Friday Fun Book Buildings

Kansas City Public Library

Can't find location of this one...some help, please?

Workshop: Inventory 5-27-15

There is an Inventory Using Destiny workshop on Wednesday May 27th at 3:45.

Contact Library Automation (lat@monroe2boces.org) or reply to this email to reserve your spot.  

3D Printer at Holley

Santino, Gage, Matt and Librarian Ms. Osur

The library at Holley Middle + High School is a busy place. It was even busier when SLS staff delivered and helped set up an Orion 3D printer.

Throw Back Thursday

I'm guilty of  not following proper  etiquette for a Throw Back Thursday post - going back a couple weeks instead of years ago!

Would you like to see the enhancement requests that will be sent to Follett at the end of the month? Read what others want to see in Destiny Library Manager? 

Click Here 

If you'd like to add another improvement to the list, please contact the Library Automation Team. 



"There is a gap of time (let’s say five years) that should be respected between the  inception and its appearance as valid TBT post." 

End of Year: Ceiling Date & Fixed Date

Back Office>Library Policies>Patron Types

Ceiling Date
A ceiling date overrides the calculated due date if the ceiling date is earlier than the calculated due date.
A ceiling date also overrides a Fixed due date if the ceiling date is earlier.
A commonly used ceiling date is a week or two before the last day of school so that all items are returned before the last day of school, no matter what their calculated due date (like 14 days) would be.
On the day after the ceiling date, checkouts revert to the normal loan period. 

Fixed Date

To use a specific due date for checkouts of items belonging to a circulation type, enter that date here. Usually used for long term equipment, set the loan period of any of the circulation types to Fixed.

Make sure to change this date each year. Destiny® does not do so automatically. 

Friday Fun: Check out the NEW Chestnut Ridge Library

Entrance

 Shelving area

 

Story area with laptop workstations behind it. 

Chestnut Ridge Elementary in Churchville Chili reopened with a bright, open concept design. Fan like baffles, skylights, exposed girders and a bright chandelier make the space cheerful. Best ceiling I've ever seen in a school library. Even the flooring is cool!

Kim and Pat are enjoying their new space and are happy to be settled into their new library. 

Call number reports

Call number reports in Destiny can be used to examine and improve your catalog.
Reports>Library Reports>Call Number Reports. There are 3 options to select from the drop down menu.
                               1. Copies with call number prefixes
                                2. Copies with different call numbers
                                3. Copies without call numbers
All copies are hyper-linked in the report that displays in Back Office, so the copy record can be accessed for editing easily. 

Click here for a 1 page instruction sheet.

Promo area @ Quest Library

Thanks for sharing, Stephanie & Sharon! 

Request for Enhancement Requests

Follett is planning a strong focus on improving Library Manager in their next upgrade. We need your enhancement requests! When we submit them, Follett  considers them significant - a request from many.
You can reply to this email or use the online form.