Program: School Library Systems and Library Automation
Audience: Fredonia IS Library Teaching Assistant
Dates: 3/15/2024
Destiny Library Manager
Registration, overview of WNYRIC Library Automation Cooperative Service (CoSer), establishment of access for attendee to Destiny Library Manager; Overview of, logging into, navigating, & using help systems (online and on-page, Destiny Discover Help Center, Collections Help Center) in and associated with Destiny Library Manager; Overview of, logging into, navigating, & using help systems (online and on-page, Destiny Discover Help Center, Collections Help Center) in and associated with Destiny Library Manager; Searching for titles (including by Accelerated Reader levels, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Follett eBooks), copies, educator-selected web sites via WebPath Express and online databases via One Search in the Destiny Discover search interface (the library catalog) and in Destiny Back Office (the library management interface), as well as the apps (both Destiny Discover and Destiny Back Office). A review the call number sections in the library and the call number prefixes in use in Destiny for each collection (based on searches and a review of the Collection Statistics - Summary report); Overview of patron empowerment/instructional features including reviews, recommendations, wish list suggestions for library purchases, My Info (transaction record, recommendations), Collections (Destiny Discover) and resource lists (Destiny Back Office); Adding titles and copies to the catalog via copy cataloging (district records, Alliance Plus, Alliance AV, Z-sources), importing MARC records (including Titlewave integration options), editing copy records, duplicating copy records, and deleting title and copy records; Overview of automation of patron management in Destiny Library Manager (overnight, automated student and staff extracts from PowerSchool). Overview of library policies, calendar, and site configuration and how the settings affect circulation; Circulation basics (check outs, check ins, holds, fines, renewals, copy status, patron status); Generating common library and patron reports. Questions & answers.