. . . and any Google search automatically brings up relevant titles from your library catalogue. They appear in a black bar at the top of the search results. See the detailed instructions on this site.
Internet connection gone down temporarily? Add the Follett Destiny mobile app to a smartphone so staff can check out books via a cell signal. It is also handy when buying books at a bookstore or you need to circulate items from another area of the school.
. . . when importing new records. Once the books are processed and ready for the shelves, switch the circulation type to the correct circulation type. Doing this means the books aren't searchable; and won't show up in your "Just Added" ribbon, until they are ready to be circulated.
. . . to help students find resources in different sections of the library (Graphic Novels, Biographies, Issues, genrefied fiction categories etc.) You can assign sublocations to all copies in a "Copy Category" by using "Global Update."
My Searches keeps tracks of the last 20 searches that have been done on a computer, whether a user is logged in or not. After you've done at least one search, this link will appear in the search window, to let you quickly revisit a search without having to remember or reconstruct it. Right now, this feature is only available in Destiny Classic.
Some information on this site is based on a guide created by "Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES." They have kindly given their permission to share this content (13 Nov 2018).
WASLA Teacher Librarian of the Year- 2017: Jo-Anne Urquhart
- 2016: Lise Legg