The school year has just started and Miss Honey realizes that all the patrons are coming up with an expired alert. Has this ever happened to you? Rather than renewing the patrons manually in Circulation, lets review some better options. Don’t worry- it’s an easy fix!
Tip of the Week
Here we are again at the start of another school year. We’ve got all the info you need to start off right in Alexandria.
When you hear “bookmark,” your first thought is probably some fun bookmark design to give out to patrons, and hopefully avoid the dreaded dog-eared pages. But bookmarks in your internet browser can be a super handy tool!
Whether for a reading program or to see what the next book is in the series, chances are you’ve had patrons asking about previous titles they checked out. Did you know that your patrons can access their own reading history through Researcher?
Another school year is coming to a close, and there is so much to do! Don’t worry, we’ve got all the links you need right here for a smooth EOY.
It’s time to clean up the shelves. How do you identify items for the chopping block? You can use the Weeding List report to find, say, items more than 10 years old that haven’t been used in the last 10 years.
It’s almost summer, and Ms. Honey needs to see circulation statistics for the whole school year. What is the best report for this? The Usage by Period report– See checkouts, check-ins, renewals, and hold requests for a particular date range.
Blossoms are blooming, and time is ticking towards the end of another school year. Miss Honey wants to make sure students bring books back before the break. She can do this by setting the period due date, and sending out overdue notices. Let’s review!
Do some of Alexandria’s sounds not quite fit your style? You can change them, or even disable them all together in Preferences.
Inventory is joining the makeover, and you can explore it in beta. Take a look at what’s new!