We had a big year here at Companion, with lots of useful tips to help you make the most of Alexandria. Here’s a countdown of our most popular tips from last year, and our personal favorites.
Posts by Bethany Brown
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We’re dashing through the snow to winter break! Don’t expect the books to come down your chimney — send out the Coming Due Items Notice.
Email notices are a great way to make sure books come back before winter break.
Have you checked your email settings lately?
Make sure your calendar is set up so items won’t come due on days the library is closed.
Disaster struck, and Miss Honey found her library with no access to Alexandria. It may or may not have been because of some road construction cutting essential wiring… and this story may or may not sound familiar to you. Whether it’s cables, hardware, or hurricanes, when the show must go on, Alexandria has Offline Mode.
Eli brings a pile of books to the checkout counter, and when Miss Honey brings him up in Alexandria, an alert note tells her that his mom wants to know what he has checked out. Is there an easy way she can do this?
What are some handy transaction log tips?
Jonathan has finished the first book in the Alex Rider series and wants to check out the second. But he says he can’t find it in Researcher or anywhere in the library. Do you really not have the second book?
Have you ever been adding items into Alexandria and realized that series went in the 400/490 fields, instead of the 830 tag like they’re supposed to? This only happens with certain vendors, but don’t get spooked! We’ve go a utility to solve it–the Fix Series utility.
Let’s go through how to make a MARC record template step-by-step.