DESTINY - it's coming to a SHA Library near you!

Destiny Quest® is a K-12 student-friendly searching interface from Follett Software Company, which will soon replace our old Circulation and Cataloging programs.  Both the LS and HS Libraries will be implementing this new software at the end of May, and your friendly librarians will be working to transfer library and patron records to the new system, so that all will be ready to greet our students in the fall.
Here is more information  from the Follett Destiny site:

"Online Searching for the K-12 Digital Native"

"When was the last time your students called library software ‘sweet’? That’s what they say about Destiny Quest, the first library search interface designed to appeal to today’s digital native students. Destiny Quest engages students in a visually appealing and highly graphic online searching experience, leveraging Destiny’s proven K-12 research strategies to help them easily locate and identify appropriate resources. Students can apply the web-savvy skills they already know and expand the skills they need to thrive as 21st century learners.With Destiny Quest, students can see the top 10 books and new arrival titles highlighted on the Destiny Quest homepage, search the library collection, browse the scrolling carousel of bookshelves, view book covers, and link to title details from any computer with an Internet connection. Visually appealing, customizable themes make searching the library a comfortable and familiar experience for today’s plugged-in generation.Students become more active learners using Destiny Quest’s engaging interface, which invites them to explore and dig deeper through “You May Also Like” automatic suggestions. They can refine their search results by author, subject, series and more, and find the best titles for their interests or reading levels and save their favorites for easy retrieval with the easy drag and drop functionality of ‘My List’. Younger students or non-English speakers can easily find materials using a picture-based icon search option."


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