Miss Honey read all about slideshows and explore panes in our last few tips, but both of them use search strings… and she doesn’t remember how to make them!
So how do you generate search strings?
Tip of the Week
It’s almost Halloween, and Miss Honey wants to highlight some of the best books for the season by making a slideshow. This is a great way to showcase books for any holidays or occasions. Here’s how to do it!
Miss Sanderson has been using the Popularity search to find which items in the library are getting the most use. But how can she highlight the popular items for students? Easy–with a Researcher Explore button.
Miss Spellman was always reminding her library student aides (and sometimes the other librarians) how to use the System Patrons in Alexandria–until she set up system patron alert notes.
Emily is checking out a book on the Salem witch trials when Miss Sanderson notices the label is peeling off the spine. Rather than holding Emily up by addressing the problem right then, she adds a copy note that will come up once the book is checked back in.
But how can she keep track of all the copy notes and patron notes?
Janet’s mother asked Miss Zarves to make sure her daughter doesn’t check out any movies from the school library that aren’t G-rated. But what’s the easiest way to keep track of that–especially if multiple parents are asking for different restrictions on what their kids can check out from the library?
This week we’re highlighting the Loaned Items Notice. Usually notices are sent to the individual patrons–but what about utilizing them for teachers as well?
Students often (always) need reminders to return overdue books, which is why we recommend making it easier on yourself! Schedule overdue items notices to send out automatically.
We talked about Password management: best practices a few weeks ago, but this week we are diving deeper into passwords and how to keep your data secure.
It’s a new school year, and that means new homerooms, new teachers, or other changes that might not be reflected in your Alexandria. Don’t worry! We’ve got you.
Read on for common problems (and solutions) to make sure your homeroom info is accurate and up-to-date.