Activity is an unattended kiosk interface that allows you to keep count of patron visits, volunteers, and event attendees. Information gathered from Activity can be presented to administrators or funding sources for planning and budgeting purposes.

How to Use Activity

Activity

has two modes:

1. Interactive. Patrons type or scan their barcode and choose one activity from a list of four. This is the default.
2. Express. One activity is pre-set by the librarian, so all patrons need to do is type or scan their barcode to be counted. Use this mode when you need to process a lot of patrons or when you need a hands-free option.

Settings

Choose between Interactive and Express mode in the kiosk's Settings.

1. Click on the Settings icon in the top navigation.
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2. Enter an operator password.
   
   
3. Select either Interactive Mode or Express Mode. If you choose Express Mode, use the dropdown menu to pre-set the activity.
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4. Click Save when you're done.

Interactive Mode

1. Scan a patron barcode. (If you type the barcode, you will also need to hit Enter)1. Type or scan a patron barcode and click Enter.

2. In the top left corner, the patron's picture, name, and number of in-stock holds will pop up. Patrons can then select their reason and click Confirm in the top right corner. They can also click Cancel to enter a different patron barcode.

3. After clicking Confirm, a notice will flash at the bottom of the screen showing the patron's name, activity, date, and time.

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Then you're good to go! Alexandria will keep track of recorded names, reasons, dates, and times. 

Express Mode

1. While in Express Mode, the barcode entry field will display the pre-set activity (i.e. Book Club: Enter your barcode). Scan a patron barcode. (If you type the barcode, you will also need to hit Enter). 
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2. The patron's picture, name, and number of in-stock holds will display just below the barcode entry field for a few seconds.
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3. Once the patron's information disappears, a confirmation snackbar will appear at the bottom of the screen with the patron's name, activity, date, and time. This will also disappear after a few seconds.
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Then you're good to go! Alexandria will keep track of recorded names, reasons, dates, and times. 

Reporting

Run the Activity Summary report to get information on how often your library is being used and for what reason. It will generate a list of dates, patron names, and activity reasons for a specified time period. This could be presented to administrators to help inform event and budgeting decisions.

Preferences

In Activity Preferences, you can customize the reasons patrons are visiting your library.