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On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 12:13 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Bev, do you already have Destiny, but are trying to decide if you want to
> upgrade or not? Follett can tell you the changes that come with the
> upgrade. I know one difference was the colors and the icons. I think there
> was a huge outcry about a light blue font that got "fixed" immediately
> because so many people complained about how hard it was to read. My
> district must have upgraded after that was changed, because I haven't seen
> any light blue.
>
> My district has upgraded and if you came to my school to learn about the
> upgrades, I couldn't tell you anything other than the colors and icons. I
> would have to research any other changes.
>
> I know one of the things I'd *really* like changed wasn't included in the
> upgrade. I want the kids' nicknames to come up any time I search them, or
> AT LEAST on the check out screen. I enter them all, why can't I ever choose
> display them? My kids have unusual nicknames (at least to me) or go by
> middle names. Muhammed = Nader, Syed Majid goes by Majid. Wen Han and his
> brother Wen Jake go by Han and Jake. Ruija goes by Cindy, Xin goes by
> Sally, John is called Jett, and Elias goes by Louie (?!)  If I called on
> the kindergartner named Elias, he wouldn't even answer - he doesn't know
> his real name is Elias, he only knows himself as Louie! (Took me two weeks
> to figure out that the Elias on my class list actually *was* present.) I
> can't change their names in Destiny because they get updated by our SIS and
> will get changed right back the next day. The nick names I've entered
> "stick."
>
> Sorry for the rant. I keep entering this as a suggestion for an upgrade.
> If it bugs you, please suggest it to Follett! If enough of us ask, perhaps
> it will happen. In fact, I haven't submitted it as a suggestion lately.
> It's time to do that again!
>
> Pam
>
> On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 4:00 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hello out their in school library land! I am doing some research for our
>> school District on the latest version of Follett's Destiny, version 14.5.
>> Are any of your libraries using it? If so would you let me know through my
>> email address below and hopefully, I can plan a visit to see what
>> improvements it includes.
>> Thank you!!!
>> Bev
>>
>> Beverly Frett
>> School Library Advocate and Lifelong Learner
>> Naperville, IL
>> beverly_frett at ipsd.org
>>
>> *“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."*
>> Dr. Seuss
>>
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>
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Ms. Pamela L. Meiser
*Library Information Teacher*

*Barbara B. Rose Elementary School*

*61 W. Penny Road*

*South Barrington, IL 60010*
*pmeiser at barrington220.org <pmeiser at barrington220.org>*





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