Destiny Frequently Asked Questions

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Cataloging Materials

Reports

Printing Correction for Barcode Labels

Resource Lists

Inventory

Report Builder

Destiny Workstation Specs

Searching the Library Online Catalog

quick-help-for-basic-search_2.pdf How do I search the library catalog?

quick-help-for-power-search_2.pdf Is there a way to do a Boolean search?

Circulating Library Materials
Book checkouts, checkins and renewals are all included in circulating library materials. Here are some of the questions that have been asked most often on these topics.

quick-help-for-library-checkout_2.pdf How do I circulate books and other materials?

prev_patron_lookup.pdf A student has left my school. How do I find out if he/she has checkouts?

quick-help-for-monitoring-circulation-statistics_2.pdf How do I find Circulation Statistics?

Cataloging Materials
Cataloging includes a number of different functions within a library system.

Importing records
Adding copies to a library
Adding titles to the district
Deleting records

adding.copies.pdf How do I add copies to my library?

copy_bcd.pdf How do I create a printable list of copy barcodes while adding copies?

14digit_barcode.pdf How do I set up the 14 digit barcodes for my library?

Ordering_Books.pdf What MARC record format and symbology do I use for ordering books from a vendor?

Importing_MARCrecords.pdf How do I import MARC records purchased from a vendor?

adding_vendor.pdf How do I assign a vendor barcode range to specific barcode numbers?

Barcode_unused_consec.numbers.pdf How do I find consecutive barcodes in a range of unused numbers?

changing_brcd.nos.pdf I need to replace some barcodes on existing copies. How do I do this?

Material_Type_Icons.pdf What do the Material Type icons mean?

Inserting_diacritics_and_special_characters.pdf How do I add foreign language accents?

Reports
Reports are located in the Back Office tab. There are three general catagories of reports; Library Materials Reports, Patron Reports and Report Builder (Custom) Reports.

quick-help-for-overdue-notices_2.pdf How do I create an overdue notice?

patron_brcd_by_name or HR.pdf How do I print out patron barcodes?

indiv_patron_barcodes.pdf How do I create a patron barcode for a new patron?

copy_barcode_while_cataloging_2.pdf How do I create a barcode list for printing while I am adding copies to my catalog?

lib_titles_copies.pdf How do I create a report for when copies were added; Circulation Type list; Category list or a range of titles?

Printing Correction for Barcode Labels

Print_Correction.pdf How do I correct the alignment on the printed barcode labels?

Resource Lists
Resource Lists can be a very useful tool to accomplish a variety of tasks including:

Advertising newly acquired books
Creating seasonal book lists
Creating book lists by author
Promoting award winning books
Creating a printable pick list of assigned reading lists
Creating printable barcode lists while cataloging

Creating_a_Resource__List.pdf How do I create a Resource List?

Inventory

New InventoryBasics.pdf How do I do an inventory?

inventory.checkoff.pdf How can I keep an organized list of the sections I have completed?

Report Builder
Report Builder allows you to create customized reports that can be opened in Excel for data sorting.

Getting-started-with-Report-Builder-for-library.pdf How do I use Report Builder for Library Materials reports?

Getting-started-with-Report-Builder-for-patron_20and_20general.pdf How do create patron or general reports in Report Builder?

Destiny Workstation Specs
Use these specifications when you are planning to purchase a new workstation for your library. Please contact the Information Technology Service Desk to assist you with the actual purchase. 651-603-HELP

techspecs.pdf