Using HSL’s Online Catalog
Navigate to our Online Catalog to access your account. You can renew items, place holds, and create lists for yourself in your online account. You can also set your notification preferences to decide how and when you’d like to hear from us.
Renew Items
From our Online Catalog enter both your login and your password.
- Login – your first name.last name (example: john.smith).
- Password – call the library if you do not know your password.
Select the items on your account that you would like to renew. Then click Renew Selected.
A message will appear next to each item stating renewed or a yellow pop-up box will appear at the top of the screen informing you that one or more items could not be renewed.
Most items may be renewed twice.
Items that may not be renewed include: items on reserve, interlibrary loans, and items that have reached their renewal limit.
Reserve/Hold Items
From our Online Catalog enter both your login and your password.
- Login – your first name.last name (example: john.smith).
- Password – call the library if you do not know your password.
Search for your item. You can search by title, author, or keyword.
Now click Place Hold for the item you want to reserve/hold. Then Confirm Hold. You are now on hold for this item.
You can view your reserve/hold items in your account under your summary on the left-hand side of the screen. Navigate here, then, click on the holds tab located towards the right of your screen.