EBOOKS – AVAILABLE FROM OUR LIBRARY 24/7 May/ June 2017 | issue 07
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Message from your student librarians Dear schoolmates, First of all, we would like to thank you for your support to our Book Week and it has been a tremendous experience for all of us! Also, it has been some time since we launched the eLibrary platform, and I hope that you are happy with it too. For some of you who still have queries over our platform, in this issue, we are going to assist you with a step-bystep guide, and we hope that it will prove helpful to you. We hope that you will continue to enjoy using our platform, and I wish you a happy reading- both in printed and
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Best wishes,
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electronic forms!
Duncan Yuen Editor-in- Chief
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1. Where can I find the eLibrary?
The eLibrary platform can be accessed at the website spcc.wheelers.co Come and read!
2. How can I log in?
The "Sign In" button is on the bar right under the school name. Click and you will see this page. Please use the username and password given by your English teachers.
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Extra Note: Main Page
Congratulations! You have successfully logged onto to the platform!
3. How can I log out? If you want to log out, you can simply click on the 'sign out' button at the top right corner.
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Then, you will be signed out and returned to the home page.
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4. How do I find a book that I want?
You can either use the "Search" box to do title or author search, or click the "Browse" button on the menu bar
Scroll down until you see the side function bar with lots of options. Then, click an option that interested you.
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See how the options expand into MORE options and then you can make your choice!
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5. How do I check info of a book and borrow it? Click the image of the book you are interested in, and info of the book is displayed, such as loan status, age restriction, reading options, and so on.
Then, click the "Borrow" button.
Note: You can only borrow one book at a time
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You have now borrowed the book! You can press the "Read" button to start reading immediately.
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You can reserve a book if it has been borrowed, by simply clicking the "Reserve" button.
Remember to fill in the email information so that you will be notified once it is available
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6. How do I check my account information?
The "My Account" button is on the top right corner of the home page.
You will be taken to your account pagefrom there, you can choose what to do with your account.
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Click the "profile" option you will be able to edit your profile details.
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Click the "My Loans" button to check your current loan, reserve and history.
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Click the "Password" button to change your password.
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7. How can I return my book?
First, click the grey "Return" button on the book's info page.
A popup will appear. Click "OK" if you really want to return the book.
I forget to return my book! Am I doomed?!
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Don't worry! When your lending period is passed, it will be automatically returned by the system!
There is no renew function in the system, so make sure to read the book once you have borrowed it!
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8. How to change settings of the book? The "Settings" button is on the top left corner in the book mode.
You can choose from various font styles, and sizes, themes, special reading modes, and more.
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9. How to navigate chapter by chapter?
First, click the "Sections" button on the top left corner.
That leads you to the content page where you can navigate from chapter to chapter by one click.
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10. How to create bookmarks?
First, click the word you want to highlight. A menu should appear.
Then, choose the "highlight" option.
You can now add notes to the highlighted area and save it.
Saved highlights can be accessed from the "Bookmark" menu in the book mode.
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11. How to turn pages?
You can turn pages by clicking the sides of the screen; click at the right for going to the next page, click at the left for going back to the previous page.
You can also use the arrow buttons on your keyboard.
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12. How do I use the ePlatform app on phone?
First, search for "ePlatform" in the Google Play Store/ Apple App Store
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Once you downloaded the app, look for our school in the app's "My Library" box. Input our school name, select it from the pull down menu, then you can use your phone to login and read!
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
"ALL LEADERS ARE READERS." -Harry S. Truman SPECIAL THANKS TO MR. POMEROY, MS. HUANG AND MS. WONG TYPESETTING AND DESIGN BY DUNCAN YUEN (4D11), CHERRIE CHUNG (5D13), ZHANG AIWEI (2A32)