You can assign a location to each individual copy of a title in your library to help keep track of your books and let students know where to find the book. Locations are searchable in both the Teachers and Students view of the library.
Create and assign Locations tags using Excel imports
Custom location tags can be created and assigned when using the Library Import from Excel feature. Simply type the location tag for each title into Column X within your import spreadsheet, and proceed with importing the file. Existing locations will be assigned to the selected titles whereas new locations will be created from the spreadsheet. For more information on our Import from Excel feature, please visit our help article: Import/Export with Excel
Create Location Tags
From the Teacher View, navigate to your Settings > Custom Fields > Track Locations. Create your locations by typing the name of the location you wish to add and selecting "Add Location". The new location will appear in alphabetical order.
Assign Location Tags to each Copy
Locations are able to be assigned to each copy of a book. To assign locations, go to your Library and search/select the title you would like to edit. The Locations field will be listed in the copies section of your Title Details Page. Titles without an assigned location will be listed as -None- by default. Simply clear this by selecting the "X" located next to the location, and then select the drop-down arrow to access the listing of your locations.
Note: Each copy of the book can be assigned a different location.
Assign Locations to Multiple Titles (All copies)
You can assign a location to multiple titles at the same time directly from your Teacher page. Select Library from your navigation bar hover over the title you would like to edit. Select the circle to the top left of the cover image to queue that title for editing. The circle will be checked when selected.
Once you've selected the titles you wish to update, click the pencil to edit the Locations, Conditions, and Genres of the selected titles.
Search Location Tags from the Teacher View
To search locations, first be sure that the Track Locations box is checked under Settings > Custom Fields > Track Locations and that Genre is checked as viewable in your teacher and student views of the library under Settings > Show/Hide Data. Then simply navigate back to Library in your navigation bar, select the magnifying glass, and type the location into the search bar.
Search Location Tags from the Student View
Then, from the student view of the library, type the prefix "location:" into the search bar, followed by your location (no spaces). All titles with a copy tagged in that location will show up in your search results.
example: location:Blue
Support Videos:
- Enable/Disable Preferences – This 10-minute video thoroughly explains the customization options within Booksource Classroom. See how to navigate to the Settings page from the Teacher Dashboard, and learn all about the options available to tailor the platform to fit your classroom’s unique needs.
- Showing/Hiding data – This video explains how to change the settings to customize the information that is available to both the teacher and students. See how to navigate to the Settings page from the Teacher Dashboard, and learn about all the options.