Book now

If teachers can visit the advance booking site, staff can check out available resources to them for immediate use.

Note: The advance booking site (the site where shared resources are kept) must have its own site license in Resource Manager.

To book materials:

  1. Log in to the advance booking site.
  2. Select Circulation > Book Items, and find a patron.
  3. Click Book Now.
  4. In the Find Item field, scan or type the resource's barcode or type the resource's name.
  5. Click Book It.
  6. To accept the default due date, select the Accept "Book to" date if there are no issues checkbox.
  7. Click Go.
    Note: If you selected Accept "Book to" date if there are no issues in step 5, and the resource is available, the item is automatically booked. Skip to step 11.
  8. From the list of resources that appears, click the description or Book It.
    Book Now page with list of search results.
  9. Select the resource's barcode number from the list.
  10. To change the default due date, select it from the calendar or type the date into the to field, and then select the Override resource policy checkbox.
  11. Click OK.
  12. To print labels, choose either Labels for Pickup or Pack List/Labels.

The materials appear in the Items Out section on the patron's Patron Status and My Info pages.