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FAQ Friday: Adding Books in Athena

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    Image of Book Search buttonInventory Search – Library Collection

    The most efficient and accurate way of searching for material in Athena is by ISBN. Before entering the ISBN, please be sure to select the correct format you are needing. Book records matching the search criteria will be returned to view and select, alongside the book record are details of the quantity available.

    Image of Make a Book button

    If no book records match your search criteria, select Make Book  to navigate to the page allowing you to request new material creation matching your requirements.

    Not in Inventory (Make New Book)
    Image of I Have an ISBN button


    Enter the ISBN, select “ISBN Look-up”

    • The system will then search Google Books (it is not searching our collection again) and ask you to enter Book Details. Please enter the necessary information as required.  Some information will be autocompleted for you.
    • Please confirm the book details provided by Google Books is correct. Select “Next.”

    Complete the remaining steps to add the book to your order.

     

    Questions? Contact IMC Staff at imclibrary@blind.state.ia.us or 515-281-1323.

    The IMC Team will provide answers to the questions we have received during the week in our FAQ Friday posts.  We hope these are helpful!

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