January 30, 2023
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"Are you SURE my kid is getting overdue notices? When? How often?" If a parent comes to you with that question, and for some reason it becomes your responsibility to prove to them that yeah, their kids are getting notified, Alexandria has some tools to do that!
If you are sending overdue notices via a report you've set up, like the Overdue Items Notice, you can set up a spreadsheet–e.g. every time it runs,…
January 23, 2023
Does your district require certain report standards or label formats? You can use Alexandria's feature to save and share reports with your district to keep all the librarians on the same page.
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How to – The District Level
As a district librarian, go to Reports, and log in to your Union Site.
Find the report you need, e.g. Copy Labels 3x10.
Set the report up how the majority of your librarians will use it,…
January 17, 2023
Are your students not sure what to read next? You can share the top borrowed https://www.bklynlibrary.org/125/most-borrowed titles in your library–we've got a report for that!
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To run the Top Circulated Titles report:
Makeover https://ccdemo.goalexandria.…
January 9, 2023
Do you ever feel like your brain has too many tabs open? The New Year is a perfect time to get organized and make your life easier. While we can't help with your brain, we can give you some great tips for optimizing your web browser for using Alexandria.
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You can use tabs to keep all your projects in the same browser window. Depending on your browser settings, command/ctrl T opens a new tab, and command/ctrl N opens a new window.…
December 12, 2022
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Winter break is almost here, and we hope you get to put your feet up with a good book! But just in case you are doing any work in Alexandria over the break, you can still contact our Support team.
Our call center is available 24/7, 365, and emails are answered within two business days. Don't hesitate to reach out.
1-800-347-4942 (U.S. & Canada)
1-801-943-7277 (Worldwide)
support@goalexandria.com mailto:support@goalexandria.…
December 5, 2022
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Winter break is coming soon, and that means it's time to make sure books are returned before students leave for the holidays.
You can send email notices to your patrons for an easy way to remind them to bring those books back.
Learn more about Alexandria's Integrated Email Services, for hassle-free email service, all managed by us. Call 1.800.347.6439 to discuss if this is the best option for your library.
The Loaned Items Notice http://support.…
November 28, 2022
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Transaction Scripts are often used for inventory, but did you know you can also use a transaction script to perform circulation? In the event that you lose connection or access to Alexandria, a transaction script is a simple way to keep track of circulation which can then be imported when connection is restored.
How to:
First, review the step-by-step instructions for creating a Transaction Script http://support.companioncorp.…
November 14, 2022
Ever been in the middle of setting up a genre-based book display and realized not all of the books had that genre assigned? You can use the Assign Keywords Circulation Command— it's a quick and easy way to add a MARC tag with the specific keywords to item records without having to go in and individually edit each record.
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The Assign Keywords command is V, followed by a code letter specifying what kind of MARC tag you are applying the keyword to.…
November 7, 2022
The Holidays are here, and you are probably getting some fun themed displays together in your library. Want to easily keep track of which items are on the display? Here's how.
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You can mark items as on display a couple of ways, depending if you want them to be allowed to be checked out or not.
For displays where you don't want the items to get checked out:
Navigate to Circulation.
Make the "For Library Use" system patron current (barcode 3).…
October 31, 2022
The Alexandria Makeover http://support.companioncorp.com/display/ALEX/Alexandria+Makeover betas are in full swing, and we are getting closer every day to the release. Want some extra help learning the new interface? We've got you covered.
We're making NEW videos for the Makeover interface, and we started with the obvious: Circulation. You can see all the Circulation videos here.
Stay tuned for more videos coming soon, and make sure to subscribe to our Youtube https://www.…
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Transaction Scripts–Not just for inventory
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The key to assigning keywords
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Introducing the NEW Circulation videos!
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Assigning policies–the complete guide
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When does an overdue item become lost?
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Setting a cap on overdue fines
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Title Assistant to the rescue!
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Update title records with exports & imports? Yes, you can!
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Getting equipped: Cataloging items for your library
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Important info on imports
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Top 5 tips of 2021!
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2022 tips ... can we get your feedback?
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Makin' a list (of winter break to dos) & checkin' it twice...
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Overdue Items Notices? We've got you cover-ed
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Automatic email notices... What are you waiting for?
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Labels–Consider the variables
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Let it go—Legacy reports are so last season
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Nov 03, 2021
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes to Reports
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Winter (break) is coming! Are your period due dates set?
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Search smarter!—Combine search results
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Feeling lost?–Handling lost and discarded items
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New Inventory–Using Search Strings
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Using Contents Notes
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Sep 23, 2021
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Unused Barcodes: Reporting for Duty
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Be Prepared—Working offline
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Learn and grow—Statistics in Alexandria
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Analyze your collection—Mitinet and Titlewave
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Introducing... FAQs!
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Let's stay in touch!
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Exports—Move and modify data
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What do you think?—Reviews
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Removing holds—Easy as 1, 2, 3
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Changing call numbers—helpful utilities
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The Magic X
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Helpful reports—Have you given them a try?
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Send hold notices by availability!
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Clean up—Managing Z39.50 servers
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Refresher—Checking in items
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It's that time!—Beginning-of-Year
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Aug 05, 2020
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Help!—Researcher training for librarians
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New Capstone titles?—Hooray!
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Apr 29, 2020
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End-of-year prep—Back up your data
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Apr 22, 2020
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End-of-year prep—Managing patrons
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Apr 15, 2020
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End-of-year prep—Item clean up
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Apr 08, 2020
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End-of-year prep—Disable emails
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End-of-year prep—Inventory
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Mar 25, 2020
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End-of-year prep—Due dates
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Get your books back!—Scheduling overdue notices
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Help!—Training your patrons
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Dec 04, 2019
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"Elehpants?"—Spell Check for Researcher
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"But what if...?"—Policy Exceptions
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Oct 23, 2019
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I've hit my record limit!—Patron Cleanup
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Mobile inventory—Offline Mode
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Apr 26, 2019
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Importing MARC Records from a Vendor
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Keep Track of Tabs
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From Me to You—Update Notices
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Fee, Fine, Foe, Um?—All About Charges
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Just Text Me Please!
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Worth a thousand words—Getting Cover Art in Alexandria
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Map Out Spring, Map Out the Library
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Labor of Love—Cleaning up Your Subject Tags
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Set up your Extras Preferences for OverDrive
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Set up your Extras Preferences for MackinVIA
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Set up your Extras Preferences for Mackin
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Overdue items notices–"Yes, I am sending them"
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Best browser tips
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Jan 04, 2023
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Winter break–we're here to help!
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Dec 06, 2022
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Get your books back–send emails!
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Nov 29, 2022
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Transaction Scripts–Not just for inventory
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Nov 26, 2022
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The key to assigning keywords
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Keep track of items on display
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Introducing the NEW Circulation videos!
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