V-LIB WebOPAC User Guide

Go to TC website http://www.tanglinclub.org.sg/

Under DVD LIBRARY CATALOGUES ONLINE, click on “here” in the first sentence and this will open the V-LIB WebOPAC

Catalogue.

By the way, there is another database called Invelos which is easy to use and can be accessed by clicking on “here” in the second

sentence.

Click the word

‘Search’

Step 1

If searching by Title, type the Title of the movie

If searching by Subject, specify the Genre - e.g. Drama, Action or Comedy

If searching by Author, specify the name of the cast

Step 2 Click the search button

Click on the Title to check availability

Click here for more

information on the

title from IMdb

To do an Advanced Search click

on the button ‘Advanced’

Step 1 Enter the Title, Cast and Genre

Step 2 Choose the Information Type e.g. DVDs

Step 3 Click the Search button

Note

If you plan to use the Catalogue frequently, you can add the link to your toolbar at the top of your browser. Then, in future, all it takes

is a single click to open OPAC.

Here's how:

Internet Explorer (select IE 8, 9 or 10 from the drop down menu) http://windows.microsoft.com/en-SG/internet-explorer/add-view-organize-favorites#ie=ie-8

Firefox http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/bookmarks-toolbar-display-favorite-websites#w_add-bookmarks-to-the-bookmarks-toolbar

Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95745?hl=en

Safari http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4967

Mobile Phones

It is, of course, possible to access OPAC using the browser on your mobile phone.