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School Libraries

AUGUST 2024 - SYSTEM OVERVIEW BY MEDIA FLEX INC.

OPALS LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION 2024

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1. OPALS Daily Use Functions

2. Student Use

3. Union Catalog

4. Future Product Enhancements

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1. (a) OPALS Checkout

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  1. (a) OPALS Returns

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1.(b) Overdue Reports

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1.(c) Adding Records - Quick Cat

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1.(d) Authentication - OAUTH - SAML - Azure - Google +

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  1. (e) Rostering: SchoolTools - Schoology - Infinite Campus +

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1.(f) Inventory

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1.(g) Self Service features / Reserve Requests

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1.(g) Self Service features / Checkout

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1.(g) Self Service features / Checkout - Scan Resources

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1.(g) Self Service checkout / Email Receipt - Close Session

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1.(h) Offline - Emergency Checkout / Checkin Client

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1.(i) Transaction Anonymization: + Anonymization upon return

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2.(a) Student Use: Customization - Elementary School Portals

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2.(b) OPALS Popular Owl Search Interface - Options to add more kid friendly digital resources

ADA Tested

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2.(b) Owl Search Interface - Options to add more kid friendly digital resources -

ADA Tested

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2.(b) Owl Search Interface - Search Results - Brief Citation - Shelf Browser - Request - Lists

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2.(b) Intermediate Kids Search and Browse Interface - Add resources to unused tiles

ADA Tested

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2.(b) Kids Search and Browse Interface

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2.(b) High School - Customizable Portal - Responsive to tablets & portable devices - QR code ID

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2.(b) High School - Portal & Tabs - Access to Print - Digital - Video Streaming Resources

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2.(b) High School - Basic Search - Discovery Search Sources - Discovery Search Results - Interface ADA Tested

  1. Discovery Search
  2. Searches local catalog
  3. information databases
  4. District libraries
  5. All libraries in the regional ILL union catalog
  6. Curated websites

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2.(b) High School - Basic Search - Discovery Search Sources - Discovery Search Results - Faceted Search Results Analytics

Local print resources - Print resources in district libraries - Print resources in ILL Union Catalog - Info databases - Curated Websites

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2.(b) High School - Basic Search - Discovery Search Sources - Database Results

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2.(b) High School - Basic Search - Discovery Search Sources - ILL Request Union Catalog Results

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2.(b) High School - Basic Search - Discovery Search Sources - Curated Websites Search Results

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2.(b) OPALS Search - Google Extension

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3.Union Catalog - ILL Services -

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4. Future Enhancements: Search Analytics - November 2023 - AI Reports - December 2023

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