There isn’t a defined time limit for the revert option as yet, but we recommend getting used to the new interface as quickly as possible. The revert option will be available through the end of this school year for sure, but don’t be surprised if the option is gone in the fall.

Yes, if you are comfortable with the program and don’t want to see so many of the guides and messages this feature can be turned off in  User Settings. In the upper right corner where you see “Hi, Username” click on the icon to open the user menu and select User Settings. Set the Tutorials to off and click Save.

Use the Calendar to set a Period Due Date, which will enforce the date selected even if a student checks out a book a few days before the end of the year. In the Makeover the Calendar has been moved to Tools > Calendar. Click twice on the date that you want to have all books returned so it shows “Period Due” and then Save at the top of the screen. If you forgot to do this before the last week of the year, don’t worry! After you have set the calendar Period Due then simply run the Utility “Recompute Due Dates” to update all circulation in the database to adhere to the new settings.

Alexandria has great resources to get usage numbers and statistics in its reports under the Statistics/Usage category and Collection Analysis. Right now the Super Summary requires some fine-tuning on our side, but read about other resources HERE.

For a quick review of the Inventory process, select Inventory from the Tools screen and refer to the video in the Intro tab. Remember that it is important to use the same Inventory start date for all sessions and reports run during the inventory process. If you have questions about how to best manage your inventory process, reach out to  Customer Support at 1-800-347-4942.