Create a Booking for Videos/DVDs

Allegheny faculty, administrators and staff can now create a booking for videocassettes and DVDs from our library’s collection. If you need a film or documentary for specific classes or other special events, try using the “Materials Self-Booking” feature on ALLECAT, the library ’s on-line catalog.

To create a booking use the following simple steps:

Step 1: Find the film or documentary in our on-line catalog.

Step 2: Click on the “Book This Item” link under STATUS.

Step 3: You will be taken to a screen with three frames.

• The top frame lists the item you wish to book.
• The center frame provides a calendar that is color-coded to identify days for which this item is available (in black), already booked (in blue), as well as days on which the library is closed (in red).
• The bottom frame is an “authentication” screen that allows you to log into the “materials booking” feature.

Once you have determined that the item will be available from the calendar, enter your name and college ID number as a seven-digit number. If you have an old ID card simply insert zeroes before your ID number. Click on the “submit” button.

Step 4: Choose a starting date for your booking period and click on the “submit” button.

Step 5: You will then be given an option to add a note to your booking request. You may wish to identify the class for which you will be using the item or give instructions as to how the item will be picked up. Then click on the “submit” Button.

You should receive a confirmation that the item has been booked.