On-line Public Access Catalog

Anyone can browse our "On-line Public Access Catalog" (OPAC) for information about every book in our library’s collection! It displays the complete bibliographic record, including author, narrator, annotation, length, and availability.

An on-line help manual covers the following topics:

• Searching Methods
• Working with Search Results
• Exercises for Searching the OPAC with JAWS for Windows

The OPAC is completely accessible with screen reading technology. OPAC permits browsers to search for titles by author, subject, word in title, title, or narrator.

Searches can be restricted to just one medium:

• Braille
• Cassette
• Large Print
• Descriptive Video

Once a search is completed, information may be viewed about an individual title.

Internet access and a current web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape, are required to use the OPAC.

The web address for the OPAC is: www.blind.state.ia.us/opacnew.

Registered patrons of our library can send books to themselves using the OPAC!

This requires a patron ID and password, which can be obtained from reader advisors.

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