Miss Honey is compiling a list of dystopian titles for an upcoming class project. When she does a SmartSearch for dystopian, she notices that the catalog leaves out a lot of titles. Instead, she should try a “begins-with” search, and now it’s easier than ever.
Tip of the Week
Miss Honey wants to make a slideshow highlighting books about Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders, but she wants to keep the current slideshow saved as well. Luckily, she (and you) can make as many slideshows as you want, and keep track of them easily in Builder.
Winter break has come to an end and it’s time to get back to work. You find out a bunch of overdue fines accumulated over the break when the library was closed. Whoops! No need to worry, though. Alexandria has a utility to fix that!
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.
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?