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CLIPPER: Connecticut Legal Information Portal

Many of the new services available through the library's online research system require user verification through the My Library Account feature. Faculty, staff, and students will need to enter their name and library barcode number from their University ID card in order to use these services. If you haven't gotten a barcode yet, come see us at the circulation desk and we'll give you one. Then you can do all of the following:

• Check the due dates of books you already have checked out, and even renew them
• Recall a book that is checked out to someone else
• Save a search, so you can go back to it later
• Receive email notification of the arrival of new library items that interest you
• Create/email/download your own bibliography of books on your topic of choice

To log into My Library Account, start at the University of Connecticut School of Law home page. Click on Library, then My Library Account. Enter your name, and your barcode number from your University ID card.

Check the due dates of books you already have checked out, and even renew them

Once you're logged into My Library Account and have books checked out, you'll see a link to Items Currently Checked Out. Simply click on that link, and you'll be able to view the due dates of books you have. You can also renew them by clicking on either of the Renew All or Renew Selected Items buttons. If the book is renewable, the new due date will be displayed in the status column. Make sure to check the new due date.

Recall a book that is checked out to someone else

While you're in My Library Account and are searching our catalog, you may run across a book that is already checked out. You can recall the book by clicking on the Request This Item button at either the top or bottom of the screen. Simply select the item you want recalled, and click on the Request Selected Item button. A message will appear confirming that your request was sent to the library. The library will contact the person who has the book and notify you when it is returned.

Save a search, so you can go back to it later

If you log in to My Library Account and select the link to Search the Catalog, you will see a button to Save As Preferred Search when your hits are displayed. Once you click on that button, then click on Return to My Library Account, the system will display all of your preferred (saved) searches under the Preferred Searches link. You can then ask CLIPPER to notify you by email when new items arrive that satisfy your search strategy.

Receive email notification of the arrival of new library items that interest you

Access your preferred searches through My Library Account and select the searches you want to be notified about when a new item arrives that matches that search. Click in the Mark for Email box, then Update List. Every Monday, CLIPPER will send you an email if any new books have been added to the collection that match your preferred search.

Create/email/download your own bibliography of books on your topic of choice

You can use this feature any time you search the library's catalog on CLIPPER -- you don't have to log into My Library Account. Once you've entered a search, mark any of the titles that you want to save by checking the box in the Mark column, then click on the Save Marked Records button. Then click on the View/Export Marked Items button to email them to yourself or someone else, print them, or download them.