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Introduction

Welcome, welcome! Watch the Alexandria University video series to get acquainted with Alexandria's interfaces and capabilities. You can follow along in our Basic Training Guide as well.

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Access and Navigation (2:55)

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Help and Support (2:47)

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Librarian

Librarian is the management side of Alexandria where librarians and staff can check out books, manage patron and item records, customize settings and preferences, run reports, and much more.

Circulation

Perform general library activities such as issuing books, placing hold requests and reservations, processing fees, fines, payments, and renewing books in Circulation.

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Circulation Welcome (1:55)

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Circulation Controls (1:16)

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Locating a Patron or Item (1:48)

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Circulation Modes (1:53)

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Renewing Items (1:45)

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Charges and Payments (2:06)

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Holds and Reservations (2:22)

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Patrons Management

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Patrons Welcome (1:46)

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Adding Patrons (1:59)

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Importing Patrons (2:10)

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Modifying Patrons (1:14)

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Removing Patrons (2:29)

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Patron Pictures (2:10)

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Items Management

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Items Welcome (2:02)

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Adding New Items (2:21)

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Adding Item Copies (1:44)

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eBook Items (1:20)

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Importing Items (2:51)

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Removing Items (2:12)

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Item Pictures (1:37)

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Tools

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Tools Intro (1:20)

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Reports (1:45)

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Saving and Scheduling (Part 1) (1:44)

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Saving and Scheduling (Part 2) (2:13)

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Utilities (2:09)

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Preferences

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Preferences Welcome (1:07)

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Patron Preferences (2:46)

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Item Preferences (1:55)

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Circulation Preferences (1:42)

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Z39.50 Preferences (2:05)

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Security Preferences (2:52)

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Policies

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Policies Overview (1:05)

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Patron Policies (2:32)

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Item Policies (2:16)

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Policy Exceptions (2:01)

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Researcher for Librarians

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Researcher Overview (1:05)

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Search Interface (1:59)

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Scout Interface (1:45)

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Explore Interface (1:21)

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Bulletins Interface (1:10)

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Slideshow (1:34)

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Patron Status (1:41)

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Researcher for Patrons

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Patron-Facing Search (2:17)

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Patron-Facing Performing a Search (1:34)

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Patron-Facing Holds and Reservations (1:58)

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Patron-Facing Lists and Sharing Results (1:56)

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Patron-Facing Tags and Reviews (1:26)

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Patron-Facing Scout (1:12)

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Patron-Facing Scout Tools (1:24)

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Patron-Facing Scout Holds (0:57)

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Patron-Facing Status (1:31)

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Patron-Facing Status Specifics (1:42)

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