A QUICK-START GUIDE My Millennium :. So what is this My Millennium thing, anyway? My Millennium allows you to access all of the regular functions of the.

A QUICK-START GUIDE

My Millennium:

So what is this My Millennium thing, anyway?

My Millennium allows you to access all of the regular functions of the HELIN catalog (as well as a few you may not be familiar with yet) using a single login. Meaning, you can…

So what is this My Millennium thing, anyway?

search for and request books from the catalog,download electronic course reserves,access material in Digital Commons,check your library record and renew checked-out

materials,set up recurring catalog searches,and maintain a history of previously checked-out

items,

without constantly having to retype your name and barcode!

To get started, head to the HELIN catalog and log in at the My Library

Account link.

Click here to begin!

Next, type in your name and barcode number,

then click the submit button (same as ever).

Type your name here,

your barcode here,And click

here.

This Patron Record screen acts as your

My Millennium dashboard.

To see what you have checked out,click the link on the left.

Click.

Here you see everything currently checked out to you.

To renew, check the box next to the item(s), then click the appropriate Renew Button

(Renew All or Renew Selected).

Check off here.

Click.

The screen will then reflect whether or not your renewal attempts were

successful (these were).

Renewed!

Click the Patron Record button to return to your dashboard (from this or

any other screen).

Click.

Need to search the HELIN catalog? Click either the New Search or Search

Catalog button…

Click here… or

here.

and you’re back to the main search page.

And notice that it says you are still logged in.

(That is important, handy, and cool.)

See?

Now you can search whatever you need without retyping your name or

barcode over and over…

See?

no matter what you’re looking up in the catalog.

Speaking of searches, do you have authors

or subjects you search for often?

If so, you can use My Millennium to set up a Preferred Search, which will allow you save those frequent search topics with the touch of a button.

No more having to key in your search terms every time you want to look them up, saving you time and letting you place holds on the items in question that much quicker.

To set up a Preferred Search, input whatever search type, terms, etc.

you’re conducting,

(we’ll use a simple author search for an example, but it can be as complex

a search as you like)

and when your results are displayed, click the

Save As Preferred Search button.

Click to save.

Now when you log in to My Millennium, the Preferred Searches button will

show you your saved searches

Click.

Click on the search link to quickly conduct

future searches in your preferred topic.

Click.

You can also be alerted of new library materials that match your search by

checking the Mark for Email box.

Click.

You can also use My Millennium to keep track of library materials you

checked out in the past.

The My Reading History function allows you to look back over past check-outs, making it easier to find and re-request something you may need for further research or for bibliographic information.

This feature is not automatically turned on for privacy law reasons, so you’ll need to click the Opt In button before My Reading History will work.

From your dashboard page, clickthe My Reading History button.

Click.

Click the Opt In button to start having My Reading History keep track of your

past check-outs.

Click.

Once you’ve opted in, My Reading History will keep track of check-outs

until you delete them,

or decide to opt out.

Click to opt out.

You can also send your history to email, screen, or disk by clicking the

Export Reading History link.

Click.

Choose how you want it displayed, where to send it, then click submit.

Format.

Desintation.

Submit.

Need additional help?

The Help link at the bottom of your dashboard page contains explanations of each of the buttons on the page, as well as a number of useful links that can help you identify the type of catalog search that is right for you or explain a few of the My Millennium functions in more detail.

Click the Help link,

Click.

And bask in the knowledge before you.

Need still more help?

Feel free to contact the Access Services staff with any additional questions you may have.

Phone: 401-232-6125Email: [email protected] stop by and see us at the Circulation Desk.