Titles

What it is

The list of every book and item the library holds.

Why it matters

Gives one searchable record for every title the school owns.

When to use it

Librarians add titles and copies and keep the details accurate.

Who uses it

Administrator

How to get here

1. Sign in as Administrator (see Signing in).
2. In the left menu, click Library.

What you see

Titles · click the picture to enlarge

• The list has these columns: Title, Authors, Year, Category, Copies, Actions. Click a column name to sort by it.

Buttons on this screen

• MARC-lite import — adds many records at once from a spreadsheet.
• New title — opens a form to add a new one. See Filling in the form below.

Using the list

Type in the search box to find a row. Use filters to narrow the list. Click a row to open it. More in Lists.

Filling in the form

1. Click the New title button at the top right.
2. Fill in the boxes. Boxes marked with a red * must be filled in (3 on this form).
3. Click Save at the bottom. If something is missing, the box turns red and tells you what to fix.

The form: Titles · click the picture to enlarge

The fields

Field	Type	What to enter, and why
Title *	text	The full name of the book or resource, as printed on its cover.
ISBN-13	text	The 13-digit ISBN number, with no dashes. Found on the back cover.
Subtitle	text	The second part of the title, if the book has one.
Edition	text	Which edition this is, such as Second edition. Leave empty if unknown.
Authors *	text	The author names, separated by commas.
Publisher	text	The company that published the book.
Published year	number	The year the book was published.
Language	text	The language the book is written in.
Pages	number	How many pages the book has.
Series	text	The name of the series this book belongs to, if any.
Summary	long text	A short description of what the book is about.
Category	choose	Pick the group this book belongs to, or leave it as none.
Item type *	choose	Choose what kind of item this is, such as a book, DVD or magazine.
Dewey classification	text	The subject code used to shelve the book, if your library uses it.
Call number	text	The code on the book's spine that shows its place on the shelf.

Types: text — type it in · number — digits only · date — click and pick from the calendar · choose — click and pick one from the list · pick one — click one of the options · switch / tick box — click to turn on or off · long text — type as much as you need · file — click to attach a file from your computer.

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