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= = =**The SOAR wiki is moving and is now part the the [|CPS Librarians Google Site]. [|Access the SOAR pages]**.=

= = = = = SOAR =
 * S**eeking **O**nline **A**ccess to **R**esources

SOAR is the Chicago Public Schools' Integrated Library System. SOAR offers centralized, web-based access to library administration modules for collection and circulation management and online public access catalogs (OPACs) for integrated searching of print and electronic resources.

Library administration:
 * Check-in/check-out
 * Holds
 * Patron maintenance
 * Cataloging
 * Inventory
 * Reports

OPACs:
 * Integrated discovery of library books, ebooks, and database entries
 * Selection aids include book reviews, book jackets, summaries, author biographies, and lexile information
 * Teachers and students can post reviews, add tags, and share lists of resources

**Preview the** [|Classic OPAC] **for the Virtual Library.**
 * Preview the** [|LS2 OPAC (with the book river)] **for the Virtual Library.**

Implementing SOAR
For librarians interested in converting to the SOAR system.

Using SOAR
For librarians already using the SOAR system.


 * Link to SOAR ** - ** library.cps.edu **

LS2 Staff - https://circ.library.cps.edu LS2 PAC - @https://pac.library.cps.edu/?config=12 (This is a link to the ES Virtual Library. Replace the 12 at the end with your school's 4 digit unit number)  LS2 Kids - @https://pac.library.cps.edu/kids?config=12 (This is a link to the ES Virtual Library. Replace the 12 at the end with your school's 4 digit unit number)  Reports Manager - https://reports.library.cps.edu  Real Time Inventory - @https://catalog.library.cps.edu/rti/
 * Direct Links to SOAR **