[ISLMA-Share] automating for the 1st time

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At our elementary school (K-4) I moved from a paper system to Destiny in
Feb 2017. I print my own barcodes from Destiny. I'd be happy to answer any
questions you have at brockmeyer.d at dist110.com. Good luck!

On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We print our own bar codes from the Destiny program.  Always have.  I do
> not know how much cheaper this is than buying from Destiny.
>
> I agree that it is a long process and depends on the size of your
> collection and what kind of help you get.  We do love Destiny.  For our
> district it does everything we need it to do.
>
>
> Peggy Burton, Librarian
>
> Williams Elementary School
>
> 1709 S. 9th Street
>
> Mattoon, IL 61938
>
> 217-238-2800 <(217)%20238-2800>
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> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info>
> *Sent:* Friday, July 28, 2017 4:04:26 PM
> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
> *Subject:* Re: [ISLMA-Share] automating for the 1st time
>
> I made the change from manual system to destiny 6 years ago. I bought the
> bar code labels from destiny and was happy. Main point-don't expect to get
> this all done in one year. Took me about 2.5 to 3 years with no aide.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jul 28, 2017, at 11:42 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> I just transitioned my "paper pencil" library to Destiny. If you want to
> send me your email I can fill you in on what I learned!
>
> Ashlie Marcy
> marcya at leroyk12.org
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jul 28, 2017, at 11:35 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> I am starting in a new district this fall, and the admin wants to automate
> the system (right now it is still in card catalog format).  Any advice on
> where to begin?  I've been researching platforms, and I like what I hear
> about Destiny.  Any input?
>
> I also talked to a sales rep, and she mentioned purchasing all the
> barcodes from Destiny in bulk.  Right now there are no barcodes at all on
> any books.  Is that the best route to take?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated!  This is a big project.
>
>
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-- 
Donna Brockmeyer
Media Clerk
District 110, Grant and Illini
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