example: general electric
Title Search
Type as much as you know of the title of the book, video,
audiocassette, etc. Begin with the first word. When finished, click
Search.
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
Author & Title Search
Type the author or artist's name (last name first) then enter words
from the title, contents or summary notes. Finally, click Search.
Library of Congress Subject Heading Search
(not recommended)
Type as much of the LC Subject Heading as you know, and click
Search.
Journal Title 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 the
Find-A-Journal service, available as a link on the Library's webpage.
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.
Searching Other Libraries’ Catalogs
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 button.
Requesting Items from Other Catalogs
To have an item (book, video, CD, etc.) sent to you from another
library:
1. Click on the Request button available at the top of the record.
2. At the next screen, enter Your Name, Library Card
Number and PIN (if you’ve never used the system before
leave the PIN blank, and follow the onscreen instructions).
3. Finally, choose a Pickup Location.
4. Click on Submit Above Information.
You will receive a phone call when the item has arrived.
Viewing Your Circulation Record
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.
Printing or Emailing
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 …
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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 ask at the Reference desk,
call us at: (978) 630-9338 or, email us at: library@mwcc.mass.edu
Mt. Wachusett Community College Library
Updated 3/3/2016