[CALIBK12] Destiny HELP!?!

[Joan McCall]

Our district changed from Athena to Destiny a year ago for secondary  
schools. I would echo Tony's list of what I like. Our ILL's have  
increased substantially because the kids have the ability to search  
other schools' collections. We are still working our the  
standardization of MARC records and other database problems but now  
students are added automatically to the Destiny database upon  
enrollment in the district. The kids love Destiny Quest, the new  
search interface. When we started the conversion, our Southern Section  
Fearless Leader from La Quinta HS said, "just wait a year and you will  
love it." I would not want to go back.

Joan

Joan McCall, Teacher Librarian
Beattie Middle School
Redlands USD
http://library.redlandsusd.net


On Nov 7, 2008, at 8:42 AM, Doyle_Tony wrote:

> Things I like about Destiny:
>
> With student logins enabled kids can see their library and textbook  
> checkouts and can place holds.
> Kids can create and save lists of books they want to read
> Teachers can create and publish reading lists for their students
> Students and teachers can write reviews which can be included in  
> catalog records
> I can search all of the schools in the district (text and library  
> books) from a single interface
> Titlepeek (annotations, author notes, professional reviews, chapter  
> previews, cover image)
> Webpath Express (integrated web links)
> The "Show All" option when search results return multiple pages
> I can access the software from anywhere, including at home
> Sharing MARC records across the district means that most of the time  
> I am just adding copies instead of creating new records
> It is much easier to add AR information to a record
>
> There are, of course, things I don't like about Destiny but overall  
> it is a huge improvement over the old client-server software.
>
> Tony
>
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> Livingston High School
> Livingston, CA
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> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 1:13 PM
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> Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] Destiny HELP!?!
>
> I have had a very different experience with Destiny.  We upgraded  
> from Follett Circulation Plus to Destiny this  fall.  With every new  
> software application, there will be adjustments and some  
> frustration, but by and large, it has been great.  Without an  
> explanation of its "inefficiency"  and how it wastes your time and  
> your students' time, I do not know what feedback you are looking for.
>
> The features of Destiny that I think are an improvement over  
> Circulation Plus are:
> Scheduled reports
> Searching for patrons by first name as well as last
> Destiny Remote
> Title Peak
>
> We have nine schools in the district who all began using Destiny in  
> the fall.  We formed an email support group and communicated almost  
> daily during the first month of school as we discovered new things  
> or couldn't find the report we were looking for.  Helping one  
> another through the transition has been key to our success.
>
> Good luck to you.  Feel free to email me with specific questions  
> that I might be able to help you with.
>
> Sandra Rowland, MLIS
> Teacher Librarian
> Paso Robles High School
> PO Box 7010
> Paso Robles, CA 93447
>
> 805-237-3340
>
>>>> Glenda Webb <Glenda_Webb at morongo.k12.ca.us> 11/6/2008 11:03 AM >>>
> Our district has just migrated from Spectrum to Destiny.  I have  
> been using Destiny for 16 days. At this time I have nothing good to  
> say about it and am amazed/frustrated at its inefficiency and  
> wastefulness of my time and student's time.
>
> Can anyone provide me with positive feedback?
>
>
> Glenda Webb
> LCMS Library
>
>
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