Email Alerts to New Blog Posts
Loading...Welcome
This site is intended to inform Amlib users and others about Amlib features, documentation, events and so on.
No login is required except for downloading files, which is limited to Amlib users and for which login details can be obtained by emailing your Amlib Support or and stating your name and organization.Archives
Recent Comments
Categories
Links
Category Archives: Stockitems
Track Your Item Loading Count
** See past blog posts at www.infosolve.co.za/blog. No login required except for downloads ** This post describes a non-standard report that shows the number of items loaded per staffmember. It also gives a breakdown by Stats Code so that you … Continue reading
Weed Report
This post describes a non-standard report for listing items you want to weed or discard. It does this by listing items with a Process Code of WEED, DISCARD or similar. It shows the process date, item details, total value, total … Continue reading
System Maintenance 4 : Deleting Unwanted Files
It is recommended that you delete unwanted files that are no longer needed and just end up cluttering the Display Files screens. These can be found in the Borrower, Authority, Catalogue and Stockitem modules. Since each operator can have their … Continue reading
New ‘Where’ Search Training Guide
‘Where’ searches in Amlib enable you to search in almost endless combinations in the Borrower and Stockitem modules. This new ‘Where’ search guide covers a lot of ground. It explains: how to create Where searches in the Borrower and … Continue reading
Posted in Borrower, Reports, Stockitems
Tagged borrower, reports, searching, statistics, stockitem, where searches
Comments Off
Change the Order of Columns in a Stockitem Table
When you search in Stockitem and list the results in a table, it usually shows Title, Author, Call No etc, in that order. However, it is possible to change the order of the columns being displayed. For example, some libraries … Continue reading
Audit Tracking Within Amlib
Amlib keeps audit information in different ways. Not only does it keep audit trails of who has worked on a record (e.g. who last edited a specific catalogue record), but there are audit reports that list stockitems, authorities and borrowers that have been … Continue reading
Posted in Authorities, Borrower, Reports, Stockitems
Tagged audits, authorities, borrowers, items, reports, statistics
Comments Off
FAQ Videos on OCLC Content Portal
If you log into the OCLC Content Portal and open Frequently Asked Questions, Amlib FAQs – Videos, you will find useful video clips of some of Amlib’s features, including how to load a new report and how to do stocktakes … Continue reading
Posted in Reports, Stocktaking/Inventory Control
Tagged customer portal, faq, OCLC, reports, stocktaking, videos
Comments Off
Linking items
Amlib enables you to link multiple stock items to a single master item. When a master item is issued, the linked (i.e. subsidiary) items are automatically issued too. This is most useful when lending out kits and saves you having … Continue reading
