Insignia Library system

Loan Statistics

This feature provides information about how many times an item has been checked out, renewed, reserved, and overdue.

To see the loan statistics for an item,

1. 
   Go to the cataloging module and find the item
   
2. 
   The loan statistics appear in the lower right hand corner of the “Basic Information” tab under Loan Status
   

Cataloging Using Z39.50 Interface

The easiest way to accurately catalog items in the Insignia Library System is to use the Z39.50 search.

To catalog a Z39.50 item, follow these steps:

1. 
   Click on “Cataloging” on the Navigator Toolbar
   
2. 
   Click on “Find/Add Item”
   
3. 
   Click on the “Z39.50” button
   
4. 
   Enter search criteria (applying additional filters if desired)
   
5. 
   Select any Z39.50 server(s) you would like to search from the Library List
   
6. 
   Click on “Search”
   
7. 
   Double click on the title to see more information
   
8. 
   To import the MARC record, click on “Catalog It”
   
9. 
   To edit a record, click on “Edit”
   
10. 
    Make any necessary changes and click on “Save”