Pika Basic Overview Training Outline

Introduction to the Pika Discovery Layer -  About Pika

Browsing the catalog    

• Scrolling through the Browse the Catalog

• Overview of category information

• Sort Results By

• Applied Filters

• Narrow Your Results (Facets)

• Format Icons

• Entire Collection vs Available now

• Clicking on the library icon, Home link, or New Search link returns to Browse the Catalog

• Lists vs search result categories

Searching the Catalog

• Blank search for the entire collection

• Different ways to search the catalog (keyword, title, start of title, series, author, and subject)

• Different Collection searching from the drop-down menu

• Advanced Search to limit by language

Series Information & Suggesting Other Items

• More Info Button or Title Link

• More Like This

• Also in this series

• Similar Series, Titles, or Authors (from novelist)

Placing a Hold and Checking out eContent Items

• Search for online materials

• Place a hold on an eContent item

• Check out an eContent item

Login – My Account

• Checked out titles

• Titles on hold

• Reading history

• Fines and messages

• Titles you rated 

• Recommended for you

• Account settings

• Search history

Bonus Section:

Creating Lists (For patrons and by patrons)

• Log in to the catalog/Pika

• My Lists

• Create a New List button

  • Editing list

  • Add Multiple Titles

  • Make Public or Private

  • Email List

  • Print List

  • Generate Citations

  • Sort 

  • Delete List

Linking Patrons

• Log in to the catalog/Pika

• My Account/Account Settings

• Linked Accounts

  • Add an Account

  • Additional accounts to manage

• Viewing Titles for all Linked Accounts

• Note: Pika Linked Accounts is not associated with Sierra Linked Patrons