The document provides instructions for backing up, running reports, and performing inventory in the Destiny library management system. It states that the Douglas County School District performs automatic backups centrally for all media centers using Destiny 10.5. Instructions are provided for backing up the database manually. Reports like circulation statistics and inventory can be run by clicking the Reports tab and selecting options from the left sidebar. Inventory involves scanning all items and uploading the data, then running reports on missing or out of order items. The document also demonstrates how to print barcodes, labels, and create custom indexes and bibliographies.

1. Destiny Tutorial
Reports and Utilities

2. Backing Up/Rebuilding the
System
O The Douglas County School District performs backups
centrally for all of the media centers in the school
system. Each media center utilizes Destiny 10.5, and
the backups occur automatically. This is performed
reliably at a district level for all of the media centers.
It is not the duty of the media specialist in the
Douglas County School System. However, if a need
arises, the system can be backed up by the
instructions on the next slide.
O Follett’s document titled Backing up your Destiny for
Schools Application database, provides the following
steps found at
http://www.fsc.follett.com/_file/file/Backing-upDestiny-for-Schools-Database.pdf to configure the
backup program.

3. Running Circulation Reports
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1. Click on the Reports tab
at the top.
2. Click on Library Reports
on the left side of the
screen.
3. Select either Collection
Statistics-Historical or
Collection StatisticsSummary to run circulation
reports.

4. Circulation Reports Continued
Collection StatisticsHistorical Report Set
Up Screen

5. Sample Statistics Summary

6. Inventory
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1) Click on Back
Office tab at the top.
2) Click on Inventory
on the left side.

7. Once you select “Start New” you can scan
every item in the collection and upload it
here. Once finished, you can run reports
based on items missing or out of order, etc.
You can mark things lost or delete materials
as needed. When complete, you select
“finalize.”

8. Inventory Report
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1. Click on Reports tab at
the top.
2. Click on Library Reports
on the left side.
3. Select Inventory Control
options – Completed
Inventories or In Progress
Inventories

9. Collection Age Report
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1. Run a Collection Statistics Historical Report (Slides 3-4)
2. Click on the tab at the top right that says “Age.”
3. This will give you the age of your collection as shown below.

10. Printing Bar Codes/Spine
Labels
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1. Click on Reports tab at the
top.
2. Click on Library Reports on
the left side.
3. Select from the Labels
Section.
• You can run a report of the
Barcode Labels and create
new or replacement
barcodes.
• You can create Reading
Program Labels or you can
create Spine/Pocket Labels.
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11. Running an Unused Bar
Code Report
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1. Select Barcode Lists under
Catalog
2. Run a report showing used
and unused barcode
numbers
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12. Running Custom Indexes
O A custom index is when you can generate a list of all books with a
certain characteristic using a search field OTHER than
author, title, subject. You might do a custom index by Dewey number or
reading level.
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1) Click on the Reports tab at
the top.
2) Click on the Library
Reports on the left side.
3) Select Create Bibliography
and then choose the ways you
want to create your list.

13. Self-Assess
O When running a barcode report, I begin at
the _______________ tab.
O I should run a _________________ to
determine the age of my collection.
O Where does the “Backing up/Rebuilding of
the catalog normally occur?
O Inventory is found under the ___________
tab.

14. Answers
O When running a barcode report, I begin at
the Reports tab.
O I should run a Collection Statistics-Historical
or Collection Statistics-Summary to
determine the age of my collection.
O Where does the “Backing up/Rebuilding of
the catalog normally occur? District’s County
Office
O Inventory is found under the Back Office tab.