Destiny+How-To

Questions and Answers about Destiny Circulation System

Destiny Information:
Remember that Destiny has a friendly help section and short how-to videos. **To contact Destiny's live Tech Help**, have your school code ready and call 1-800-323-3397. Remember, "Overdue Period Teacher" field draws information from IC (2nd period for any student). || || ** End Of Year Procedures ** ||   || Don't forget to print some **Quick Help sheets** to have at OPACs (for students and staff) and your circ desk (for you) from the Destiny training site. Remember, the login for Destiny HELP page is not the same login as your user login for our Adams 12 Destiny catalog.
 * Destiny Overview regarding features for students and teachers || Destiny Overview Document ||
 * How to create and approve book reviews in Destiny || Book Reviews in Destiny ||
 * A reminder about **Student Aide logins and Sub logins** on Destiny || [[file:Sub Aide LogIns.pdf]] ||
 * **Logins for Destiny:** all students and staff logins are their universal ids and universal passwords. Do not create passwords or it will override this set up. ||  ||
 * No Fines for Staff Overdues || [[file:No Fines for Staff Overdues.pdf]] ||
 * Remove **Refund Due in Destiny** after lost books is returned. || [[file:Clear REFUND in Destiny after it is cleared in IC.pdf]] ||
 * ** School Messenger ** ||  ||
 * Run Overdue and Fine reports in **Destiny** to upload to **School Messenger** (auto-dialer) || [[file:DestinyBarcodeOnlyReports_forSM_2012.pdf]] ||
 * How to upload Fines & Overdue reports to **School Messenger**.
 * Note: School Msgr format has changed for 2012-13 so the screen shots on this document may not match up to the current version. || [[file:School Messenger_EasyStart_2012.pdf]] ||
 * ** Annual Inventory ** - How-To set-up and finish Inventory - with screenshots || [[file:Inventory Procedure.pdf]] ||
 * Create a report with barcodes to scan ebooks into inventory || [[file:Destiny eBOOK barcodes.pdf]] ||
 * ** Accounting ** ||  ||
 * Accounting* Block patron from checking out a book if they have an **overdue book/fine** already. These are the instructions to fix this. || [[file:Block Patron w Overdues.pdf]] ||
 * Accounting* WAIVE a fee for a **Lost item with no payment made - you can do this!** || [[file:To waive or apply a payment to an individual fine.pdf]] ||
 * ** Set Up Homerooms ** ||  ||
 * 9/2011 Create **HOMEROOMS**. Instructions with screenshots by Jeri S. || [[file:Create_homerooms_HowTo.pdf]] ||
 * One-page version to create **HOMEROOMS**, by Christine C. || [[file:Destiny Homerooms.pdf]] ||
 * **NEW!** Fastest Way to create HOMEROOMS: Print Overdue Period Teacher lists with barcodes. Thx Karen @ Stellar! Then scan those barcodes in to the Homeroom for a teacher.
 * ** Inter-Library Loans ** ||  ||
 * Report to see all ** ILLs **y ou've sent. || [[file:List of ILLs report.pdf]] ||
 * Re: **ILLs. ** There are a total of five tasks shared by the borrowing library and the lending library. See this How-To called Steps for Requesting and Returning ILLs. || [[file:Steps for Requesting and Returning ILLs.pdf]] ||
 * This is why ** ILL's **go from En Route/Receive to Return automatically - the setting for Ready Holds is currently at 5 days and needs to be changed to 10 days (or longer.) || To do this, go to Back Office, Library Policies, Patron Types (do this for all patron types), Edit patron type, change Ready Holds Expire In from 5 days to 10 days (or longer if you want). ||
 * **How to request a single ILL with screen shots by Jeri S.** || [[file:how to request single ILL.pdf]] ||
 * **How to ship an ILL - sending library to requesting library with screen shots by Jeri S.** || [[file:how to ship ILL.pdf]] ||
 * **How to receive an ILL - requesting library with screen shots by Jeri S.** || [[file:how to receive ILL .pdf]] ||
 * **How to return an ILL - requesting library sends book back then shipping library checks it in with screen shots by Jeri S.** || [[file:how to return ILL.pdf]] ||
 * **How to request ILLs for the same title and patron with screen shots by Jeri S.** || [[file:how to request multiple copies.pdf]] ||
 * Fines from other schools info. || [[file:Destiny fines from another school.pdf]] ||
 * ** Reports Help ** ||  ||
 * Various Reports: End of Month stats Report, Overdue Report, List All Books Checked out to Students Report., and List all Books checked out to Staff Report. || [[file:How-ToReports.pdf]] ||
 * *Circulation stats - 3 reports || [[file:MoreCircStats_Reports.pdf]] ||
 * *Circulation stats report - You can: Select information by date, View a summary or title and copy details, organize the information based on call number prefix, Dewey, or categor, Limit call number based reports by call number, circulation type and resource list. from Gigi McVey || [[file:Steps for Circulation Statistics Chart.pdf]] ||
 * Users With Checkouts Report || [[file:UsersWithCheckoutsReport.pdf]] ||
 * How-To: Library stats report, Collection stats report, and Collection status historical report. || [[file:some Destiny reports.pdf]] ||
 * *Collection Development - Number of Items added to the collection since a certain date Report || [[file:NoOfItemsAdded_Report.pdf]] ||
 * *Collection Development - where are the holes in your collection and what needs to be weeded? Document compiled by Mary Gelb. Use this in conjunction with your Mackin Collection Development Report - available in your Mackin account. || [[file:Collection Development with Destiny.pdf]] ||
 * ** Beginning Of Year Procedures ** ||  ||
 * Some things to do when school starts || [[file:BeginningofYearProcedures.pdf]] ||
 * Simple instructions: Set Ceiling Date for final due date || [[file:End of Year Ceiling Date.pdf]] ||
 * General Things to do at end of year & Destiny reports. || [[file:End_Of_Year_Procedures.pdf]] ||
 * Where's your Lost Book? English & Spanish || [[file:Where to look for a Lost Book-English_Spanish.docx.pdf]] ||
 * ** Miscellaneous ** ||  ||
 * How-To Enhance your Destiny Visual Search by Kim Wilson || [[file:Steps for Adding more Choices to the Visual Search.pdf]] ||
 * Delete titles that are Lost (you don't have the book - it's gone) so they no longer show up in your collection - from Linda Spade || [[file:Delete titles LOST or Damaged.pdf]] ||
 * Step-by Step instructions for using **Follett Remote** when the internet is down. || [[file:Follett Remote Step by Step.pdf]] ||
 * Hand print on Form for Student Book **Self-Check-Out** from Indira D. || [[file:checkout sheet.pdf]] ||
 * One way to place **HOLDS** for the same title with different patrons. Works great when placing holds for a list of patrons for the same title. Great for CCBA holds. With screen shots by Jeri S. || [[file:how to place multiple holds.pdf]] ||
 * **Add a Copy** Instructions - pls do not add copies if you have not taken the class or if you are rushed for time. Send to Nancy Crochet for quick processing. || [[file:Adding Copies in Destiny Class_Revised.docx]] ||

**Note: Faculty barcodes** are their universal ID# PLUS enough zeroes in front to = 8-digits. i.e. 00016352. .