(For staff only) Desktop catalog
If you're a teacher or staff, here's a guide on using the desktop version of the library catalog to check in/out books to students in class. Click here to view a guide on how to use the mobile version.
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Before proceeding, please make sure you have a laptop and a scanner hooked up to your laptop, and the book(s) for checking out/in.
Log in to your account:
Click here to head to our library catalog, Follett Destiny:
There are two ways to login to the library catalog:
1. Sign in using the Google SSO login (on the left of the screen) and select your UWCSEA gapps account when prompted. Click the 'continue' button.​​
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2. Sign in using your username, which is your teaching code (e.g. 'MLC'), and the password you've set for this account.
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If you're facing problems logging in or require an account password reset, do approach the library staff or email us at libraryeast@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg
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After signing in, select the right school district: 'UWCSEA East-Secondary Library'
Checking out (or loaning) books:
Once you've logged in, navigate to the circulation tab on the left column of the screen.
Click the dropdown arrow next to it. Select 'check out' when loaning books to students:
To check out books, make sure you see this screen:
Key in the student's ID number or their name in the 'Find' field, and click 'Find patron'. ​
Select the right student account in the results list.
​The loan list for each student will be listed under 'Items out'.
​To check out a book, make sure your cursor is on the 'Find' field under the 'check out' tab:
Turn to the back of the book and scan the barcode with your scanner.​ Please make sure that you are scanning the sticker with the words 'UWCSEA EAST LIBRARY'.
The following books can only be checked out, under the following districts:
Check out under Secondary Library:
MS Class Library books
HS Class Library books
Secondary Library books
Check out under Primary Library:
Pri Class Library books
Primary Library books
Default loan periods are set at 2 weeks from the day the book is loaned. To change the due date, click the 'change date' button next to the book and select the appropriate date.
Checking in (returning) books:
Click the Circulation tab on the left and select 'check in' to return books to your class library:
You should see this page:
Make sure your cursor is in the 'Find copy' field. Turn to the back of the book and scan the sticker with the words 'UWCSEA EAST LIBRARY'.