Welcome to the new Southwest Michigan Library Cooperative Union Database

You are being redirected to the new Union Database. Below is your library code, please remember it since it is needed to access the Union Database.

Your library code is: SWMI

At the Welcome Screen enter your Library Code and select the method of connection (PAC, ILL, CAT or Public Catalog).

PATRON MODE ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS

If you are not a library staff member, select Public Catalog to access the Union Catalog. The Patron Catalog selection does not require a User Name or Password. After you have entered the Library Code and have selected Patron Catalog, click the Begin button to display the Patron Welcome screen. At this point, you can bookmark the URL for quick access to the public catalog. Do not bookmark URL's after you have accessed the search screen. These URL's contain special session ID's which change with each connection and can not be reused. Click the Begin button again to access the Union Database.

LIBRARY STAFF ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS

If you are a library staff member enter your User Name and Password. Your User Name and Password from the old system will work for PAC, ILL, and CAT. Please note that PAC only requires a Password for access and does not require a User Name, leave the User Name field blank. Library staff can access the system documentation by selecting the "News" button at the search screen. The "News" button is only available to library staff after logging in and does not display when in Public Catalog mode. You can bookmark the URL at the staff login screen for quick access. Do not bookmark URL's after you have accessed the search screen. These URL's contain special session ID's which change with each connection and can not be reused. Once the login information has been filled out, at access the Union Database.

BROWSER REQUIREMENTS

To access and use Impact/ONLINE, you must have a web capable PC (fully IBM-compatible) or Macintosh, an Internet connection (TCP/IP stack) and a Java-enabled web browser. Auto-Graphics recommends the following web browsers:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.5
  • Netscape Communicator Version 4.77 (version 6.X is currently NOT recommended)

PLEASE NOTE: While certain hardware/software configurations which do not meet the minimum requirements listed above can access and use Impact/ONLINE, users must upgrade their systems to meet the minimum specified requirements to ensure full functionality.

Connect to the new Union Database NOW

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For more information regarding the new Entry Access URLs, and for instructions
on how to access IOL2 in Staff Mode, refer to Product Information Bulletin