ACCESSING THE CATALOG:

You can access the catalog at: https://westbank.biblionix.com, by clicking “Search our collection” on the upper right-hand side of this website, or by clicking this button:

In addition to managing your library account, you can search for items using the catalog.

There are 3 ways to search: “Search All Fields,” “More Search Options,” and “What’s Trending.”

1. Search All Fields:

The simplest way to search, this option searches all titles, subtitles, authors’ or actors’ first and last names, subject terms, summaries, and any other keywords in the item’s catalog record. Results are listed based on relevancy.

To use this method, simply type a word, words, or phrase, into the blank at the top of the screen. Push the Enter key on your keyboard or click the GO! button. If you need to narrow your search results, you may choose from other search options from the drop-down menu such as “Title Starts With,” “Title Contains,” or “Author.”

Keyword Search Examples:

• DVDs based on books by John Grisham: grisham dvd
• The Lord of the Rings series: “lord of the rings”
• Snakes in Texas: snakes texas
• Items involving a specific fictitious character: jack ryan
• A book you heard about by someone named Nat with “Sea” in the title: nat sea

2. More Search Options:

These options can help narrow your search results or perform a detailed search. You may search by full or partial title, keywords (such as “love stories,” “science,” or “animated films”), call number (this can be helpful when you want to search all Juvenile fiction and non-fiction), location in the library (i.e. adults, children’s, YA), material type, and more. The “AND” and “OR” options between each search can save time in performing multiple searches at once.

Advanced Search Example:

To search all Juvenile and picture books about dinosaurs:

Keyword: dinosaurs

AND

Call # starts with: J

OR

Call # starts with: E

3. What’s Trending:

Not sure what you’re looking for? Our catalog facilitates browsing in two ways. First, all newly purchased books and ebooks (not all are new releases) scroll across the top of the page with clickable book cover icons. You may also scroll down to “What’s Trending” on the left of the screen. Here, you can view the current most popular items, see what’s been recently added to the collection under “What’s New,” and view our librarian’s recommendations under “If You Like…”

SEARCH RESULTS

Below is example image of a search result. It shows the top results for “puppy training.”

Location: Where in the library you can find the item.

Label: The spine label you will need to know to find the item.

Available WB/LL: These columns tell you how many items are at either Westbank (WB) or Laura’s Library (LL) as well as the total number we have in the collection.

Note:  if you were to perform another search, your previous search(es) will appear above the current results for fast access.  Instead of the “Back” button, use this history listing.

You can:

• Click on a column heading (Available, Label, Copyright Date, etc.) to sort the list by that heading. Click again to sort in the reverse direction.
• Click an item to see more information and read a summary of the item (if available).
• After logging on, you can reserve an item by clicking on it and clicking “Reserve this item.” This will notify you when the item is available for you to check out.
• Bookmarking an item allows you to make a list of things to check out without putting them on immediate reserve.
• After you click on a book, you may also click on subject heading links under the “Subject” field to aggregate a new list of results. (In this example, you can search for books about dogs, dog training, puppies, or puppy training.)

FIND A SIMILAR READ

5 items may be checked out at once. Checkouts are 14 days and automatically expire.

To Read on your desktop browser:

1. Click on the CloudLibrary button on our website, or go directly to https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/Westbank/

2. Login by entering your library card number and password.

3. Browse for books and click the borrow button when you find something you’d like to read. Note: Some ebooks require the app.

CloudLibrary App

The CloudLibrary app is available for most devices. Get the app from https://www.yourcloudlibrary.com/ (Kindle e-readers other than the Fire are not supported)

For support and how-to videos, visit https://www.yourcloudlibrary.com/common-issues/

To read Consumer Reports on your desktop:

1. On the website, click the Consumer Reports button.  If you’re accessing from home, you’ll have to login with your card number and password to continue.

2. The front page of Flipster will only display Consumer Reports and Consumer Reports Buying Guide. Click on the cover of Consumer Reports to view the latest and past issues.

3. Use the right and left arrow icons to navigate the issue…

4. Click on the search box to either search this issue or change the drop down selection to search all issues…

Library members with a full membership can use their play credits to enjoy up to five videos per month.

A play credit is logged when a video is watched for more than 5 seconds.

Members can stop viewing anytime and resume the same video within a 72 hour window to leverage the same play credit.

1. To access Kanopy directly, visit https://westbank.kanopy.com or access it from the home page on the website.

2. New members click on “ADD LIBRARY CARD” on the lower left hand corner to create a Kanopy account.

3. Add your library card and password

4. Create a Kanopy account with your email address. Once you enter your information, you’ll be sent a verification email. Click the verification link in your email. You are now all set to watch Kanopy videos!

6 items may be checked out at once. Checkouts are 14 days and automatically expire.

Get started with Libby

1. Install the Libby app from your device’s app store.

• App Store (iOS)
• Google Play (Android)

Or, visit libbyapp.com in your Chrome, Firefox, or Safari browser.

2. In Libby, follow the prompts to find Westbank library and sign in with your valid library card.

3. Browse our library’s collection and borrow a title.

4. Borrowed titles appear on under Shelf > Loans and download to the app automatically when you’re connected to Wi-Fi, so you can read them when you’re offline.

From your Loans, you can:

• Tap Open Book to choose where you’d like to read the book (Kindle or Libby), then finish sending to Kindle or start reading in Libby.
• Tap Open Audiobook to start listening to that title.
• Tap the due date to see options like Renew and Return.

Reading with Kindle

You can read most borrowed books with Kindle (available in the U.S. only). To send a book to Kindle and read it there:

1. Tap .
2. Tap loans at the top of the screen.
   
3. Tap Read With….
4. Tap Kindle.
5. You’ll be taken to Amazon’s website to finish getting the book.
   • If you’re signed into your Amazon account, verify the “Deliver to:” device and tap Get Library Book.
   • If you’re not signed into your Amazon account, tap Get Library Book, and sign in.

If you need more help with Libby, please visit Libby Help.

To sign up on your desktop:

1. Click on the Mango Languages button. If accessing from home, sign in with your library card number and password. Click the button again.
2. Click on the Mango Languages Resource Login Redirector link.

3. You can browse Mango languages as a guest, but you won’t be able to save your progress. Create an account by clicking Sign Up.
4. Enter your email address, library card number, and password that you’ll remember for future Mango Languages sessions. After initial signup, all you’ll need is your email address and password to sign into Mango.

After signing up, you can use your Mango account (email address and password) to track your progress online or on the mobile app available from the iOS Appstore and Android through Google Play.

1. Visit the catalog https://westbank.biblionix.com/catalog or the website home page and click on the New York Times button.

2. Sign in to your library account

3. Click on the New York Times link again and redeem the access code

4. Sign in with Facebook, Google, or create a New York Times account.

5. After the 72 hours finishes, just hop back to our catalog page to retrieve a fresh access code.

NOTE: The legacy OverDrive app is no longer supported.

We can help you switch over to Libby!

6 items may be checked out at once. Checkouts are 14 days and automatically expire.

Resources not listed on the home page can be accessed via the Digital Library page or on the catalog page. Login with your library card number and password (defaults to your 10-digit phone number). Some resources may require you to setup an account.

Click on the Libby/Overdrive button or go to https://westbanklibrary.overdrive.com/library/magazines/ 

Checking Out and Reading Digital Magazines

In a desktop browser:

1. Click the cover of a magazine you want. Click the borrow button and sign in with your library card and password if prompted.
   
2. Click on read now in browser.
3. To turn the page, click the outside edges of the pages, or use the right and left arrow keys.
4. Click the inside of the magazine pages to bring up the scrolling function.

Libby App:

1. Install the Libby app from your device’s app store.

• App Store (iOS)
• Google Play (Android)

Or, visit libbyapp.com in your Chrome, Firefox, or Safari browser.

2. Once you have added Westbank Library to your Libby app, tap on Library.

3. Tap Explore and then tap on Guide: Magazines

4. Tap on a magazine you’d like to check out and then tap Borrow

5. Tap on Borrow! once more

6. Once it’s checked out, you can tap on Open Magazine to begin reading.