Program: School Library Systems and Library Automation
Audience: Roy B. Kelley/Anna Merritt ES School Library Media Specialist
Dates: 8/23/2021
The School Library Media Specialist will be able to operate/use Destiny Library Manager in an efficient manner. Overview of all Destiny Library Manager modules: Destiny Discover, Collections, Home, Dashboard, Catalog, Circulation, Reports, Admin and My Info. Overview of all Destiny Library Manager modules: Destiny Discover, Collections, Home, Dashboard, Catalog, Circulation, Reports, Admin and My Info. Registration, review of WNYRIC Library Automation Cooperative Service (CoSer), establishment of access for attendees to Destiny Library Manager; Overview of, logging into, 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 (Fountas & Pinnell, vendor-provided levels), copies, eBooks/audiobooks, web sites via WebPath Express, online databases via One Search in the Destiny Discover's standard and simplified search interfaces and in Destiny Back Office, and Open Educational Resources (Destiny Discover). Accessing the Destiny Discover Chrome Extension and the Destiny mobile apps (Destiny Discover mobile app [iOS and Android tablets and phones only, not yet Chromebooks]; Destiny Back Office mobile app [Android only at present]); Overview of patron empowerment/instructional features including reviews, 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), editing copy records, duplicating copy records, deleting title and copy records. Circulation and Patrons: Overview of patron management in Back Office; 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