Program: School Library Systems and Library Automation
Audience: Maryvale High School Library Media Specialist
Dates: 8/31/2023
Destiny Library Manager
Registration, review of WNYRIC Library Automation Cooperative Service (CoSer), establishment of access for attendees to Destiny Library Manager; Review of logging into (via Google Single Sign-On (SSO) or via Active Directory (uncommon)), navigating, and using help systems (online, on-page, Destiny Discover Help Center, Collections Help Center, Follett Community) in and associated with Destiny Library Manager; Searching for titles including by reading measures (Lexiles; vendor-provided reading and interest levels), eBooks/audiobooks (OverDrive integration with Destiny Library Manager; OverDrive as a custom Learning Resource?; Erie 1 BOCES SLS-provided Gale Virtual Reference Library, Rosen, etc. eBooks), web sites via WebPath Express and in Back Office only, Standards search, online databases via One Search in the Destiny Discover and in Destiny Back Office. Accessing the Destiny Discover Chrome Extension and the Destiny mobile apps (Destiny Discover mobile app and Destiny Back Office mobile app [iOS and Android tablets and phones only, not yet Chromebooks]; Overview of patron empowerment/instructional features including reviews, wish lists (purchasing suggestions from patrons), My Stuff (transaction record, history), Collections (Destiny Discover) and resource lists (Back Office); Adding titles and copies to the catalog through copy cataloging (district records, Alliance Plus, Alliance AV, and Z-sources), importing MARC records (including Titlewave integration options for Follett School Solutions content orders), editing copy records, duplicating copy records, deleting title and copy records. Genrefication review; Circulation and Patrons: Overview of patron management in Back Office nightly, automated eSchoolData student; yearly Active Directory staff extracts; setup in Admin and in Destiny Discover's Admin area; Circulation (check outs, check ins, renewals, holds, lost copies); Generating common library and patron reports. Questions and answers