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. 

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. 

  • Back Door Processing

    • Handled by District Cataloger

    • Items that were purchased without a Purchase Order

    • Form for Back Door Processing

Changing Information in the MARC Record

Changing Locations

Deletions (Multiple)

• Instructions

  • 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

Items Shelly purchases verses what technology purchases

Instructions for ordering Books

Instructions for ordering resource Items (Audio Video, Bishop, etc. )

AV Standards/Order Form

Bishop Price Sheet

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.

Requisition Form

SSC Surplus Inventory 

• 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.

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.