January 25th, 2021
Every so often, Miss Honey likes to send out the Unpaid Charges Notice report. This reminds students of charges they still need to pay. But... she doesn't want to keep bothering students with small charges. Is there a way to send notices only to patrons with charges more than $1? Alexandria has a selection for that!
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January 19th, 2021
Alexandria offers a wide variety of cool reports. But... while it's awesome there are so many, we know it can feel overwhelming at times. This is why we've put together a list of specific reports you may want to check out!
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Daily/Weekly Reports
Here are some reports you may want to schedule http://support.companioncorp.com/display/ALEX/Saved+Reports#SavedReports-Schedule to run once a day or once a week:
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January 11th, 2021
Miss Honey would like to automatically notify patrons as soon as their holds are ready for pickup. How can she do this in Alexandria? Well, we've recently added a selection to the In-Stock Hold Notice report to do just that!
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As of
20.7,
you can schedule hold notices to go out based on availability dates. That means you can set up notices to automatically go out the day of or one day after books become in-stock!…
January 4th, 2021
Happy New Year! To kick off 2021, we'd like to share the top five most popular tips from 2020. Take a look just in case you missed that week or need a refresher on one of the topics.
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Reopening libraries—things to do
New Patron Details—We listened to your feedback!
New Capstone titles?—Hooray!
Get your books back!—Scheduling overdue notices
Remote checkouts—all the resources
Thanks to your feedback, we've got some awesome tips planned for spring 2021.…
December 14th, 2020
Yep... it's almost time to curl up by the fire with a good book and hot chocolate! Before you go, though, could you take a short survey? Help us help you by picking out Tip of the Week topics you're most interested in seeing for Spring 2021.
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As always, we appreciate your time and feedback.
Also, if you happen to need help with Alexandria at any time during winter break, feel free to contact our 24/7 Customer Support!…
December 7th, 2020
Winter break is approaching, which means reminding your patrons to return everything! Luckily, we've got a collection of great tips to help you get everything in order before heading out for the holidays.
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Incentives
Fee, Fine, Foe, Um?—All About Charges.
Set up fines for overdue items. Alternatively, offer waived or reduced fines for books returned before the New Year.…
November 30th, 2020
Miss Honey uses Activity to keep track of how many patrons are coming to the library for book clubs. But when there's a long line of patrons, signing everyone in can take a while... Enter Activity Express! This new mode makes Activity sign-ins faster and—if necessary—hands-free.
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With Activity Express, librarians can pre-set an activity so all patrons need to do is scan their barcode.…
November 23rd, 2020
When students aren't allowed in the library, how can you help them—especially younger kids—pick out items they want? We are proud of the creative solutions librarians continue to develop, including this cool idea from a fellow Alexandria user, Deanna Contrino! Since her students aren't allowed in the library, she created reusable library cards with "book menus."
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Here are some photos of an example card from Deanna.
On Deanna's cards,…
November 16th, 2020
Do you still have a lot of lost books? When schools and libraries had to close suddenly, students may have lost or forgotten about their books. If your patrons need a little reminder to return them, simply send out the Lost Items Charge Notice report!
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Email Preferences need to be configured for email notice reports to work. You'll also need to have an email listed in your Site Record.…
November 9th, 2020
Miss Honey is ready to run a Coming Due Items Notice report for books due next week. But... what if she wants to schedule it to run every week? Sending out notices for items that were due from November 15th–21st won't be helpful in the future. Luckily, you can use date ranges or relative dates.
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When inputting dates in Alexandria reports, you have the choice between two types:
Date Range: The time in between two specified dates (i.e.…
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Blog Posts
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Send notices by charge amount
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yesterday at 9:30 AM
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Helpful reports—Have you given them a try?
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Jan 13, 2021
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Send hold notices by availability!
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Jan 07, 2021
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Top 5 Tips of 2020
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Dec 21, 2020
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Happy holidays!—Vote on tip topics
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Dec 09, 2020
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Prepping for winter break
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Dec 01, 2020
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Hands-free sign-in with Activity Express
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Nov 25, 2020
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From our librarians—Reusable book menu cards
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Nov 18, 2020
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Lost books? Remind your patrons about them!
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Nov 11, 2020
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What's due soon?—Relative dates
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Nov 04, 2020
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'Tis the season for a holiday policy!
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Oct 28, 2020
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Which MARC tag and subfield do I use?
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Oct 21, 2020
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Improve searching—Medium aliases
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Oct 14, 2020
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New Copy List—See where your copies are
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Oct 07, 2020
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New Item Details—Interactivity and reorganization
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Sep 30, 2020
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Clean up—Managing Z39.50 servers
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Sep 23, 2020
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Immediately check out in-stock holds
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Sep 16, 2020
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New Patron Details—We listened to your feedback!
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Sep 09, 2020
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Customize your notices!
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Sep 02, 2020
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Keeping patrons informed—Email notices
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Aug 26, 2020
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Refresher—Checking in items
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Aug 19, 2020
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Why can't I find it?—Tips for using Search
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Aug 12, 2020
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It's that time!—Beginning-of-Year
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Aug 05, 2020
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Reopening libraries—things to do
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Jul 29, 2020
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Remote checkouts—all the resources
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Jul 24, 2020
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Reporting and policies—How are they related?
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Jul 10, 2020
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eBooks—All the resources
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Jun 03, 2020
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Help us help you!—Page ratings
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May 13, 2020
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Help!—Researcher training for librarians
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May 06, 2020
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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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Apr 01, 2020
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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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Mar 19, 2020
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When are my books due?—Send Patron Details to everyone
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Mar 04, 2020
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Help!—New utilities documentation
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Feb 26, 2020
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Reservations in Researcher—Train your patrons
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Feb 19, 2020
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Improved Reservations interface!
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Feb 12, 2020
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When two isn't better than one—Merging patron records
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Feb 05, 2020
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Get your books back!—Scheduling overdue notices
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Jan 29, 2020
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Accounts expiring? Let your patrons know!
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Jan 22, 2020
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Automatically Open Report PDFs
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Jan 15, 2020
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View Hidden Items in Researcher
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Jan 08, 2020
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We were on a break!—Forgiving accidental fines
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Dec 18, 2019
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Get your items back before break!
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Dec 11, 2019
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Help!—Training your patrons
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Dec 04, 2019
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Help!—New reports documentation
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Nov 19, 2019
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What does it look like?—Patron Details Cover Art
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Nov 11, 2019
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"Elehpants?"—Spell Check for Researcher
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Nov 06, 2019
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Using Study Programs in Researcher
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Oct 30, 2019
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"But what if...?"—Policy Exceptions
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Oct 23, 2019
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Customize Your Researcher Pane
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Oct 16, 2019
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Help!—Workshops
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Oct 09, 2019
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I've hit my record limit!—Patron Cleanup
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Oct 02, 2019
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Which volumes am I missing?
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Sep 25, 2019
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Fix Your Series!
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Sep 18, 2019
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Can't I search by barcode?—Scan-to-list workaround
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Sep 12, 2019
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Refresher—Patron Status
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Sep 04, 2019
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Refresher—Promoting new items
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Aug 28, 2019
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Refresher—Circulation commands
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Aug 21, 2019
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Refresher—Printing labels
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Aug 14, 2019
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Refresher—Adding records
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Aug 07, 2019
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Prep time—Beginning-of-Year
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Aug 02, 2019
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Summer break cleanup, anyone?
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May 02, 2019
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What have I read?
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May 02, 2019
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Mobile inventory—Offline Mode
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Apr 26, 2019
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Fewer clicks—Bookmark that
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Apr 19, 2019
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Let's weed—Pulling discards during Inventory
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Apr 12, 2019
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All the things—Print Details
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Apr 05, 2019
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Genre explore—Search Strings and Explore Panes
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Mar 29, 2019
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Get it done—more keyboard shortcuts
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Mar 22, 2019
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Update your Researcher pane!
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Mar 15, 2019
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Set the terms—Autofill and Authority Control
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Mar 08, 2019
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Spring cleaning—Weeding old items
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Mar 01, 2019
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On the way—On Order
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Feb 22, 2019
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Put it here—Paste Images in Item Management
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Jan 02, 2019
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Series Cleanup
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Nov 09, 2018
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Styles!
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Oct 26, 2018
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Importing MARC Records from a Vendor
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Oct 19, 2018
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Not Yet—Change Due Date by Homeroom
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Mar 12, 2018
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Keep it straight—Title vs Copy Call Number
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Nov 20, 2017
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Card Expiration Dates
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May 08, 2017
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New Researcher icons!
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Apr 10, 2017
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Keep your data safe—Password Required!
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Mar 27, 2017
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Fee, Fine, Foe, Um?—All About Charges
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Jan 23, 2017
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Open Report PDFs Automatically
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Oct 24, 2016
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Spice Up Your Reports
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May 16, 2016
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Reserving Holiday Books
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Nov 02, 2015
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Set up your Extras Preferences for Mackin
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Sep 21, 2015
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End of Year Resources
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May 04, 2015
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Uh Oh! Changing Sounds to Fit Your Style
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Apr 06, 2015
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Everyone Wants a Reservation - Patron Reservations
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Feb 17, 2015
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Disable Patron Card Expiration Dates
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Jan 20, 2015
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Reset Patron Username and Password
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Jan 12, 2015
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Chromebooks in your Library
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Dec 01, 2014
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Importing eBooks
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Nov 03, 2014
Recent Posts
Blog Posts
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Send notices by charge amount
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yesterday at 9:30 AM
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Helpful reports—Have you given them a try?
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Jan 13, 2021
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Send hold notices by availability!
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Jan 07, 2021
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Top 5 Tips of 2020
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Dec 21, 2020
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Happy holidays!—Vote on tip topics
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Dec 09, 2020
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Prepping for winter break
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Dec 01, 2020
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Hands-free sign-in with Activity Express
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Nov 25, 2020
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From our librarians—Reusable book menu cards
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Nov 18, 2020
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Lost books? Remind your patrons about them!
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Nov 11, 2020
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What's due soon?—Relative dates
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Nov 04, 2020
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