Library Procedures and Guidelines
To enter the library from an academic class, a student will present a pass from his/her classroom teacher. Study hall students should present an orange Library pass. Anytime during the school day, students will need a pass to enter the library, inlcuding lunch hours.
All students will sign in when entering the library and sign out when leaving. The sign-in sheets are located on the library circulation desk. All school mandated study hall rules apply.
All students will read, search for material, or work on an assignment when in the library. Continuous talking, “just visiting”, or group discussions are not permitted in the main library unless under the supervision of a classroom teacher. Have something to work on!
Students should remain in their seats until the bell rings. If you need to visit the bathroom or your locker, please sign out at the circulation desk and ask for a pass.
Food, beverages, candy, cell phones, and backpacks are not permitted in the library.
Before leaving the library, return all materials to the proper location, clean off the tables, and push your chair under the table.
Expect to honor the internet agreement that you and your parents signed. During the academic day computers use will be limited to class-related activity. This means – no instant messaging, Facebook, games, etc.
All student library accounts must be at a zero balance with no outstanding books in order to use the library during study hall. Remember, you can renew and check the status of your books in your online account.
No cell phones.
*If any of the rules are violated, you will be asked to return to study hall.
If a student is asked to return to study hall for disruptive or inappropriate behavior, they will not be allowed to return to the library for 3 days. If asked a 2nd time in a semester, the student will not be able to return for the duration of the semester.
Share - Library Catalog
SHARE – this is the site that you can use to find what books we have available.
- Visit http://search.illinoisheartland.org
- Click on My Account and log in before searching
- To log in, you must provide barcode/username and password
- Barcode/Username = Your student ID number (the same one you use for lunch)
- Password = Graduation Year (2015, 2016, 2017, or 2018)
- You can place request on books, renew books that you currently have checked out, and see what fines you owe!
Do a Keyword Search - Follow these steps to find titles containing specific words.
- Click Search on the menu bar, and click Keyword in the Search menu.
- Type the text to search for in the Keyword search for box.
- If you want to limit the search to a specific format, select a material type in the Limit by box. For example, if you want to find only DVDs, select DVD in the Limit by box.
- If you want to search for your text in a specific field, select the field in the Search by box. For example, if you know the title contains the word Yankee, you enter Yankee in the Keyword Search for box, and select Title in the Search by box.
- Click Go.
Do a Subject Search - Follow these steps to find titles about a specific subject.
- Click Search on the menu bar, and click Browse in the Search menu.
- Select Subject, Title, Author, or Series from the Search For list. Type the text to search for in the search for box.
- Click Go. The search results list displays the browse listings and the number of titles associated with each listing.
- If you want to limit the search to a specific format, select a material type in the Limit by box. For example, if you want to find only DVDs, select DVD in the Limit by box.
Working with Search Results
You can do the following actions from the search results list:
- Click a Sort option at the top or bottom of the page to sort your results.
- Click a page number or the arrow at the top or bottom of the page to move through the list.
- Click Availability to see availability information.
- Click Full Display to see detailed information.
- Click Add to My List to add the title to a list that you can save, print, or send by e-mail.
- Click Place Request to request that the library obtain and hold the title for you to check out.
Follow these steps to request any copy of a title listed in your search results.
1. Search for the title you want to request.
2. Select the title in the search results, and click Place Request.
The log-in form appears.
3. Type your barcode number (library account number) or user name and password in the
appropriate boxes, and click Log in.
The request form appears.
4. Select the name of the library where you want to pick up the item in the Pickup Library box.
5. If you want to activate your request at a future time, type the date in the Activation Date box.
The request will be activated immediately if you do not change the activation date.
6. Click Submit Request.
** Please order books at least 7 days in advance of when you will need them!
View and Manage Your Requests
Follow these steps to view, suspend, or reactivate your requests.
1. Click My Account on the menu bar, and click Requests on the My Account menu.
2. Log in if necessary. The list of your current requests is displayed.
3. Select the check box by the title for each request that you want to suspend or reactivate.
4. Click Suspend/Reactivate Selected Requests, or click Suspend/Reactivate All Requests
to suspend or reactivate all your requests.
5. The Suspend/Reactivate Hold Requests dialog box appears.
6. Type the date when suspended requests should be reactivated or type today’s date to
reactivate an inactive request.
7. Click Submit.
8. To cancel one or more requests, do one of the following actions:
· Select the check box by the title for each request that you want to cancel, and click
Cancel Selected.
· Click Cancel All to cancel all your requests.
Renew Items Out
Follow these steps to renew the items you have checked out.
1. Click My Account on the menu bar, and click Items Out on the My Account menu.
2. Log in if necessary. The Items Out list displays information about the items you have currently checked out.
3. To renew one or more items do the following actions:
· Select the check box by the title for each item that you want to renew, and click Renew selected items. (If an item cannot be renewed, there is no check box for
the item.)
· Click Renew all items to renew all the items.
A message tells you which items have been renewed, and whether any renewals have been blocked.
3M e-Book Directions
Step One: Download the app for your device. You can find links to the app on: ebook.3M.com.
Mobile Devices:
Step Two: Log in to the app.
Step Three: Browse the collection, check out a book, or place a hold.
Other Notes:
Mobile Devices:
- Android App from Google Play
- iOS App from iTunes
- Nook App (HD/HD+ Tablet, Color, Tablet) from Barnes & Noble
- Kindle Fire: ebook.3m.com
- Windows PC or Mac App: https://3m-ssd.implex.net/cloudapps/howitworks.html
Step Two: Log in to the app.
- Connect to my library
- Select United States
- Select Illinois
- Select Illinois Heartland Library System
- Enter your ID number and password (same as what you use for the library)
- Click “Accept” in the upper right hand corner
Step Three: Browse the collection, check out a book, or place a hold.
- In the upper right hand corner, select the magnifying glass.
- Search the title or author.
- If the book is available, you can check it out. If it is not, you can place it on hold.
- Holds will automatically go into your bookshelf when it is available.
Other Notes:
- Once the due date arrives, your book will automatically be removed from your
- When looking online (not through the app) at the catalog, you can also checkout eBooks. Simply look for the 3M logo. Once you request this book, it will automatically appear in your bookshelf.
Gale Student Resource Center
Gale Student Resource Center – This is where you will be able to find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles online.
- Visit https://bit.ly/3lhdQwR
- You will need a password – bulldogs – to enter the site
- This resource contains –
- 79,000 reference articles from acclaimed publications like American Decades
- 15 million periodical and newspaper articles from the New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, and many others
- 4,200 primary sources
- 100,000 multimedia records, including charts, graphs, maps and tables
- Video and audio content from NBC, NPR and many other respected sources
- You have the option to print, email, download, bookmark, download an audio version of the article, and more!
- Note: It is best to email or download articles as PDF files
Internet Public Library
Internet Public Library – Thousands of students and volunteer library and information science professionals have been involved in answering reference questions for our Ask an ipl2 Librarian service and in designing, building, creating and maintaining the ipl2's collections.
- Visit www.ipl.org
- You can find newspaper articles, reference resources , and more here