THE MCATFinding books with the Massasoit Community College

Library’s catalog.

In this tutorial you will learn:

How to find the MCat, the Library’s catalog

How to use the catalog to locate books on the

Brockton and Canton campuses

How to get books from other OCLN libraries

LIBRARY BARCODE

In order to check out books or place holds on books

from other libraries you will need a Library barcode.

You can get a barcode by going in to Brockton or

Canton campus libraries whenever we are open.

You can also register online. Don’t forget to register

using your Massasoit email account.

Once you have your barcode you can find the Library’s website on the

Massasoit homepage

Under Getting Started you will find the link to MCat, the Massasoit Library’s

online catalog.

The search screen will allow you to enter your search terms and search for

books at both Brockton and Canton Libraries.

An All Fields search provides a basic search on your topic if you don’t have

a specific title or author you are searching for. Look at the next slide to see

the results list.

Here’s an item from search for books about internet privacy.

Let’s look at item #1 on the next slide.

Clicking on the title will bring you to the book record; From this screen we can

find out:

• Whether it is on the shelf

• The Shelf Number (the book’s location)

• Which campus has the book

You can also search for books in other Old Colony Library

Network (OCLN) libraries by choosing All Libraries from the

dropdown menu.

Placing Holds

By clicking on the Place Hold icon you can place a hold on

a book. It can be sent to any OCLN library and returned

at any OCLN library. You might want to place a hold on

a book:

• To have it sent from another library if Massasoit does

not own a copy

• To get on a waiting list for a book that has

Checked Out in the Location field

You will need your barcode to place a hold on a book. Here’s a link to the

barcode registration page to get you started.

In this tutorial you have seen:

How to find the MCat, the Library’s catalog

How to use the catalog to locate books on the Brockton and Canton

campuses

How to get books from other OCLN libraries

Register your barcode on your student ID to get started.

End of Tutorial