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.
Tag: Circulation
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?
Are your students more likely to browse your shelves than your catalog? If so, how can you get them interested in all those eBooks in your collection that don’t have a space on the shelves? Make them a space!
Mr. Finch, one of teachers at Miss Honey’s school, has a cart of books with him for the Approved Book Report List for his class. How can Miss Honey make a searchable list in Researcher with the books on the cart?
Miss Honey set up a new fantasy-themed section of the library, and she wants to make the books searchable under the term “fantasy.” She can do this by assigning keywords in Circulation!
For Central Union users, the In-Transit mode and In-Transit patron (barcode 9) is probably the least-understood but integral part of the Central Union System. Improper use of the In-Transit feature can cause a lot of problems, so let’s review how to use it properly!
If you are in a scanning frenzy—checking things in, checking things out, you’ve got a busy library—you might not want to let go of the scanner in order to use the mouse or keyboard to change modes in Alexandria’s Circulation window.
The X command is a great way to perform multiple time-saving functions within Circulation. Let’s take a look at what the “Magic X” can do for you!
Last week, we went over damage codes and how to set them up. This week we are going into more detail about using the DL command in circulation.