Program: School Library Systems and Library Automation
Audience: Union East ES Library Teacher
Dates: 9/6/2023
Destiny Library Manager
Registration, review of WNYRIC Library Automation Cooperative Service (CoSer), access for attendees to Destiny Library Manager; Review of logging into (via Google Single Sign-On (SSO) or via Active Directory (uncommon)), navigating/using help systems (online, on-page, Destiny Discover Help Center, Collections Help Center, Follett Community) in/associated with Destiny Library Manager; Searching for titles including by reading measures (Lexiles, Fountas and Pinnell, vendor-provided reading and interest levels); eBooks/audiobooks (OverDrive integration but with Advantage ID blocking auto-import of MARC records, Capstone interactive eBooks, Lightbox interactive eBooks, Follett eBooks, Erie 1 BOCES SLS-provided eBooks (Gale Virtual Reference Library, ePointPlus, Rosen, etc.)), web sites via WebPath Express and in Destiny Back Office only, via Standards search, online databases via One Search in the Destiny Discover and in Destiny Back Office. Accessing the Destiny Discover Chrome Extension and the Destiny mobile apps (Destiny Discover mobile app and Destiny Back Office mobile app [iOS and Android tablets and phones only, not yet Chromebooks].; Overview of patron empowerment/instructional features including reviews, wish lists (purchasing suggestions from patrons), My Stuff (transaction record, history), Collections (Destiny Discover) and resource lists (Back Office); Adding titles and copies to the catalog through copy cataloging (district records, Alliance Plus, Alliance AV, and Z-sources), importing MARC records (including Titlewave integration options for Follett School Solutions content orders), editing copy records, duplicating copy records, deleting title and copy records. Genrefication review; Circulation and Patrons: Overview of patron management in Back Office nightly, automated eSchoolData student and staff extracts; setup in Admin and in Destiny Discover's Admin area; Circulation (check outs, check ins, renewals, holds, lost copies); Generating common library and patron reports. Questions and answers