Filling Holds (3:03)

Learn how to place and fill holds in Alexandria.

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View Patron History (2:36)

Choose to keep patron history so you can view history and statistics, or disable history for all patrons.

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Advancing Patron Grades (3:19)

Learn how to Advance All Patron Grades and update patron policies afterwards.

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Preferences: Calendars (2:50)

The Calendars Preference in Alexandria lets you set up your own calendars to mark closed days and period due days, and assign certain calendars to patron policies. 

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Preferences: Security (5:23)

When you as an Administrator first start using Alexandria, and as you continue to add operators, or users, you will assign each operator a Security Group that dictates what they can and can not do.

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z39.50 Sets for Adding Titles (3:51)

You can set up your own z39.50 sets for Title Assistant to access when performing a MARC Search.

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Custom Label Reports (5:21)

Set up the content and format of your label reports to print specialized labels for your patrons and items.

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Authority Control (5:05)

Authority Control in Alexandria gives you a simple way to maintain consistency in your bibliographic records. 

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Explore Builder (6:44) 

Customize your search interfaces with Explore Builder.

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Inventory Management (9:20)

Learn how to use Alexandria’s Inventory module to set up Sessions, perform inventory, and run end reports and utilities.

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Review Management (4:54)

Use the Review Management module to Approve and manage your patron reviews.

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End-of-Year Procedures Part 1: Calendars & Due Dates (1:57)

Part 1 of closing your library covers period due dates and hard due dates.

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End-of-Year Procedures Part 2: Circulation & Lost Items (2:46)

Part 2 of closing your library covers running circulation reports and removing lost/discarded items.

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End-of-Year Procedures Part 3: Advancing Patron Grades (2:37)

Part 3 of closing your library covers running circulation reports and removing lost/discarded items.

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End-of-Year Procedures Part 4: Rebuilds & Backups (1:27)

Part 4 of closing your library covers running a rebuild, backing up your data, and a conclusion.

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Search Strings (3:42)

How do you do boolean searches in Alexandria Search? How would you set a Slideshow for books about China published in the last 2 years? The answer is Search Strings.

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