RILINK Newsletter
February 2021

Important Zoom Meeting about OverDrive
Move to OverDrive
The session will be recorded for those who cannot attend.
Tips!
Student Record Updates
If your district is sending daily update files, and a new student has not appeared in your site, they probably do not have a State ID in your district's Student Information Management System. Once the State ID is added, the student record should get added/updated the following night.
If you want to add a student in the meantime, make sure to use their local Student ID as their barcode, and LEAVE THE DISTRICT ID FIELD BLANK.
New Features in Capstone
Edit & Delete Reviews in Destiny Discover
Coming in the next few months-
- Mass Approvals
- Mass Deletes
- Mass Deletes by Date Submitted
Library Manager Holds Reports Improvements in v18.3
Great Article on the Role of the Librarian
Behind the Book Author Takeover with Jerry Craft and Robin Ha
From the Follett Wave Newsletter
On February 17, 2021 at 2:00pm CT join author/illustrators Jerry Craft and Robin Ha as they discuss the value of graphic novels for readers, common misconceptions about graphic novels, and the importance of diversity in this growing genre.
We hope this event will:
- Introduce you to author/illustrators who you might not already be familiar with
- Give you a better understanding of how graphic novels support the striving reader
- Clear up misconceptions about graphic novels
- Provide you with educator resources to incorporate into your daily lessons
New BookLynx Titles to Share with Students and Teachers
Watch for the 57 BookLynx titles coming soon. A notice will be sent out to the RILINK list when they arrive. Selections celebrate diversity, including:
- All are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold (K-3)
- Bee Fearless: Dream Like a Kid by Mikaila Ulmer (5-8)
- Student Voice: 100 Argument Essays by Teens on Issues That Matter to Them by Katherine Schulten (YA)
Thank you Donna Good for all of your work in selecting new titles and responding to requests. To add new titles to your catalog see the RILINK website at https://tinyurl.com/ycdylnrv.
ILL Returns from 2019-20 School Year
Hundreds of books have begun or completed the journey back to their owning libraries. RILINK staff in partnership with the Office of Library & Information Services (OLIS) made this possible in conjunction with the statewide delivery vendor. Using the East Bay Educational Collaborative (EBEC) as a hub, RILINK staff sorted and labeled books for return to forty-four RILINK school libraries that are not currently on delivery. This initiative will continue until the end of February.
Any questions about ILL or ILL delivery can be sent to Karen.
Recommended Settings for Digital Content
More than 475 eBooks and digital audiobooks have been added to BookLynx since March 2020. This means that students and teachers have access to over 2,360 eBook and audiobook titles. In order to maximize the availability and use of these shared resources RILINK is recommending settings for digital content.
Elementary
- Max Checkouts 2
- Max Holds 1
- Ready Holds Expire in 5 days
- Loan Period 7 days
Middle & Secondary
- Max Checkouts 3
- Max Holds 2
- Ready Holds Expire in 3 days
- Loan Period 14 days
Faculty
- Max Checkouts 5
- Max Holds 3
- Ready Holds Expire in 3 days
- Loan Period 14 days
To access these settings in Destiny Discover
- select the Admin tab from the Main (Hamburger) Menu.
- go to the option Policies at the top of the list and then Patron Types.
- click on Action on the far right of the screen for each Patron Type and then Edit to make changes.
- Click Save for each patron type.
Additional information is available here on the RILINK website!
New to Titlewave- Assigned-User Access eBooks
Learn more about this new resource on the RILINK website.