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V70 Librarian Videos

Circulation

Filling Holds (3:03) (info)

Learn how to place and fill holds in Alexandria.

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Declare a Book Lost (1:05) (info)

A book is lost? You can declare it lost a few different ways.

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View Patron History (2:36) (info)

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

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View Item History (1:07) (info)

Take a look at statistics for your title and copy records.

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Place a Copy-Specific Hold (1:22) (info)

Place a hold on a specific copy of a title. (Tip of the Week 031615)

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Patrons/Items Management

Add a Patron (1:36) (info)

Add a patron manually through Patron Management.

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Add a Title with MARC Search (1:31) (info)

Add an item fast in Title Assistant with MARC Search.

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Preferences

Advancing Patron Grades (3:19) (info)

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

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Preferences: Calendars (2:50) (info)

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) (info)

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) (info)

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

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Set Up Policies and Exceptions (1:59) (info)

Policies are rules that control your patrons and items. (Tip of the Week 092914)

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Set up Extras Preferences: Baker & Taylor (2:07) (info)

Alexandria partners with Baker & Taylor, a leading supplier of books, multimedia, and digital information services for libraries and retailers. Learn how to set up your Extras Preferences.

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Set up Extras Preferences: Axis 360 (2:36) (info)

 Alexandria is closely integrated with Baker & Taylor’s eBook system Axis 360. Learn how to set up your Extras Preferences.

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Set up Extras Preferences: Mackin (2:21) (info)

When you buy books with Mackin, and have the Mackin add-on, Alexandria will automatically import those records. Let’s look at setting up your Mackin preferences.

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Set up Extras Preferences: MackinVIA (2:22) (info)

Alexandria integrates with Mackin’s eBook system MackinVIA. Learn how to set up your Extras Preferences.

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Set up Extras Preferences: OverDrive (3:09) (info)

Alexandria integrates with OverDrive Digital Distribution. Learn how to set up your Extras Preferences.

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Reports & Utilities

Custom Label Reports (5:21) (info)

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

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Schedule a Report (1:30) (info)

Learn how to schedule reports, and by extension utilities and exports.

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Change Item Information (1:29) (info)

To change information for multiple items all at once, use Utilities.

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Change Patron Information (1:05) (info)

Use Utilities to change multiple patron records at once, for example when updating policies.

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Update Expired Patron Cards (1:22) (info)

Do some of your patrons have cards that are expired or expiring soon? Use a utility to renew their cards.

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In 20.7, the term "card expiration" was renamed "account expiration" throughout Alexandria. Other than the renaming of some preferences and fields, nothing has changed.

Imports & Exports

Import Patron Records (1:58) (info)

If you are preparing for the new year, and have a patron file to import into Alexandria… 

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Import New Copies from a Vendor (1:41) (info)

Take a look at the recommended import settings for importing new copies from a vendor.

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Clean up Your Records with Patron Imports (2:44) (info)

Some students leave during the summer. Learn how to weed those records out using your patron import. 

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Export Item Information for Vendor Upload (1:05) (info)

If you need to send your item information to a vendor for cleanup or analysis, you can use Exports.

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Export Patron Information in Tab-Delimited Format (1:25) (info)

Use Exports to get a particular set of patron data for reporting or to open in a spreadsheet.

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Inventory Procedures

Inventory Overview (1:20)



Inventory Circulation Modes (1:36)



Inventory Through Circulation (1:35)



Inventory Circulation Reports (1:49)



Inventory Circulation Utilities (1:59)



Inventory Creating Sessions (2:06)



Inventory and Exceptions (1:45)



Inventory Completion (2:47)



Other Tools

Authority Control (5:05) (info)

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

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Explore Builder (6:44)  (info)

Customize your search interfaces with Explore Builder.

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Inventory Management (9:20) (info)

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) (info)

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

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End-of-Year Procedures

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

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) (info)

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) (info)

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) (info)

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

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