It’s Your Destiny!

Using the library catalog

Mary S. TiseCab Calloway School of the ArtsThe Charter School of Wilmington

What’s covered:

Where is your Destiny? My Info Ways to search What can you learn from a library record Power searching Limiting searches Resource lists

URL: http://destiny.redclay.k12.de.us/common/welcome.jsp?site=104

Linked from the school and the library website

Login for more options!

Where is your Destiny?

User name is “s.firstname.lastname”

Password is your state ID number (lunch number)

“My Info” in Destiny

My Info

Login required User name: s.firstname.lastname Password: State ID number (lunch number)

Check fines, books checked out to you Create resource lists Request books not on the shelf!

Find what’s checked out to you

Create lists of titles for projects

Read the catalog in Spanish or French!

Ways to search:

Keyword Subject Author Title Series

If you don’t know EXACTLY what you’re looking for, try a keyword search!

Type your term in the search box and choose your search

Ways to searchClick the “Catalog” tab

•Keyword Search

A keyword appears ANYWHERE in the description of the item.

•Keyword Search

• Subject Search

•Subject Search

Subject searches only identify items that have been assigned that specific subject term by a professional librarian!

•Author, title, series searches

Work best if you know exactly what you’re looking for

May search authors by first or last names first

Shakespeare, William

William Shakespeare

What can you learn from a library record? Description of the item (author, publisher,

size, subject matter, etc.) Which schools have copies Where those copies are (on the shelf,

checked out, etc.)

The library record

Description of the itemWhich schools have copies and where they are (click “See all”)

The library record

Not on the shelf? Request it!

Hold a book

You must be logged into Destiny for this service!

Power Searching

Search for phrases, all words, or any words in each search box

Combine words using “and”, “or”, “not”

That’s Boolean searching!

Power Searching

This search should return books about Roosevelt and the Great Depression, but not any books about depression as an illness!

Limiting your search

Find specific formats, newer materials, or only items published in a certain year.

Narrow your search when you get too many results!

Limiting your search

Limiting your search

Limiting your search

Resource Lists

Make sure you are logged into Destiny! Collect information about titles of interest Edit and print multiple lists Great for research projects!

Resource Lists

In “Catalog” (green tab), select “Resource Lists”

Create as many lists as you like!

Resource Lists

Resource Lists

Voila! Your new list!

Resource Lists

Add titles by searching the catalog

Add titles one by one, or all at once!

Resource Lists

Format your citation (if necessary), click “Printable” to print a copy