Activating your

Southwestern College
Visual Resource
Center Catalog
Account

The​ online database​ with the Visual Resource Center video collection is now available to
instructors and staff. We have over 600 holdings and have recently updated our DVD
collection to include a wide range of new instructional films, documentary and arthouse
cinema. The website can be accessed from both on and off campus, and an account is not
required to search the collection. The address is:​ ​https://swcslidelibrary.librarika.com/

The entire collection has been re-catalogued and labeled according to the
Dewey Decimal system, and can be searched by title, keyword, subject
and author. A Librarika logo has been installed on the dock of the
instructor account for each of the computers in the Visual Resource Center
and will link you directly to the catalogue. Each item entry includes
important information such as: media (DVD, VHS, and if it exists in Films
on Demand), language (including captions and subtitles), a brief
description, and a link to a pdf version of any paper media that is included with the DVD
(available for download).
Step 1: Accept the Invitation

An email has already been sent to your inbox from ​system@librarika.com​. If it doesn’t appear,
search your junk mail and trash files for it. If you still cannot find it, please request another.

Click on the link

provided in the email in
order to create a
password for your
account.

The link will take you to a new page that will ask you to enter a password and to agree to the
Terms of Use (these can be read by clicking on their links). FIll out the password and click on
the green button.
Once you have activated your account, you will be taken to a window with your account
information (My Bookings, Booking History, My Reviews, Recently Viewed and Account
Settings). You can always return to this page by clicking “My Account” on the red option bar.

While logged in, members may personalize their account, review their checkout history and
current holdings, request items with the click of a button, and write reviews about the films in
the collection, among other features.
Step 2: Personalize your Account

In order to personalize your account, click on the “Account Settings” tab while on your “My
Account” page. This will allow you to change your password and update your settings. Here
you may also upload a user photo, and change your timezone to “America/Los Angeles”

FAQS

General
● Instructors may search the holdings without logging in.
● If you forget your password, click on the “forgot password” link below the login in order
to retrieve it.
● All instructors now have an account and can may request items, review items and
access their checkout history via that account.
Checkout Steps (in the Visual Resource Center):
● Fill out the library card and place it in the alphabetical index.
● Fill out and tape a blue placeholder slip in the general area of where the film was found
as a courtesy to other users.
● Return the item to my mailbox or the “Returns Drawer.” Please do not place it on the
shelf as you run the risk of being responsible for the item if someone else grabs while
it’s under your name in the system.
● You’ll notice that nothing has actually changed in the checkout process, except that now
there is an emphasis on following these steps and not checking yourself in.

Requesting Items:
● Instructors may request items through the request option in the catalogue or via my
email.
● I will either hold the item in the Visual Resource Center for you, or place it in your
mailbox, whichever is preferable.
● If an instructor requests an item, I will complete the checkout process for them, all they
have to do is pick up the video and return it before its due date.

Please note:
With the exception of Rome, seasons 1 and 2, box sets and DVD collections have been
separated and can be checked out individually. I have added episode descriptions and
runtimes to each of these DVDs’ cases for ease of use. Collections affected include:
Christo, Five Films​; ​The Private Life of a Masterpiece​; ​Art 21 Season 1 and 2,​ among
others.

Dewey Cheat sheet:

Arts: 700s
700-709: ​Art Appreciation, series about multiple artists, series with multiple documentaries
710-719: Civic and Landscape art
720-729: Architecture
730-739: Sculpture (including an extensive ceramics section)
740-749: Drawing and Graphic Design
750-759: Painting
760-769: Printmaking
770-779: Photography
780-789: Music
791-792: Cinema