End of Year: Ceiling Date & Fixed Date

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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.

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Catalog Settings

Catalog Settings

You've always been able to customize the catalog interface for students.

• Want to sort by ‘Call number’ instead of the 'relevance'? Why? Easier to find items on the shelf.
• Can you turn off the elementary interface and use standard? Why? The standard shows the open button for SLS eBooks.
• Do you use the Follett suggested reading and interest levels? Why? If they are cluttering the results page, turn them off. Use the reading programs that your school supports.

 

To look at these settings, go to Back Office>Site Configuration and click on the Catalog sub tab.