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• Searching (Advanced)
• My Account
• Modify Personal Information
• Saving your searches
• Hold Requests
• Renewals
• My Ratings
• My Lists
• My History

Searching

Type the keyword you want to find. For example:

• design
• bleachers grisham

Search Tips

Wildcards	Words may be right-hand truncated using an asterisk ('*') in place of other characters. The '*' wildcard may also be embedded in a search string. You may use '?' to replace a single character anywhere within a word. Examples : environment* polic*, wom?n
Boolean Operators	Use "and" or "or" to specify multiple words in any field, any order. Use "and not" to exclude words. Example : stocks and bonds Example : (alaska or canada) and (adventure and not vacation)
Field limits	A field limit causes the system to search only the specified field for the specified word(s).
Grouping	Keyword search results are usually grouped by relevance to bring the most likely titles to the top of the list. Each group represents a similar level of relevance and results are sorted within the group by date or title. To get an ungrouped result set, use boolean operators to form a complex query.

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Advanced Keyword Search Tips

Multiple Words

When searching multiple words the system will automatically supply the Boolean "and" operator between each word; multiple words entered for the search will all occur somewhere in the retrieved records though not necessarily in the order entered. Both examples on the right will retrieve the same results.

Phrase Searches

Search for complete phrases by enclosing them in quotation marks. Words enclosed in double quotes will appear together in all results exactly as typed.

Wildcards

*   Matches any number of non-space characters, starting at the specified position in the word. For example, "comput*" will match all words that begin with "comput" (e.g., "computer", "computation", etc.).
The '*' wildcard may also be embedded in a search string.

?   You may use a question mark ('?') to replace a single character anywhere within a word.

Boolean Operators

Use AND or OR to specify multiple words in any field, any order. Use AND NOT to exclude words. Select the operator you wish to use from the selection list on the Advanced Search form.

Field Limits

Field limits may be specified by selecting a field limit from the selection list. These limits appear before the word or phrase to be searched. A field limit causes the system to search only the specified field for the specified word(s).

Field Limits and their meanings:

• Author: Search only author fields
• Title: Search only title fields
• Subject: Search only subject fields
• Note: Search only note fields
• Subject: Search only subject fields

Grouping

Keyword search results are usually grouped by relevance to bring the most likely titles to the top of the list. Each group represents a similar level of relevance and results are sorted within the group by date or title. To get an ungrouped result set, use boolean operators to form a complex query.

 Most relevant titles 

 Highly relevant titles 

 Very relevant titles 

 Relevant titles 

 Other relevant titles 

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My Account

How to Log In:

1. Click on My Account or click on Login.
2. In the field to the right of Your Name, type in your name.
3. In the field to the right of Library Card Number, type in the number at the bottom of your library card. Do not type spaces in the field.
4. Click on the Submit button. The Patron Record screen will appear. The screen will say, "You are logged into the Rio Rancho Public Library as ********. The patron name will appear just under the search table. The following items may be visible depending on previous patron activity.

Items Checked Out

Modify Patron Information

Hold Requests

Preferred Searches

My Ratings

My Lists

My History

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Modify Personal Information

Modify Patron Information

How to:

1. Select Modify Personal Information.
2. In the text fields, make the appropriate changes and select the Submit button.
3. To leave the Modify Patron Information page without saving changes, select the Cancel button.

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Saving Your Searches (Preferred Searches)

If you have a favorite author or subject for which you often search when using the catalog, you can save the search with the click of a button. This will prevent you from having to key in the search each time and let you place reserves on new materials quicker.

How to:

1. Log in to your My Millennium Account.
2. Click on the "New Search" button.
3. Search for your favorite author, subject, title, etc. or create an advanced keyword search including limits to material type, language, publication year, etc..
4. When your results are displayed, click the button marked "Save as preferred search".
5. The next time that you log in to your My Millennium Account, you can click the "Preferred Searches" button to see a list of your saved searches.
6. Click on the search link associated with any of the preferred search terms in the list to quickly execute your search.
7. You can be alerted of new materials added to the library collection which match your searches. Just check the "Mark for Email" box and be sure that your patron record information includes your current email address.

Deleting Selected Preferred Searches

How to:

1. Check the Mark to Remove box to the left of the preferred search.
2. Click on the Update List button.

Deleting All Preferred Searches

How to:

1. Click on the Clear All Searches button.
2. When the system asks if you want to proceed, click on the OK button.

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Hold Requests

When logged in, patrons can view all active and frozen hold requests. To view, select the Requests button.

Freezing/Reactivating Hold Requests

Frozen holds are skipped in the holds queue until the request is reactivated. Holds that are being processed for pickup or are more than 255 days old can not be frozen.

How to:

1. Select the box to the right of the title under the column FREEZE.
2. Click on the Update List button.

Cancel Selected Hold Requests

How to:

1. Select the box to the left of the title under the column CANCEL.
2. Click on the Update List button.

Cancel All Hold Requests

How to:

1. Click on the Cancel All button.
2. When the system asks if you wish to proceed, click the OK button.

Change the Pickup Location of a Hold Request

How to:

1. To the right of the title, select the menu under the column PICKUP LOCATION.
2. Select the new hold pickup location.
3. Click on the Update List button.

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Renewals

Library cardholders may renew their own materials online. All material may be renewed except for materials with hold requests and materials on which you owe fines.

How to:

1. Log in to your My Millennium Account.
2. If not the default view click the "Items currently checked out" link to view the materials you have checked out.
3. Select the materials you want to renew by checking the boxes in the RENEW column and then click the Renew Selected button. If you want to renew everything, click the Renew ALL button.
4. If you cannot renew items, a message will appear on the screen. If you are successful, a new due date will appear in the "STATUS" column. Always check the STATUS column for information on the success or failure of your renewal.

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My Ratings

Share and track your ratings of materials in our catalog when logged into your patron record.

Rate an Item

How to:

1. Find the title to rate.
2. Click on the star matching your rating for the item. The stars will change to a gold color to indicate you have rated this title and will show the number of stars selected.

Delete Selected Ratings

How to:

1. Check the box next to each entry to delete.
2. Click on the delete marked button.

Delete All Ratings

How to:

1. Click on the Delete All button.
2. Click on the OK button.

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My Lists

My lists allows you to add items to your patron record and save them until you decide you want to check them out or place a hold request.

Creating a New List

How to:

1. Log in to your patron record.
2. Click in the box to the left of each item you wish to save.
3. Select create a new list from the select a list menu.
4. Click on save to my lists.
5. Enter the list name and a description for the list and click on Submit.

Saving Records to a List

How to:

1. Find the item(s) you wish to add to the list.
2. Click in the box to the left of each item you wish to save.
3. Select a list from the Select a list menu.
4. Click on Save to my lists.

Managing My Lists

How to:

1. Log in to your patron record.
2. Click on the My Lists button. The My Lists page will appear.
3. Click on a list name to select a list to view. The selected list will appear.

Exporting Records in My Lists

How to:

1. Select the list.
2. Click on Export list.

Placing Hold Requests on Items in My Lists

How to:

1. Select the list.
2. Click on the View Saved button.
3. Click on the Multiple Requests button.
4. Mark the request box for each item to request.
5. Choose a pickup location from the menu.
6. Click on the request selected button.

Deleting Selected Records in My Lists

How to:

1. Check the mark box next to each entry to delete.
2. Click on the Delete Marked button.

Deleting All Records in My Lists

How to:

1. Click on the Delete All button.
2. Select OK.

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My History

My History allows you to keep a record of all materials checked out of the library..

Opting In

How to:

1. In your patron record, click on the My History button.
2. Click on the Opt In button.

Opting Out

How to:

1. In your patron record, click on the My History button.
2. Click on the Opt Out button.

Deleting Selected Records in My History

How to:

1. In your patron record, click on the My History button.
2. Mark the box next to each entry to delete.
3. Click on the Delete Marked button.
4. When the system asks to proceed, click the OK button.

Deleting All Records in My History

How to:

1. In your patron record, click on the My History button.
2. Click on the Delete All button.
3. When the system asks to proceed, click on the OK button.

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