Insignia Library system

Binding Serials

The Insignia Library System allows staff to bind serials. To bind serials, follow these steps:

1. 
   Click on “Cataloging” on the Navigator Toolbar
   
2. 
   Click on “Find/Add Serials”
   
3. 
   Search for and select the serial title that is to be sent to the bindery
   
4. 
   Click on “Binding”
   
5. 
   Select the items in the grid which you wish to have bound
   
6. 
   Enter the barcode for the bound serials, or the system will automatically generate a barcode
   
7. 
   Click on “Bind”, this will prevent selected issues from being circulated
   

Projects

The Insignia Library System allows staff to create projects. In a project, a librarian can group together different items such as books, multimedia files, and web links into a collection. Patrons can then search for the project and find the relevant information in one screen, rather than searching for the items individually. To create a project, follow these steps:

1. 
   Click on “Cataloging” on the Navigator Toolbar
   
2. 
   Click on “Find/Add Projects”
   
3. 
   Click on “New”
   
4. 
   Give your new project an appropriate title
   
5. 
   To add an item from the library catalog to the project, click on “Find Item”. Search for the desired item and select it from the results list. Then click on “Apply”
   
6. 
   You may repeat step 5 until all desired items are found
   
7. 
   To add a URL/multimedia object to the project, click on “Attach”
   
8. 
   Click on “New”
   
9. 
   Select the attachment “Type” from the dropdown menu
   

(URL, Video Or Audio, or Picture)

10. 
    Enter a title for the attachment
    
11. 
    If you are attaching a web site, enter the URL into the “Location” field. If you are attaching a multimedia file, browse for the file by clicking on the “…” button
    
12. 
    Click on “Save” to save the attachment
    
13. 
    Repeat until you have added all desired URLs/multimedia files
    
14. 
    Click on “Save” to save the project