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	How to to access all of Riverdale's print and digital resources, including eBooks, audiobooks, and interactive books, as well as free and paid subscription databases.
	Intended for; Employees, Students and Parents
	Categorized under; RCS software and services
	Maintained by; Derek Smith
	in need of review.

Revision as of 09:04, 10 September 2019

Follett Destiny

In mid-2011, the River and Hill campus libraries unified their online catalog and began using Follett's Destiny Library Manager. Patrons with a Riverdale domain username and password can login to the Destiny catalog to view their library account, reserve holdings from either campus, save book lists, view resource lists, and renew books.

RCS Library Catalog

Online Subscription Databases

Riverdale subscribes to several online databases to serve the information needs of our school community. The River and Hill librarians work with the division tech integrators and teachers to identify databases that provide direct support of Riverdale's curriculum. Patrons can access information from scholarly journals, newspaper and magazine articles, and video and image content through these subscription databases. A Riverdale domain username and password is required for access to these resources.

River Campus- Lower School

Lower School Library Database Page

Hill Campus - Middle and Upper School

Middle & Upper School CatalogArticles that use this template are

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-== Follett Destiny ==
+==Follett Destiny==
-In mid-2011, the Riverdale Libraries on both River and Hill campuses unified their card-catalog and on-line resources with Follett's on-line Destiny Card Catalog. This allows patrons on either campus to view the holdings in either library. Patrons with a Riverdale Domain username and password can login to the Destiny catalog to view their Library account. This will enable patrons to save book lists, view resource lists created by other patrons, get a list of checked-out books, renew books, and access on-line databases through the card catalog search.
+In mid-2011, the River and Hill campus libraries unified their online catalog and began using Follett's Destiny Library Manager.  Patrons with a Riverdale domain username and password can login to the Destiny catalog to view their library account, reserve holdings from either campus, save book lists, view resource lists, and renew books.
-== Accessing On-Line Resources through the Card Catalog Search ==
+==== [https://rcslibrary.follettdestiny.com/common/welcome.jsp?context=saas16_3109130 RCS Library Catalog] ====
-Follett has arrangements with several of the on-line database providers we subscribe to that allow searches of their resources through the card catalog search window.<br>
+==Online Subscription Databases==
-Of the many on-line databases Riverdale subscribes to, only the following resources can be searched through Destiny:
-* EBSCO: Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia; Primary Search
-* InfoTrac: National Newspaper Index & Newspapers; Business & Company ASAP; Heath Reference Center Academic
-* Proquest: Historical Newspaper; My Research
-* Gale Group: Health and Wellness Resource Center; Business and Company Resource Center; Opposing Viewpoints in Context; Virtual Reference Library
-* Oxford: African American Study Center; American National Biography; Art Online; English Dictionary Online; Music Online; Reference Online
-* Grolier Online
-* Sharpe Online Reference
-* SIRS Discoverer
-* United Streaming/Discovery Education Streaming
-How to search:
+Riverdale subscribes to several online databases to serve the information needs of our school community.  The River and Hill librarians work with the division tech integrators and teachers to identify databases that provide direct support of Riverdale's curriculum.  Patrons can access information from scholarly journals, newspaper and magazine articles, and video and image content through these subscription databases.  '''A Riverdale domain username and password is required for access to these resources.'''
-# Login to Follett Destiny using your Riverdale Domain username & password. ''You cannot search on-line databases if you are not logged in.'' You can, however, browse the card catalog.
+=== River Campus- Lower School ===
-# In the Library Search window, click the Power tab [[File:Follett Power Tab.jpg|350px]]
+[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QrGGUp5YhmedrA7edPEjQwIabcSzcm1oAHnJCzBSoAk/edit Lower School Library Database Page]
-# Click the checkbox near the bottom of the search window: "Include Online Resources" [[File:Follet Online Resc.jpg|350px]]
-# Choose one, several, or all online resources to search by using the "Select All" button or by choosing individual checkboxes.
-== River Campus - Lower School ==
+===Hill Campus - Middle and Upper School===
-[https://rcslibrary.follettdestiny.com/common/welcome.jsp?context=saas16_3109130%5D Lower School card catalog] <br />
+[https://sites.google.com/riverdale.edu/rcs-boocock-library/home Middle & Upper School Catalog]{{SS}}
-[https://docs.google.com/a/riverdale.edu/document/d/1QrGGUp5YhmedrA7edPEjQwIabcSzcm1oAHnJCzBSoAk/edit Lower School Library Database Page]
-== Hill Campus - Middle and Upper School ==
-[http://rcslibrary.follettdestiny.com/common/welcome.jsp?site=101 Middle & Upper School Card Catalog]
-{{SS}}

	How to to access all of Riverdale's print and digital resources, including eBooks, audiobooks, and interactive books, as well as free and paid subscription databases.
	Intended for Employees, Students and Parents
	Categorized under RCS software and services
	Maintained by Derek Smith
	in need of review.