Destiny Training Courses
Comprehensive Training Courses Offered On-Site, Virtually, or Custom-Tailored
Our comprehensive training courses offer the chance to learn essential skills and best practices about library or resource management principles:
- Effective library management dos and don’ts
- Tips on cataloging, circulation, and loan policies
- Guidelines for weeding, generating reports, and more
- Creating and organizing resource templates
- Cataloging and circulating resources by patron, teacher, class, department, or location
- Booking resources for future dates
- Transferring and sharing resources between sites
Take advantage of these opportunities to enhance your expertise with the Follett Software platform!
Follett Destiny® Library Manager Training Courses
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Library Manager helps you perform routine library tasks, such as building your catalog, circulating materials, and setting up loan policies. In this course, you’ll also learn how to:
- Navigate the Library Manager interface
- Configure Library Manager for your school
- Find help and support resources
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Library Manager lets you explore in-depth Destiny setup options and advanced cataloging methods. In this course, you’ll also learn how to:
- Use holds, fines, and offline circulation functionality
- Examine library data with the powerful capabilities of Report Builder
- Find help and support resources
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Build fundamental library skills, such as cataloging and collection development, to help ensure success in your new library role. Explore these tasks and the Destiny Library Manager tools that will help you perform them. In this course, you’ll also learn how to:
- Manage library schedules and policies
- Market and promote your library
- Find help and support resources
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Destiny Discover is the fun and engaging discovery interface for students and educators to search and access all your library’s resources. In this course, you’ll also learn how to:
- Set up One Search
- Navigate Destiny Discover, and explore the many types of content available
- Explore helpful features for students and educators
- Find help and support resources
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Destiny Discover lets you customize your catalog to meet your school’s unique needs. In this course, you’ll also learn how to:
- Manage Follett Digital resources
- Set up the homepage
- Configure settings, including themes, reading programs, and reviews
- Find help and support resources
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Collections by Destiny lets you discover, curate, and share free and purchased resources across the district and school, and with other users. In this course, you’ll also learn how to:
- Navigate Collections by Destiny
- Evaluate and select learning materials aligned to the curriculum
- Build individual or group lessons to reduce instructional planning time
- Find help and support resources
Speak to your account rep about training today!
Are you a new customer? You can purchase training as part of your implementation package.
Destiny Resource Manager Training Courses
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Discover the best way to organize your resources. Decide what information to record for each resource, and consider who is responsible for them.
Resource Manager gives you flexibility to organize your valuable assets by creating templates to properly track and account for them. In this course, you’ll also learn how to:
- Discover the tasks you need to perform throughout the year
- Set distribution policies for the district
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Resource Manager helps you track your assets from purchase date to retirement, which includes cataloging, circulating, and setting up resource policies. In this course, you’ll also learn how to:
- Navigate Destiny Resource Manager
- Configure Resource Manager for your school
- Find help and training resources
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Resource Manager has a downloadable Resource Import Converter you can use at the district level to easily import an XML file of resource data into Destiny. In this course, you’ll also learn how to:
- Define source fields in the Resource Import Converter
- Map key fields to a resource type in the Resource Import Converter
- Identify the steps to import the XML file into Resource Manager
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Resource Manager has enhanced functionality, such as flexible loan periods, automatic distribution of textbooks to students, and the ability to globally update data. In this course, you’ll also learn how to:
- Move resources out of the textbooks branch of the tree
- Set up resource groups and policies
- Run resource reports
Self-Paced Training Options in Follett Community
Did you know we offer a variety of self-service Destiny training resources on a wide range of topics? Access our comprehensive library of training materials anytime on Follett Community. Perfect for educators who prefer learning at their own pace.
