Southern University at New Orleans established the Virtual Library to provide online search capabilities, reference materials, databases, journals, and other research services to its students and faculty.

SUNO iLink Catalog                     
(Click on iLink Icon to open to the search page)

LOUIS Union Catalogs
(Search any or all LOUIS library catalogs)

World Cat
SUNO patrons only. User Name and Password required. 
Access a national union catalog containing records for thousands of college, university, public and special libraries.

iLINK CATALOG/VIRTUAL LIBRARY INTERFACE

The new online catalog is called the iLink. The iLink is much more than an online catalog; it is really the framework for a virtual library interface. The iLink offers access to the SUNO public library catalog, the catalogs of other LOUIS libraries, as well as to Internet-based resources. 

SEARCH FEATURE

The Search Feature allows library catalog searching by author, title, words or phrases, subjects, or periodical title.  Users can search for library materials, ecat records, and for web resources. Advanced  search can also be limited by date of publication or to particular types of resources such as government documents using item type or location choices on the bottom half of the search form.

Results

Brief records are displayed first; complete records are viewable as an option.  The Brief record contains Call Number, Brief Citation, and Location in the building, as well as current availability status (checked in or out, on hold).  The detailed record view has two tabs, one with holdings info and location displaying by default.  The catalog record displays when its tab is selected; it includes any content notes.

ECAT Records

ECAT records tell the searcher in which electronic database indexing, abstracting and, in some cases, article full text is available for a given periodical title. 

X-Refs

X-Refs are cross-references for the subject terms used in a search.  The X-Refs button displays on the search menu line toward the right when cross-references are available.

KNOWLEDGE  PORTAL

The Knowledge Portal feature of iLink allows library patrons to access online subscription databases, other LOUIS libraries, web sites recommended by our librarians for use by our majors, and other internet resources.

MY ACCOUNT

PIN/Password

Library accounts will be established for all registered students, as well as staff and faculty. Student User IDs will be 1 + SUNO ID Number + 0. The password for new accounts is "Changeme" The first time you login to the online catalog, if you choose " My Account" and then select "Change My PIN" you will be able to set your own secret password.

Faculty User IDs = 2 + SUNO ID # + 0 Staff User IDs = 3 + SUNO ID # + 0

EXAMPLE: 17876778670

Check My Account

Using the iLink, you can check your account for books checked out, overdues, and outstanding library fines or charges.  You can also place online requests to "hold" a checked-out book on its return,  as well as check for library response to your online requests.