OPAC

OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) is the Library's search tool used to locate printed books and journals available in the library. You can search for physical books and other reading materials through OPAC by author, title, ISBN, publisher, keyword and year of publication. The library uses Koha to catalogue the books.

FAQ

What is the purpose of OPAC?

The online catalogue (OPAC) can be used to search the holdings of the library and to request or reserve books.

What is in the OPAC?

  • Books

  • Textbooks

  • Journals

  • Reference books

  • Government reports

  • Newspapers

  • Magazines

  • Audio Visual Materials

  • Thesis & Dissertations


How can I Log in to my OPAC account?

  • You can log in to your account by clicking onto the “Log in to your account” button at the top right menu of the OPAC.

  • In the following window, you have to give your user ID (i.e. your enrollment number to be found on your library card and password which is the same as your user ID i.e. your enrollment number). After that, you can change your password.


How can I reserve a book via the OPAC?

  • To request a book you have to click the link “Place hold” that will appear below the shelfmark (for books available for loan)

  • In the following window, you have to enter your user ID and password

  • Click “Log in”

  • Your order will be confirmed


How can I see which books I have currently borrowed or reserved?

  • Log in to your account by clicking onto the link “Login to your account” at the top menu of the OPAC

  • In the following window, enter your user ID and password

  • Click onto “loans” or ”reservations” to get a list of the books you have borrowed or reserved.


How can I renew books using the OPAC?

  • Log in to your account by clicking onto the link “Login to your account” in the top menu of the OPAC

  • In the following window, enter your user ID and password

  • Click “Log in”

  • Select the books you wish to renew by setting checkmarks

  • Renewing the loan period is not possible if another person placed a reservation on a book

  • Click “renew” to extend the loan period for another 2 or 4 weeks (depending on the original loan period)

  • The new expiry date can be seen in the corresponding column