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Pleasant Valley Schools
Online Library Catalogs
Featuring
Destiny Library Manager
Follett Software Company
Access the catalog from any computer
connected to internet:
PV homepage: www.pleasval.k12.ia.us
• What’s New:
• The same link can be found on each school’s
homepage.
Click on the school name for the online
library catalog.
Library Homepage appears first.
Click on the “Login” button. Login
using student ID number and last name.
Library Homepage appears first.
Click on the “Catalog” tab to browse the
catalog.
The following examples show the
junior high catalog, but searches are
performed the same way in all
catalogs.
Destiny Quest
An Interactive Catalog for Today’s Digital Natives:
Colorful Interface (look at the difference on the next slides showing Destiny Quest!)
Clickable Icons
Drag & Drop Technology
• Click on the Catalog Tab
• Click on Destiny Quest on the left of
the screen
Home Access to Destiny Quest:
To fully view Destiny Quest, there are minimum requirements for the browser and screen resolution. If
Destiny Quest does not work or if the whole window is not visible, go to this Follett Software link for a
.pdf file explaining system requirements.
Destiny Catalog
Today’s students are used to web
icons, clickable everything,
information everywhere, bright colors,
pop-ups, engaging graphics.
Destiny
Quest
Destiny Quest
See what others are reading!
TOP TEN BOOKS List
Student Login to view
personal information
Back to Destiny
“Classic”
Catalog
Teacher-generated resource list
for assignment use.
Hover mouse button over cover
to get more information.
Double Click on book for even more information:
To get back to
Destiny Quest
main screen,
click on X.
Lists other
books patron
may like, just
like online
bookstores!
Subject Search
Drag & Drop books to
create resource list for
easy bibliography.
Click on
links for
additional
resources.
Double click on any book
cover for more information.
Subject Search
Click on the magnifying
glass to search
databases provided by
the AEA and others
selected by library staff.
Virtual Shelf Browse
Click on Shelf Browse button to find other books in same
subject area.
Great for finding fiction books by the same author.
Move the slider to see other books on the shelf.
“Classic” Destiny Interface
Basic search:
Type in search criteria and click on the appropriate tab:
Keyword, Title, Author, Subject, Series, One Search
Search Catalogs at all Schools
• Search own school
• Search by level
or
• Search through all catalogs with one click
Look in: Pleasant Valley SD
When looking at all schools, patrons will see the holdings for all buildings.
Catalog Search
This example searched through all district school catalogs.
2 books available locally in the
school, both are checked out
7 copies available off-site in other
libraries, 6 of which are checked out
2 books available locally in the
school, 1 is checked out
7 copies available off-site in other
libraries, 4 of which are checked out
2 books available locally in the
school, both checked out
16 copies available off-site in other
libraries, 7 of which are checked out
Title Information
• Click on the title or “Details”:
Title Details
• Publication
information publisher, copyright,
number of pages, size,
standard book
numbers
• Additional Info could
show interest level,
reading level, series
name, inclusion of
maps and other
graphs, charts, etc
Title Peek
Click on cover of book
for additional information:
Info that may be included:
• Book cover
• Title profile
• Summary annotation
• Journal reviews
• First chapter or excerpt
• Not all books have TitlePeek
Search for Literary Prize Winners or
State Reading Programs
• Click on the arrow next to
“Search Award Winner”
State Reading Programs:
Literary Prizes:
Search by Lexile Score
Lexile shows reading ability and text difficulty.
Students receive their lexile range from MAP testing.
• Enter a range of numbers to find a list of
books within that measure.
Lexile List
• In this
example, there
are 1349 books
in the library
within the
Lexile range
750 - 900.
Visual Search
• Visual Search is set up in each building either by the
Teacher-Librarian or by teacher request to easily
access books for a particular area of instruction,
assignment, or even a group of similar books. The
Visual Search varies from building to building.
Copy Categories
• Copy categories are
lists of books set up
by TeacherLibrarians to make a
search for a
particular book
easier, or simply
bibliographies of
good books to read.
Like the Visual
Search, categories
vary from building to
building.
One Search
Junior High and High School only
• Enter Search criteria
• Click on One Search to search the databases
provided by AEA and databases selected by
the building’s Teacher-Librarian
One Search – automatically searches all databases
at www.iowaaeaonline.org at the same time
Databases include:
• World Book Online
• SIRS (Social Issue
Resource Series)
Researcher
• EBSCO
• AP Image Archive
• Accu-Weather
• Atomic Learning
• Clipart
• Discovery Education
Student Login
• Username = student ID number
• Password = last name
• Student must be logged in to their individual
school to look at their personal information or
place a hold on a book.
• One does not need to login to browse the catalog.
Student Library Information Available
through Catalog
Student needs to click on
Logout button when done.
• “My Info” Tab
• Lists Items
Checked Out
• Overdue Items
• Fines for Late
Materials
• Items on Hold.
Resource Lists
Create citation lists (bibliographies)
Creates personal list for the student
• Find desired materials
• Click on
“Add to this List”
Resource Lists
• Click on “Resource List” on the left to see
the list of selected materials
• Click at the bottom to create a “Citation
List” or “Bibliography”
Citation List
• Citation list is in MLA format.
• Student no longer needs to type citation list
or to find internet site to create a list.
Destiny Online Catalog
Pleasant Valley Community School District
Catalog or Destiny Quest –
either catalog gives students great access to school
library catalogs anywhere there is an internet
connection.
Search, Browse, Place on a book on Hold, Check your
information – easy to do at school, at home, or while on
vacation.
If you need help with any
of the features in Destiny
or have any other
questions about library
services, please contact
Mr. Myatt.
Destiny Library Manager was
funded through a grant from
SCRA in November, 2007.
Thank you to SCRA for their continued
support of the
Pleasant Valley Community School District