You’re scanning weeded/discarded items in Alexandria, and you see each item in the current item pane with a status of “discarded.” So, why does Alexandria keep discarded copy records rather than completely removing them? Let’s get into it.
Tip of the Week
The next stop on our favorite features tour is the Items Out Tab in Circulation.
The tour of some of our favorite features continues with another great highlight: the Homeroom Subtab.
The makeover is here, and we decided to take this opportunity to go through some of our favorite features in Alexandria. Today, we’re starting with the Command Line in Circulation.
Dashboard is one of the great new features in the Alexandria makeover. Did you know that the Dashboard is customizable, so you can curate it to easily access your most frequented areas of the program?
The much-anticipated Dream Makeover has finally arrived. If you haven’t looked at the demo in the last few months, you might be feeling overwhelmed by the changes. Don’t worry! We’re here to help.
Do you know how to set up an effective Researcher for patrons to explore your catalog? Have you put together Slideshows to encourage reading? What about Bulletin Boards? Browse? Alexandria has so many great tools to help you engage your patrons, and we know it can be overwhelming at first.
Have you had teachers get married (or divorced) and you need to change their name in Alexandria? Changing their patron name is easy–but how can you change their class name, or any other info in Alexandria pertaining to their last name? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. It’s easy to do using Authority Control.
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.
“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!