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You will need your PIN to access your library account
information on our Public Access Catalog (PAC.) This
allows you to see what items you currently have checked
out, what you have on hold, items overdue, current
fines, place holds/reserves and renew most materials.
Here is how to use
your PIN:
Go to mifcolib.org
Click on PAC Online Catalog
Click on ”start searching the Public Access Catalog”
click on My Account
Enter your library card number (barcode) and PIN number
Click on Submit Request.
Navigating your
account:
You can click on any of the Quick View (blue) items to
see the following:
·
Loans
– View or renew the materials you have checked out and
see due dates. DVD’s,
Videos and Inter-library loan items cannot be renewed
online.
·
Items overdue:
Renewal of overdue materials will automatically charge a
fine to your account! You are responsible for paying all
fines. If a box pops up:
Item cannot be renewed. Check at the circulation desk; please call
the library. It means your account is over the fine
limit of $2.50 according to library policy; you have a
BLOCKED status; or the item is on hold for another
patron.
·
Placing holds:
Hold requests
may now
be placed through the PAC.
1.
Find the book/item you want in the PAC.
2. Check the checkbox next to the tilte you want, then
click the
blue "request hold" box.
3.
You can choose "I want the first available copy" or "I
want a
specific copy". (Please note that it may take a
few days to
receive a book requested from another branch.)
4. You will be prompted to enter your ID# (library card
barcode#)
and PIN. Choose your home library (the library
where you want
to pick up the book) from the dropdown list.
5. Click "submit request". A pop-up will appear
stating: "Your
hold has been approved for: (title). The hold on
this item will
expire on: (date). Your home library will notify
you when the
item is ready for pickup". You will then have 5
business days to
pick up the item.
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Pending holds:
These are books you have on request at the library.
·
Fees: Lists
total fines on your library card.
The account summary on the left will also lead you to
these resources but has an additional heading of
Saved Searches,
to activate this, go to the
Search tab
near the top of the page to look up the item you are
searching for, then check the box of the item you want
to save. Click on the
Save Search tab to save the items. A box will appear asking for
Search Name/Title,
Library
ID# and PIN.
Follow instructions. (You can repeat this process as
desired.) To return to
My Account
you must re-enter your library card number and PIN.
Click on the Search History tab to view the items you saved.
Remember to
LOG OFF if
you are searching at one of our library computers.
If my PIN doesn't work?
If you have forgotten your PIN, call or visit
your nearest branch library for assistance.
If you have questions, ask any of the Mifflin County
Library staff.
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