02 May 2018
In version 6, choose Tools from the menu bar at the top of Alexandria, and then choose the Inventory option from that dropdown list. In version 7, choose Tools on the far left, then choose the Inventory icon in the top middle. |
This isn't necessary. It may help you to keep things organized, but Alexandria is flexible enough to allow you to create any number of sessions that are staggered over whatever time period needed. Some people use this feature to slowly inventory throughout the school year. |
Not at all. Feel free to create sessions as you need them, if that’s easier. |
This is only as necessary as it would be helpful for you to keep track of what parts of your collection you have inventoried and the process to do it. Some librarians find it easier to use one session to inventory the Entire Collection at once. While others use smaller sessions as they are unable to do it all at once or worry they will have trouble remembering what they have already inventoried. |
You do not, and most likely would not want to. When you scan an item to be inventoried, an Inventory Date is attached to that item. The date attached to those items is the actual day you scanned them. If you alter the Start Date for your inventory session, than your inventory session would not include the items you had scanned on previous days. Your inventory sessions can last as long as you need them to. Don’t worry if it goes past a day, a week, or even a month. |
No, they act the same on both interfaces. |
Only the items specified by your session’s Call Number Range that were not scanned. Be very wary of this feature if you chose the session option to inventory the Entire Collection instead of a Call Number range. |
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In version 7:
Helpful Tip: weeded or discarded items can be removed using a similar Utility called Remove Discarded Copies |
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Note: The Super Summary report specified above shows the state of your collection as it currently is. It does not reflect data from previous years. |
Please contact our Customer Sales Team at: 800-347-6439 or sales@companioncorp.com |
For any of your inventory questions that were not covered in our webinar or addressed here, please contact our Customer Support Team. We look forward to hearing from you!