Monday, November 28, 2011

Have you been printing One Search stats?

Go to Reports>Library>Statistics



The Report looks like this: 
Because the numbers reported are cumulative since the start of the school year, if you print this on a monthly basis there will be Staff and Student usage numbers for that period of time. Get out the calculator!

Monday, November 14, 2011

Circulation sounds

The sounds you hear in Circulation can be changed. There are four default sounds for events or actions in Circulation.


  • All is well chimes when an action is successful.
  • Attention needed sounds when an action was unexpected - blocked, needs further attention.
  • Fine/Overdue alarms that the patron has existing fines or overdue materials.
  • Hold/Reserve Ready indicates that there is a ready hold or reserve for this patron.
You can use any .wav or .au sound file that has a maximum length of 2 seconds, but before you start searching or editing, try one of the  20 sounds from Destiny online help. At this time, there are 28 and the names range from AiryPop to WetSpit.
To find them, click on the help button in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Search for ‘sounds’.  Listen to them and decide.  Download and save the sound file to your workstation.  Once you’ve got some saved, follow the steps below.

Navigate to Back Office>Site Configuration and choose the sub tab 'Circulation' You'll see the Circulation Sounds at the bottom of the page.
Click on Change beside the sound and you will access a page where you can upload the one you want.
If you get tired of the new sounds or just want to change things back to the way they were, click on .