Verify that all eBooks have the call number prefix. “EBOOK” Import records for any book orders that have arrived and shelve the items. Reshelve items that are in promotional displays Reshelve reserves or other items that no longer need to be pulled out. Straighten up shelves as needed. Preparing Your Software are a number of tasks that must be done in Destiny before you begin scanning items. These tasks can be done well in advance, but they should be completed in the order listed below. Print Preliminary Reports Reports > Library > Statistics > Collection Statistics Summary > Collection Statistics Summary: – Printable Library Statistics Snapshot: Reports > Library > Statistics > Library Statistics > Printable Clear Out Old Inventories Go to the Inventory Screen in Destiny and make sure that there are no unfinalized inventories still from previous years. Go to Back Office > Inventory > View In Progress and Competed Inventories > In Progress If you find any inventories in progress, finalize them, and choose the option to ignore items that are unaccounted for (do not mark them “lost”). Delete any old completed inventories. Go to Back Office > Inventory > View In Progress and Competed Inventories > Completed Make a note of the date of your schools last inventory. Click to delete any old completed inventories any that are older than the “Remove” previous school year. Set Up a New Inventory for the Current Year “Full” Destiny allows you to divide your inventory into sections for easier organization and management. In order to take advantage of this feature, you must set up a inventory, then create individual section “Full” inventories with it. Even if you are not conducting a complete inventory of your collection, you still begin by setting up a inventory in Destiny. “Full” Go to Back Office > Inventory and click New.” “Start Type an inventory name that identifies the type of inventory and date (e.g., April 2015”) “Full – Leave Numbers from” selection open so all media center items will be included. “Call Verify that the current date is entered beside for copies that have been seen on or “Except after.”
Verify that all eBooks have the “EBOOK” call number prefix. Import records for any book orders that have arrived and shelve the items. Reshelve items that are in promotional displays Reshelve reserves or other items that no longer need to be pulled out. Straighten up shelves as needed. Preparing Your Software are a number of tasks that must be done in Destiny before you begin scanning items. These tasks can be done well in advance, but they should be completed in the order listed below. Print Preliminary Reports Collection Statistics Summary: Reports > Library > Statistics > Collection Statistics – Summary > Printable Library Statistics Snapshot: Reports > Library > Statistics > Library Statistics > Printable Clear Out Old Inventories Go to the Inventory Screen in Destiny and make sure that there are no unfinalized inventories still from previous years. Go to Back Office > Inventory > View In Progress and Competed Inventories > In Progress If you find any inventories in progress, finalize them, and choose the option to ignore items that are unaccounted for (do not mark them “lost”). Delete any old completed inventories. Go to Back Office > Inventory > View In Progress and Competed Inventories > Completed Make a note of the date of your schools last inventory. Click “Remove” to delete any old completed inventories any that are older than the previous school year. Set Up a New “Full” Inventory for the Current Year Destiny allows you to divide your inventory into sections for easier organization and management. In order to take advantage of this feature, you must set up a “Full” inventory, then create individual section inventories with it. Even if you are not conducting a complete inventory of your collection, you still begin by setting up a “Full” inventory in Destiny. Go to Back Office > Inventory and click “Start New.” Type an inventory name that identifies the type of inventory and date (e.g., “Full – April 2015”) Leave “Call Numbers from” selection open so all media center items will be included. Verify that the current date is entered beside “Except for copies that have been seen on or after.”
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