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About the Bibliographic Page

Once you have selected a book entry from the results list by marking the radio button assigned to it and have chosen the OK button, the Bibliographic page for that book entry will appear. The Bibliographic page displays information about the book and a Send button. The following describes the bibliographic information:

Title ID

The Title ID is the letter-number combination that the Library uses for identification purposes.

Media

The Media field lists the media type for available for the book (Braille, Cassette, Disc, Large Type, or Descriptive Video).

Author

The full author's name is displayed as last name, first name and middle initial.

Title

The Title field displays the book's full title.

Annotation

The Annotation field contains a brief description of the book. Due to the large number of titles in our collection, some older books may not yet have an annotation.

Volumes

For recorded books (cassettes and discs), the Volume Number refers to the number of physical containers used to send or store the tapes or records.

Number Tapes or Records

For recorded books (cassettes and discs), the Number of Tapes or Records refers to the number of tapes or records you will receive. Due to the large number of titles in our collection, some older books may not yet have this number.

Language

The book's language will be displayed (Cambodian, English, French, German, Italian, Laotian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, or Vietnamese).

Fiction or Nonfiction

The entry will indicate whether the book is classified as fiction (FIC, SFIC, JFIC) or nonfiction (classification number), according to the Dewey Decimal classification system.

Recommended Reading Level for [Age / Grade] To [Age / Grade]

The Recommended Reading Level field will indicate the recommended reading level (preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, sixth grade, seventh grade, eighth grade, ninth grade, young adult, or adult).

Status

The Status indicates the book's availability (Present, On Order, or Removed). Present means that the book is available for check-out; On Order means the book has been ordered but is not in the Library; Removed means the book was removed from circulation. Removed books may be available through interlibrary loan. If you have a question about the availability of a book, contact your Reader's Advisor.

Copies On Hand

Copies on Hand refers to the number of copies of the book that are available for circulation.

Unfilled Request

Unfilled Request refers to the number of people who have this book on their book list.

Unfilled Reserve

Unfilled Reserve refers to the number of people who have this book on reserve. Note: A book on reserve will be sent out as soon as a copy is returned. All OPAC requests are actually reserves. Please use discretion when requesting books through the OPAC.

Explicit Sex, Violence, Strong Language

These items are referred to as exclusions. If a book is known to contain sex, violence, or strong language, the word "Yes" is displayed in the appropriate field. Important: Some books will contain sex, violence or strong language but not be marked "Yes." This inconsistency can be due to the Library not knowing the book had such content or because the record is incomplete. Furthermore, no standard rating exists. The Yes/No option indicates the presence or absence of these items, not the level.

Classification

The book's classification is based on the Dewey Decimal classification system. Fiction books will have FIC, JFIC (juvenile fiction) or SFIC (Science Fiction). A number in the Classification field refers to the classification number of the nonfiction book. A color designation may also appear in this field. This designation is for the Library's use only.

Publisher

The Publisher field will list the book's publisher. Due to the large number of titles in our collection, some older books may not yet list a publisher.

Publication Year

The Publication Year refers to the year the book was published. Due to the large number of titles in our collection, some older books may not yet list a publication year.

Narrator

The Narrator field lists the name of the person who narrated the recorded book. Due to the large number of titles in our collection, some older books may not yet list the narrator.

Narrator Gender

The Narrator Gender field lists the gender (Female or Male) of the person who narrated the recorded book. Due to the large number of titles in our collection, some older books may not yet list the narrator's gender.

Narrator Accent

The Narrator Accent field indicates whether or not the narrator has an accent. Due to the large number of titles in our collection, some older books may not yet indicate whether the narrator has an accent.

Recorded Speed

The recorded speed for cassettes is measured in inches per second. For cassette books, the recorded speed 15/16 or 1 7/8 will be displayed. The recorded speed for disc books is measured in revolutions per minute. For disc books, the recorded speed of 8 will be displayed.

Tracks Per Tape

Tracks Per Tape refers to the number of tracks containing recorded information. Cassettes tapes may have information recorded on 2 or 4 tracks.

Length

Length refers to the estimated of the length of the book. (The length varies according to media). Long or Short will be displayed.

Pages in Print

Pages in Print refers to the total number of printed pages.

Point Size

Point Size refers to the size of the printed text.

Braille Grade

Braille Grade refers to the Braille grade used in the book. The grade number 1, 1 1/2, 2 or 3 will be displayed.

Cover

Cover indicates whether the book is in hard back (Hard) or paperback (Soft).

Size

Size refers to physical surface area of the book. This field will list either Regular or Quarto. Quarto is used for taller books.

About the Login to Send Page

If you decide you would like the book you reviewed on the Bibliographic page, you can choose the Send button to begin the process of ordering the book. When you choose the Send button, the Login to Send page will appear. You must enter your User ID and then your Password on the Login to Send page. You can obtain your User ID and Password from your Reader's Advisor. The User ID will be a combination of letters and numbers and the Password will be all numbers. After you enter your User ID and Password, choose the OK button to send the book or the Clear button to cancel the request. Once you have chosen OK or Clear button, you can return to the previous OPAC page by choosing your browser's Back button or by pressing Alt-Left Arrow. Press Alt-Left Arrow repeatedly until you return to the page you want.

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