Our commitment to make Destiny the most secure and stable library and resource management system available continues. Enhancements to Destiny 19.6 include upgrades to the web server for increased security, as well as better performance. Contact Technical Support for more information.

An expanded integration makes it easier to maintain MackinVIA™ eBooks and audiobooks, alongside the rest of your Destiny Discover collection. Digital resources purchased from Mackin™ are now synchronized in Destiny Discover via the Follett Digital Update job.

You no longer need to:

• Manually add new titles.
• Update title records with new information provided by MackinVIA.
• Delete titles that are no longer part of your collection.

These enhancements also lay the groundwork for more points of integration in future releases, such as resource availability, checkouts, and more.

How to Participate:

Mackin has chosen to make this feature available as a closed beta, meaning only a limited number of districts can utlilize the feature in early 2023 until it is available for wider release. Districts will be added gradually as the integration is optimized. If your district would like to activate this feature as part of the beta release, please email Mackin's Digital Services team at eservices@mackin.com to be placed on the participation list.

For more information on integrating Destiny with MackinVIA , see Enable MackinVIA Integration.

For more information on the Follett Digital Update process, see Update Follett Digital and MackinVIA Titles.

Site users with genrefied libraries can now add the Sublocation field to the Shelf List report to easily see where materials are on the shelf and more effectively manage their library.

For more information about how to create the report, see Generate a Shelf List.

Destiny Resource Manager's new advance booking feature lets districts save money by sharing occasionally used resources.

After the district purchases a site license, the Destiny Administrator adds a new site to Destiny. Resources are added to the advance booking site. Staff with advance booking site access can book resources immediately or for the future for users throughout the district.

Teachers and other staff with the appropriate permissions can search for resources at the advance booking site from Catalog > Resource Search. The calendar shows resource availability, letting teachers reserve resources when needed to support their curriculum.

Advance booking site staff can manage, edit, and process a reserve. It is easy for staff to identify items they need to pick for upcoming reserves, and print packing lists and shipping labels. They can also check in booked items, import and transfer resources, set delivery and pickup dates, and run reports.

For more information about advance booking, see Book Items.

Site users can now use the new Item Transaction report to extract circulation event data based on a specified date range. With the XML file, users can view and manipulate data, including checkouts, checkins, fines created, fines deleted, lost and stolen items, and circulation blocked messages.

For more information about how to create the report, see Item Transaction Data Report.

Users of the Destiny Resource Manager Mobile Device Management (MDM) Integration feature can now determine what happens when Google Workspace has a device disable, re-enable, or deprovision event. If any of the these checkboxes are selected, the Checked Out or Not Checked Out item's status in Destiny is changed to the option selected in the drop-down.

For more information, see Customize Destiny Rules.

Users of the Destiny Resource Manager Mobile Device Management (MDM) Integration feature for Google Workspace can now determine what happens when an item's site is changed in Destiny. If this checkbox is selected, the item is moved to the site it is mapped to in Google Workspace. If the site is not mapped, the user can choose an Organizational Unit (OU) to move it to.

For more information, see Customize Destiny Rules.

Users of the Destiny Resource Manager Mobile Device Management (MDM) Integration feature for Jamf PRO can now determine what happens when items are marked Lost or Stolen in Destiny. When users select a checkbox, the item's status in Jamf PRO is changed to the option selected in the drop-down.

For more information, see Customize Destiny Rules.

Destiny Discover is more customizable than ever! This fall, several new setup options were added to make it easy to customize the search experience with relevant and engaging features to meet your students' needs. The latest updates let you:

• Choose from new theme options.
• Configure features by user role, such as reviews, citations, and search options.

With the latest enhancements to Destiny Discover Engage, users can now track usage of print and digital books from any provider!

To learn more and stay on top of the latest updates, visit the Destiny Discover What's New page in the Destiny Discover Help Center.