Northern Lights Library Network

North Star Library Consortium

The North Star Consortium Library Consortium provides a web-based centralized library catalog and management system for the school and special libraries of the Northern Lights Library Network Region. The Follett Destiny software is centrally hosted and administered at Region I, in Moorhead, MN. Training and administration of the Consortium is provided by NLLN from Detroit Lakes, MN.

Click here for the catalog.

Subscribe to the Destiny Users/North Star Library Consortium Listserv

Additional Information is available on the North Star Library Consortium Wiki
http://nslc.pbwiki.com

Important training and workshop information:n:

Aug 19-20: 2-Day Destiny Training for new North Star Library Consortium Members:

This is a required 2-day Basic Destiny Training for new Consortium members who have migrated to the North Star Library Consortium during July-August of 2008. Each district will be contacted directly about participation in this training. Contact Patricia Post or Ruth Solie with questions. This training is limited to new sites that have joined the Consortium.

Aug 19-20, 2008

Sartell High School,
748 7th St. No.Sartell, MN 56377
9:00am - 4:00pm each day

Check the Northstar wiki (Destiny Training/CE events)
for a list of registered participants

A Back to School Special Workshop - Aug 21, 2008

Online Registration Back to School Special: "Building Community. Supporting Collaboration" with special presenters Jennifer Hootman and Ann Walker Smalley from the MN WebJunction Team plus Using Web 2.0 tools in the Classroom Best Practices in media centers What's New in Destiny ver 8.5 Subscription Services from Follett at Consortium pricing Networking with colleagues ... door prizes - and more
Thurs, Aug 21, 2008 9:00am - 4:00pm Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center 2100 Arrowwood Lane NW Alexandria, MN 56308
Who should attend: anyone who works in a school library media center
Cost: no cost to attend the Workshop but registration required. Everyone welcome!
*Do I need to belong to the Consortium or use Destiny?* NO - everyone is welcome --
Arrowwood Lodging available at special Conference rates (Reservations: 866-FUN-LAND -- mention Conference for special rate)
Online Registration
Check the Northstar wiki for a list of registered participants.

Destiny "How to..." Sheets

Handy cheat sheets for cataloging, patrons, importing records and more. These are supplemental to Follett's Destiny online Help.

Destiny ver 8.5 coming July 2008

What's New in Destiny ver 8.0

What's New in Destiny ver 7.5

What's New in Destiny ver 7.0

Follett Resources

Explore the Follett Destiny website for updates, FAQ, contact info, online support, webinars, and information on Destiny updates -- you must have your Follett Customer number to access most of these resources.

Follett Phone Support Destiny -- 800.722.7424

Follett website: http://www.follettsoftware.com/sub/destiny_solutions/

Follett email support: techsuppport@fsc.follett.com

Follett Webinars:http://www.follettsoftware.com/sub/webinars/

Other Useful Resources

Pictures for visual search pages

Barcode Labels - order info from MINITEX

Barcode Scanners - order info from MINITEX

CatExpress Cheatsheets

CatExpress Subscription form

OCLC Connexion

Electronic Resources of MN (ELM): http://elm4you.org