Support Services: Library
Pictures for Accounts in Destiny
Pictures are uploaded to Destiny by the MPS DARE office. They are added when they receive the files from your photographer. This is usually between November and December.
Cataloging- Michele Brown
Instructions/FAQ
Circulation Instructions
Call Numbers
Adding Library Books to Catalog
Processing
Purchased with Purchase Order from Library Vendor comes with records attached. The Library Services Processing Secretary uploads records to Destiny.
Handled by District Cataloger
Items that were purchased without a Purchase Order
Changing Information in the MARC Record
Changing Locations
Deletions (Multiple)
Checkout to MILXXX (XXX Is your school code)
Remove all MPS Identifying marks, usually title page and page 25 or last page in non-paginated book
Send books in a box to SSC (Do not throw in school trash, unless hazardous fluids)
Deletions (Individual titles and time sensitive)
Email Cataloger with title, author and barcode number
Genre/Sublocation
Purchasing- Shelly Somerville
Items Shelly purchases verses what technology purchases
Instructions for ordering Books
Instructions for ordering resource Items (Audio Video, Bishop, etc. )
Magazine orders -
We order magazines from WTCox at the end of the school year for the following year.
Shelly will send you your renewal slip in the Spring.
We have many items sitting on our shelves here at SSC. If you see something you would like, let Shelly know and she will send it out to your building free of charge.
Rule 10 Obligations
150 New titles must be purchased, with a purchase order, every year. Shelly will keep track of these and email you throughout the year letting you know where you are at.
Destiny Accounts (Creation and Updating) - Email Shelly with any staff or student discrepancies in Destiny.
Poster Printing
If you would like a large poster printed and or laminated, please fill out this form.
Meeting Snack List
Receiving- Lori Faust
Replace Lost or Damaged Books
Contact Processing Secretary and send her the book
Lifetime of a book is generally considered 100 checkouts
We will not replace old Guiness Book of World Records or other "dated' books
Warranty Issues
Contact Processing Secretary and send her the book
Follett Bounds books will be replaced if the binding is failing-with under 100 checkouts
Bound To Stay Bound and Mackin will replace if binding is failing and it's under 100 checkouts
Lifetime of a book is generally considered 100 checkouts
We will not replace old Guiness Book of World Records or other "dated' books unless it is within the calendar year.
If the title is no longer available the book will not be replaced
Barcodes
Our Processing Secretary keeps track of our barcodes so purchases need to go through her.
The School or Department needs a budget code to charge before a purchase can be made.