Site Record Settings
Administrator Name
Enter the name of the current site's administrator or head librarian here. This name will be added to the bottom of form letters.
Address Information
Enter the site address, city, state, postal code, and country for the library. This data is used for return addresses on patron notices, for information shown on the Researcher Workstation, and is included in emails sent to COMPanion's Customer Support team. It is also used as the default information when creating a new patron who doesn't have city, state, postal code, or country information specified.
Site ID Code
This is used to tag various record types, including Patrons and Items. Other areas affected by the Site ID Code include Orders, Budgets, Vendors, Subscriptions, Routes, Maps, and Bulletins.
Site ID Codes are used in several ways:
- To identify the collection for which a copy belongs.
- To identify the site for which a patron belongs.
- To determine whether a book-droppped copy was returned to the correct location or if it needs to be placed in transit and returned to the owning library.
- To determine copy availability at particular locations when placing holds and reservations.
- To filter a patron's Researcher search results to display only a particular collection (or group of collections) for which they are interested.
The Site ID Code cannot use any special characters.
Site Name
Enter the name of your site (e.g. COMPanion Demonstration Library). The union site name is determined by your registration and cannot be changed manually. Please contact the COMPanion Sales department at (800)-347-6439 if you need to change your union site name.
Administrator Title
The site administrator's title. For example, Librarian, Director of Media, Library Specialist, or Teacher. This title can also be included on form letters.
Telephone
Provide the telephone number for the site's main desk or office.
Email
This is the site's email address, which is used as the return mail address for overdue notices and other email messages sent by Alexandria. To guarantee that your email notifications are being sent, please check the list of requirements located under your Email settings. You must enter a valid email address to use most email services, including COMPanion's Customer Support services.
Fax
If applicable, enter the site's fax number.
Researcher Notice
Any text you enter in this field will be displayed when you click on the Site Information link in your Alexandria Researcher. Describe your library hours (e.g. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday) with any combination of numbers and hours. If you decide to leave this field blank, the text “Library Hours Not Specified” will appear in the Site Information section of your Researcher Workstation.
Notes
An optional notes field where you can provide any supplementary information about your managed sites.