This automation system evaluation is brought to by Guillermo Gonzalez, Tara Hargrove, Crystal Pierce, and Desirae Thomas

1. an automation system
evaluation
Brought to you by:
Guillermo Gonzalez, Tara Hargrove,
Crystal Pierce, and Desirae Thomas
Follett Destiny

2. COMPANY HISTORY

3. • C.W. Follett began as a stock boy in 1901 at a used book store in Illinois. He later bought
the company in 1924 and he, his wife and their four sons worked to create a growing
wholesale company.
• Follett Corporation is now a diverse company specializing in college textbooks,
classroom curriculum, school libraries and student management software.
• The company is worth $2.7 billion dollars today and is still ran by generations of family
members.
Company History

4. STRONG POINTS

5. Follet Destiny…
● Is the leading library management system for K-12 schools worldwide.
● Allows librarians and administrators to keep thorough, real-time track of the library’s inventory
and media assets.
● Can be accessed from anywhere.
● Can be accessed 24/7.
● Strengthens the crucial bond between the library, the classroom, and home.
Strong Points

6. Follet Destiny…
● Gives students a fun means of discovery and reading.
● Provides one discovery interface for students and educators to search and access all your print
and digital resources, including eBooks, audiobooks, and interactive books, as well as free and
paid subscription databases.
● Offers a free Destiny Discover app.
● Offers offline access with the Destiny Read app.
● “Collections by Destiny” provides new, collaborative way for librarians, teachers and curriculum
staff to share free or purchased resources across the district, school or between users. Each
collection can include any resource from anywhere – webpages, images, documents, etc.
Strong Points

7. Follet Destiny…
● Access to open educational resources (OERs) through a partnership with the US Department of
Education to support access to Learning Registry resources.
○ Provides lesson plans, activities, and other instructional materials
● An integration with Biblionasium, the award-winning digital social platform that supports
independent reading activities for students 6–13 years old
○ Like Goodreads for kids!
● Makes citing sources easy with Destiny Discover and EasyBib.
○ MLA, APA, Chicago
Strong Points

8. WEAKNESSES

9. Some noted weak areas of Follett Destiny are:
● The interface was not visually pleasing.
● Data was hard to import
● Reports could be tricky to create
● Searching books can be difficult for young users as the spelling has to be almost exact.
● The system for accessing e-media is not very user friendly.
Weaknesses

10. What We
Recommend

11. ● Follett Destiny usually receives great reviews and more than 3 stars
o https://www.g2.com/products/destiny-library-manager/reviews
● It has easy access which shows it’s accessibility to all
o https://www.follettcommunity.com/servlet/fileField?entityId=ka02J000000UgBLQA0&field
=DescriptionFile__Body__s
Destiny automation system is recommended because you can “search resources, collaborate with
peers and students, build themed collections for lessons." Primarily, it connects the students and
teachers with the content they need. It is also recommended because they have helpful tutorials on
training, as well as featured products and services.
We Recommend Follett Destiny!

12. For More Information
Check Out These Links
• More about why Destiny is being
recommended
https://www.follettlearning.com/education
-articles-inspiration/learn/videos/follett-
destiny-library-manager.
• More over the accessibility of Destiny
https://www.follettcommunity.com/servlet
/fileField?entityId=ka050000000Ha1IAA
S&field=DescriptionFile__Body__s

13. Resources
• Dennis C. (2017) User-Friendly for Staff and Students.
Retrieved from
https://www.capterra.com/p/8972/Destiny- Library-
Manager/#reviews
• Freyou, T. (2014) Follett Destiny Library Manager.
Retrieved from
https://prezi.com/5mzp3fzfmkmr/follett-destiny-library-
manager/
• Follett Corporation About Us. Retrieved from
https://www.follettlearning.com/about-us
• Grosser, L. (2015) Follett/Destiny Evaluation.
Retrieved from
https://www.slideshare.net/LauraGrosser/follettdestin
y-evaluation
• Michael B. , (2018) Destiny Library Manager- So You
Can Find Your Books!. Retrieved from
https://www.capterra.com/p/8972/Destiny-Library-
Manager/#reviews