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Basics
Are you considering Alexandria? Go on a guided video tour to see what capabilities and options await your school or organization.
Alexandria University
Get acquainted with Alexandria and learn how to do some basic functions with this collection of 1-3 minute videos!
Librarian
Bolster your knowledge of various Librarian modules, including Circulation, Preferences, and more.
Researcher
Learn how to use Researcher's search interfaces, filter results, share lists, and more.
Workshops
Need help that's more in-depth? Take a look at our workshop videos hosted by certified trainers. From running reports to doing inventory, they've got you covered.
Tip of the Week
Get some quick tips that make navigating and utilizing Alexandria that much easier. You can also sign up to receive current tips in a weekly email.
Release Updates
See what's changed and improved in various versions of Alexandria.
Learn the Alexandria Makeover interface with our new Learning Alexandria videos.
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Alexandria Basics
Welcome to our guided tour of Alexandria library automation. In this segment I will go over the qualifications of our company, and the extra benefits we offer.
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Setup Options (2:26)
Your setup, your way. Cloud-Hosted, Centralized Catalog, Distributed Union, Alexandria Controller, and Self-Hosted options.
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Alexandria University
Access and Navigation (2:55)
Help and Support (2:47)
Librarian
Librarian is the management side of Alexandria where librarians and staff can check out books, manage patron and item records, customize settings and preferences, run reports, and much more.
Circulation
Perform general library activities such as issuing books, placing hold requests and reservations, processing fees, fines, payments, and renewing books in Circulation.
Circulation Welcome (1:55)
Circulation Controls (1:16)
Locating a Patron or Item (1:48)
Circulation Modes (1:53)
Renewing Items (1:45)
Charges and Payments (2:06)
Holds and Reservations (2:22)
Items Management
Create, view, modify, or remove records that contain information on all assets that circulate (books, magazines, audio, video, media) in your library within Items Management.
Items Welcome (2:02)
Adding New Items (2:21)
Adding Item Copies (1:44)
eBook Items (1:20)
Importing Items (2:51)
Removing Items (2:12)
Item Pictures (1:37)
Patrons Management
Create, view, modify, or remove records that contain information about the users (i.e. patrons and operators) at your site/school/library within Patrons Management.
Patrons Welcome (1:46)
Adding Patrons (1:59)
Importing Patrons (2:10)
Modifying Patrons (1:14)
Removing Patrons (2:29)
Patron Pictures (2:10)
Tools
In Tools, you'll find convenient shortcuts to various tools that help you run reports, do inventory, customize bulletins, and more.
Tools Intro (1:20)
Reports (1:45)
Saving and Scheduling (Part 1) (1:44)
Saving and Scheduling (Part 2) (2:13)
Utilities (2:09)
Preferences
Configure global settings that customize Alexandria according to your library's needs in Preferences.
Preferences Welcome (1:07)
Patron Preferences (2:46)
Item Preferences (1:55)
Circulation Preferences (1:42)
Z39.50 Preferences (2:05)
Security Preferences (2:52)
Policies Overview (1:05)
Patron Policies (2:32)
Item Policies (2:16)
Policy Exceptions (2:01)
Researcher
Researcher is the patron-facing side of Alexandria that contains various search interfaces, virtual bulletin boards, and customizable links.