Exporting is the process of moving information out of Alexandria and preparing it for use in other software applications. With our general templates, you choose the information you want to export, whether it be for all—or a specified group—of patrons, items, and more.

Exporting item and patron records does not affect the data that exists in your Alexandria database. Only a copy of that information is exported; the original record remains intact. You can export copy, title, patron, and other records from Alexandria in MARC, MircoLIF and Tab Delimited formats.

Take some time to explore categories and set up some Saved exports for which you'll be able to easily access and run in the future.

The following section provides a brief overview of the Exports interface and then guides you through the process of creating an export.