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Tip for: 09.02.14
Library announcements, book clubs, weekly trivia — do it all through Bulletin Boards.
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Show Notes:
Links:
empty link:
<a href=‘place_link_here’>link_name_here</a>
empty link opening in a new window :
<a href=‘place_link_here’target='_blank'>link_name_here</a>
Examples:
Here is the link for <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page’ target='_blank'> Wikipedia </a>.
Here is the link for <a href="/researcher" target='_blank'> Researcher </a>.
Text colors:
<span style="color:darkred;"> text_here </span>
<span style="color:#000473;"> text_here </span>
Using Alexandria, you can create multiple Boards, to which you can attach any number of bulletins.…
Tip for: 09.15.14
Perhaps you have multiple student aides, but they all use the same login, and you would like to know which one was the operator on Alexandria at the time something was being done. Or, have you ever had to leave the library and wondered if anyone was doing anything on Alexandria while you were gone? Using the Transaction Note feature can be helpful in both these situations!…
Tip for: 09.22.14
Have you been thinking about setting up Automatic Email Notifications? Seize the moment!
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There are 4 simple steps to setting up email notifications that will sent automatically when a hold is placed, is available, or expires; when a reservation is placed or removed; when something is overdue; and when an item has been recalled.
To set up your email*:
From Edit in the menu bar, or under Tools in web librarian, open Administration.
Click on Email.…
Tip for: 09.29.14
Policies are rules that control your patrons and items. Here’s a quick overview!
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Set your default Standard Patron and Standard Item to how you want most patrons and items to behave.
To set your Standard Patron:
From Preferences, click on Policies.
Set the Patron Policy drop-down to Standard Patron.
Under the Check Out tab, set Maximum Loaned Items, Use Calendar, and Apply Period Due Dates.
Under the Overdue tab, set Maximum Overdue Items, Maximum Fine,…
Tip for: 10.06.14
Are you adding new copies to your collection before the items are available? Set their status to In Processing.
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There is a preference for this as well as an import setting.
To set the status for new copies for an individual import:
In version 7:
In Imports, click on the Items category.
Go to the Options tab.
Check the box Set New Copies as ‘In Processing’.
In version 6:
In Imports, click on Item Settings.
Check the box Set Copy Status ‘In Processing’.…
Tip for: 10.14.14
Have you been wanting to create displays in your library? Whether for New Arrivals or themed for Halloween or Christmas, you can use Alexandria to keep track of items On Display.
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There are two ways you can do this, depending on whether you want to allow the displayed copies to be checked out or not.
To set up a display of items that aren’t allowed to be checked out:
Open Patron Management.
Create a new patron named On Display.…
Tip for: 10.20.14
Do you charge fines at your library? Would you like a way to accept a payment greater than the fine amount and add the rest as credit to a patron’s account? You can, using Web Librarian.
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To add credit:
In Web Librarian, make the patron current.
Go to the Charges Tab.
Click on the Credit subtab.
Click the add (+) icon at the bottom left.
Enter the credit amount, choose a Payment Method, and make a note.
Press Okay.
To make a payment from credit:
In Web Librarian,…
Tip for: 10.27.14
Do you use Study Programs? Did you know you can enter multiple Study Programs in your Item records?
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Study Program information is kept in the 526 or 521 MARC tag for study programs. Alexandria supports Accelerated Reader, Reading Counts, Fountas and Pinnell, and more.
Note: When adding Fountas and Pinnell records, avoid using an ampersand (Fountas & Pinnell). “Fountas and Pinnell” is the term used throughout Alexandria.…
Tip for: 11.03.14
It’s time to add some eBooks to your Alexandria collection!
This tip is outdated for version 7. Please see Add Titles - Import Electronic Resources instead.
Remember, if you are using OverDrive ebooks, the records will be imported into Alexandria automatically.
Other vendors -- Axis360, Capstone Interactive, and MackinVIA -- will provide MARC records you can import.
Because ebooks don’t have copies,…
Tip for: 11.10.14
Have you ever had a need to check a book out for an extended period of time? Perhaps you charge fines and yesterday was a snow day and you don't want to charge fines for books not returned yesterday.
Setting an override date allows you to force a desired date in several different modes. When checking books out in Check Out, the date becomes the due date. In Bookdrop mode, the override date becomes the date the item was returned.…
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