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Killam Library Research Guide for IB Students

A guide for International Baccalaureate (IB) students using Dalhousie's Killam Library.

Setting up your account

  • Novanet is Dalhousie's library catalogue and your access point for print books, eBooks, articles and other online sources.
  • When you register at the Killam Library, you will receive an email through your school email account prompting you to set up a password for your Novanet account.
  • Once you have set up your account, you can log in to Novanet to search for books and place a hold on them

Signing in to Novanet

  •  You can sign in to Novanet through the button on the yellow banner under the search bar.

 Screenshot of yellow Novanet banner with sign in button.

  • You are also able to sign in to Novanet using the button in the top right corner of the screen:

Screenshot of top right of Novanet page with sign - in button circled in red.

  • Once you press a sign-in button you will receive a pop up. Please select "Other sign-in options" to sign in using your Novanet account. 

How to use Novanet

The following video tutorials explain how to place a hold on books using Novanet and how to renew books with your Novanet account.