Your library account allows you to manage your personal details, checked out items, item requests, fines and fees, and messages. It also allows you to favorite items from the catalog and view your search history.
You can log into your library account while you are using the library catalog. To do so, click the "sign in" button located in menu bar in the upper right hand side of the screen. This menu bar is fixed, so you will be able to log in at any time while using the library catalog.
Once you press the sign in button, a small screen will pop-up asking you to select a sign in method. Students, faculty, and staff should select "GFCMSU Student/Faculty/Staff Login."
You will then be prompted to sign in with your NetID credentials. Once you complete this step, you will be redirected to the library catalog where you will be logged in. When you are logged in, your name will appear in the spot where the "sign in" button was.
The My Library Card feature is a dashboard where you can check the status of your library account including loans (items checked out), requests, fines and fees, messages, and update your personal details. To get to the My Library Card dashboard, click on the drop down arrow next to your name once you are logged in. Then, click on the first drop down option, "My Library Card."
The My Library Card dashboard gives you an overview of your account. You can use the tabs at the top of the screen to navigate your account. In this example, by looking at the overview tab we can see what items the patron has checked out, and what items they have requested to pick up from the library. This patron has no fines or messages from the library.
Using the library catalog, you can add catalog items to your favorites list. This is handy if you are working on a project or want to keep a record of the items you refer to frequently. To add items to your favorites list, first, make sure you are signed in to your library account. Then, search for items you are interested in saving. Once you have found an item you wish to add to your favorites list, click on the pin icon at the top right corner of the item record.
All items you pin will be listed for you on your favorites list. You can get to this list by clicking the pin icon in the blue main menu bar at the top of the screen. The pin icon is located next to your name when you are signed in to your library account.
Using your library account, you view your search history and favorite searches that you want to save for later. You must be signed in to your library account to record search history and favorite searches.
If you have a search you'd like to favorite, go to the "my favorites" panel by clicking on the pin icon in the menu bar at the top right of the screen. Once at your favorites panel, choose the tab "search history." This will show you a list of your search history.
To favorite a search, click on the pin button to the right hand side of the correct search in your search history.
Once pinned, the search will move to the saved searches tab.
