What is the average publication date of your collection? How many non-fiction books do you have compared to fiction books? You can find the answers without too much trouble, and use them to plan for the future of your library’s collection.
Tip of the Week
“Are you SURE my kid is getting overdue notices? When? How often?” If a parent comes to you with that question, and for some reason it becomes your responsibility to prove to them that yeah, their kids are getting notified, Alexandria has some tools to do that!
Does your district require certain report standards or label formats? You can use Alexandria’s feature to save and share reports with your district to keep all the librarians on the same page.
Are your students not sure what to read next? You can share the top borrowed titles in your library–we’ve got a report for that!
Do you ever feel like your brain has too many tabs open? The New Year is a perfect time to get organized and make your life easier. While we can’t help with your brain, we can give you some great tips for optimizing your web browser for using Alexandria.
Winter break is almost here, and we hope you get to put your feet up with a good book! But just in case you are doing any work in Alexandria over the break, you can still contact our Support team.
Winter break is coming soon, and that means it’s time to make sure books are returned before students leave for the holidays.
You can send email notices to your patrons for an easy way to remind them to bring those books back.
Transaction Scripts are often used for inventory, but did you know you can also use a transaction script to perform circulation? In the event that you lose connection or access to Alexandria, a transaction script is a simple way to keep track of circulation which can then be imported when connection is restored.
November is Native American Heritage month. Want to easily look up books about it, or any particular subject for a themed display or class project? You can search by Subject in Alexandria.