Is your school is part of a centralized union? You can create specific site sets for searching purposes (like putting all the elementary school libraries in a set). That way, students can search all available elementary school catalogs in the district, and utilize ILL (Inter-Library Loans). Let’s go over how to set this up!
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The beginning of a new school year is the perfect time to learn how to use Alexandria better–and that includes your patrons. We’ve got some new videos to help your patrons learn how to use Researcher.
You may have noticed we made some changes to Self-service. Don’t worry–there won’t be a pop quiz, but let’s review the changes so you can be prepared for the new school year, and help your patrons utilize self-service.
The public library can be full of activities during the summer–whether it is workshops or events, or special summer reading programs. But how can you tell how successful your programs and promotions are?
We all love to get lost in a good book… but it’s not as fun getting lost in the library! Have you made a library map for your patrons yet?
Miss Honey’s library just integrated with the new discovery engine, Monarch. But what is Monarch, and what can it do for library patrons?
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.
Miss Honey wants to help teachers create saved lists in Researcher with books their students can choose from for class reading. Let’s walk through how she (and you!) can create saved lists, then make them into explore panes so they are easy for students to find!
Miss Honey and her staff are having a back-to-school book fair, and are looking for a way to get the word out to patrons, teachers, and parents. What better way than by building a Bulletin Board in Alexandria!
The beginning of a new school year is a great time to refresh and expand your knowledge of how to utilize Alexandria, and there’s no better way than with your very own virtual librarian!