Where are we with things:
Elementary: Librarians are determining if they want holds turned on for students. See spreadsheet to enter your information.
Feature Requests: As we notice issues with Accessit, we are placing "Feature Requests." Some have already been completed and are off the list. If interested, see the link to view our feature requests. *If you notice an item that you mentioned to us and it is not on the Feature Request, we may have been given the answer of "no" - they will not do that. **The items are randomly listed - not by date or importance.
Collection Analysis: All records were submitted to our vendors earlier this week. We are waiting for the vendors to process. Keep checking your account to see if they were loaded. I hopefully will get a notification and post the details here.
Trash: Hopefully, you saw my email that asks you to pause deleting items in the Trash category. We are investigating a different solution. You can continue to use Write-offs for books to Sell. Do not follow the directions to delete records permanently.
What we learned:
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External Request: Missing the call # or other details about the book you need to grab off your shelves? Double-click to open the book information from the list. Click View Resource to view details about the book.
Multiple Copies Requested: When requesting multiple copies of items, the request goes to multiple schools. If you receive this request and only have one item, no problem. Following the steps Accessit provides, you will see under Step 1 the Partially Accept button. Click that button and continue following the steps. Accessit is "counting" the books that are sent.
Resources on the Libguide:
*Book Citations: Locate the citation for a book in the catalog.
*Mark a Book as Damaged: Don't forget to check who has the book before checking in a damaged book. See directions for the entire process.
*Mark a Book as Lost (Missing): We used to call it "missing," but Accessit uses the term "Lost". Same thing - click to find out the process.
- Find Book Barcode in the Management App: Not sure how to find more details about a book? View this silent video to show you how to find the barcode.
- Using the Web App: Use the Web App for check-in/out along with searching for books.
- Create a Book Alert: When a book checks in or out, you can set up an alert to pop up. This might be great for William Allen White books that you display in another location.
- Printing in Accessit: Guide to printing in Accessit.
- Alert Message when checking in or out: Create an alert when you check in or out a specific book. (Example: Alert you to a William Allen White book so you can place on display.)
- Printing Class Lists - This also covers how to print in Accessit.
- Training Videos - Videos are available if you missed training or want to see it again.
- Accessit Search Widget - Adding a search box to Libguides
- Password Protect a PDF - Great idea for sharing database passwords.
- ILL/Holds: View Zoom from September 1 about Holds and ILL. Access the directions for ILL/Holds.
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Next Steps:
Patrons: Classlink has had some issues rostering schools. Once that seems calm, we will adjust patron records. Stay tuned.
Inventory: Learning the process and future implementation.
Updating the Discard Trash Directions: Stay tuned. We hope to have more information after our meeting with Accessit on Tuesday.
Survey: We will be sending out a survey in the next couple of weeks asking for feedback about using Accessit, resources, and how we can help you with this transition.
*If you are curious why all district changes are not automatic and quick, any change that needs to be made for the entire district (like staff checkouts or photos) gets loaded by each individual building. Thanks for your patience as we continue to adjust settings and add new features.