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Title Information Reports

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Tools > Reports > Titles > Information


  • Title Available Copies
  • Title Information
  • Title Information by Award
  • Title Information by Category
  • Title Information by Language
  • Title Information by Publisher
  • Title Information by Series
  • Title Information by Subject
  • Titles Not Shown in Researcher
  • Titles with No Copies
  • Titles with No Cover Art

Title Available Copies

 Textbook Tracker: Textbook Available Copies

Generates a list showing the number of available copies at each site for selected titles

Use(s)

Run this report after performing an inventory at the end of the year to see how many copies of particular titles are at each site. Then you can move copies between sites or order more copies to ensure an even distribution.

Selections

Title Available Copies report Selections tab

Options

Title Available Copies report Options tab

Example Reports

Include Cover Art unchecked

Include Cover Art checked


Title Information

 Textbook Tracker: Textbook Information

Generates a list of titles with varying amounts of information, depending on the chosen format

Use(s)

Before ordering new books, run this report with the 1 Line format to see which titles you already have.

Selections

Title Information report Selections tab

Options

Title Information report Options tab

Example Reports

The Title Information by Award report generates a list of titles that have won a particular award. Simply type the award name in the Titles with Awards selection before running the report. Award names are saved under MARC field 586_a.

Manage your MARC award terms in Tools > Authority Control > Titles.

Uses
  • Run this report when a librarian, teacher, or student needs a list of titles with a particular award for reading assignments or activities. Note that this information can also be found through Researcher by using the Awards filter in the Search interface. 
  • Run this report and select by a particular award to see which titles are listed as having that award. Then you can determine which titles need to have the award added or removed.
Selections

screenshot of the Title Information by Award report's Selections tab (titles with a policy of, titles from, titles with a medium of, titles in call number range, titles added, titles with awards, title, titles by author, titles with a certain number of copies, titles with copies in barcode range, and titles with copy barcodes)

Options

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Example Reports

The Title Information by Category report generates a list of titles with a particular category term or General Note.

Manage all of your MARC category terms in Tools > Authority Control > Titles. Also, you can add categories to individual titles in the Terms tab of Items Management

Uses
  • Select by Titles with Notes to get a list of titles with a particular General Note, which is saved under MARC field 500_a. Librarians or teachers can run this report to get a list of particular titles (e.g. "Translated from Greek" or "Includes Index") for reading assignments or activities.
  • Select by Titles in Bibliographic Categories to get a list of titles with a particular Bibliographic term, which is saved under MARC field 653_a. Librarians or teachers can run this report to get a list of titles with particular bibliographic information for reading assignments or activities.
  • Select by Titles in Curriculum Categories to get a list of titles with a particular Curriculum term, which is saved under MARC field 658_a. Librarians or teachers can run this report to get a list of titles marked for a particular class (e.g. "Geography 212" or "Mrs. Andres") for reading assignments or activities. Note that students can also find this information through Researcher by using the Curriculum filter in the Search interface. 
  • Select by Titles in Interest Categories to get a list of titles with a particular Interest term, which is saved under MARC field 521_a. Librarians or teachers can run this report to get a list of titles with a particular reading level or interest group for reading assignments or activities. 
  • Run this report and select by a particular category or note to see which titles are included and determine what needs to be added or removed.
Selections

screenshot of the Title Information by Category report's Selections tab (titles with a policy of, titles from, titles with a medium of, titles in call number range, titles added, titles with notes, titles in bibliographic categories, titles in curriculum categories, titles in interest categories, title, titles by author, titles with a certain number of copies, titles with copies in barcode range, and titles with copy barcodes)

Options

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Report Examples

The Title Information by Language report generates a list of titles written in a select language. 

Uses

Librarians or teachers can run this report to get a list of titles in another language while planning lessons and assignments for multilingual students or students learning another language.

Selections

screenshot of the Title Information by Language report's Selections tab (titles with a policy of, titles from, titles with a medium of, titles in call number range, titles added, language, title, titles by author, titles with a certain number of copies, titles with copies in barcode range, and titles with copy barcodes)

Options

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Example Reports

The Title Information by Publisher report generates a list of titles with the same publisher and/or titles published within a certain range of years. Publisher information is saved in the 260_b MARC field, and publishing year information is saved in the 260_c MARC field. 

Use a YYYY format if selecting by Titles Published between.

Uses

Librarians or teachers can run this report to get a list of titles with particular publishing information for reading assignments or activities. 

Selections

screenshot of the Title Information by Publisher report's Selections tab (titles with a policy of, titles from, titles with a medium of, titles in call number range, titles added, titles published by, titles published between, title, titles by author, titles with a certain number of copies, titles with copies in barcode range, and titles with copy barcodes)

Options

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Example Reports

The Title Information by Series report generates a list of titles in each series. Series information is kept in the 800-830 MARC fields.

Uses
  • Librarians or teachers can run this report to get a list of titles in the same series for reading assignments or activities. Note that this information can also be found through Researcher by using the Series filter in the Search interface. 
  • Run this report to see if you're missing any titles in a series. Enter a series name in the Titles in the Series selection to narrow down the report to only one series. If you want to see a list of all series that fall under your other selections, you don't need to use the Titles in the Series selection. When you identify what's missing, you can order new copies.

If you don't use the Titles in the Series selection, titles with no series will be listed as well at the bottom of the report.

Selections

screenshot of the Title Information by Series report's Selections tab (titles with a policy of, titles from, titles with a medium of, titles in call number range, titles added, titles in the series, title, titles by author, titles with a certain number of copies, titles with copies in barcode range, and titles with copy barcodes)

Options

screenshot of the Title Information by Series report's Options tab (include cover art checkbox)

Example Reports

The Title Information by Subject report generates a list of titles with a particular subject or genre. Subject/genre information is saved in the 655_a MARC field.

Uses

Librarians or teachers can run this report to get a list of titles with a particular subject or genre for reading assignments or activities. Note that this information can also be found through Researcher by using the Subjects or Genre filters in the Search interface. 

Selections

Options

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Example Reports

The Titles Not Shown in Researcher report generates a list of titles that don't show up when looking for items in Researcher. Items won't show up in Researcher when when the Don't Show in Researcher checkbox is checked in the title record.

Uses

Run this report at the beginning or end of the school year to make sure that no titles are hidden in Researcher that shouldn't be.

Selections

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Options

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Example Reports

1 Line format

Detailed format

1 Line Landscape format

1 Line format (including cover art)

Summary format


The Titles with No Copies report generates a list of titles that don't have any copies.

Selections

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Options

MultiExcerpt named Title Information Options was not found -- Please check the page name and MultiExcerpt name used in the MultiExcerpt-Include macro

Report Examples

Titles with No Copies Report (1 Line - Cover Art).pdf

1 Line format (including cover art)

Titles with No Copies Report (Detailed - Cover Art).pdf

Detailed format (including cover art)


The Titles with No Cover Art report generates a list of titles that don't have cover art.

Selections

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Options

screenshot of the Titles with No Cover Art report's Options tab (sort by and format)

Example Reports