Using Destiny

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Terms of Use

This information last checked: 10/21/2016

Digital Content SNAPSHOT & SUPPORT RESOURCES

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Your school's Destiny catalog can be accessed from the Destiny desktop icon or fr om the Destiny index. 

BCPS user name and password login is required for accessing eBooks/Digital resources and some other functions.

Overview

Destiny gives students access to search their school's library collection. In addition to the physical collection housed inside the library media center, students can search for eBooks in their school library collection as well as educator-evaluated digital and web content through Destiny Discover. Students can also monitor the books they checkout, create wish lists, create holds, and resource lists that can be used with their classes in all subject areas. Supports include a visual search for younger students. Destiny has two interfaces- Destiny Discover and Destiny Classic.

Destiny Discover

Destiny Classic

• Target Audience: Destiny is the school library Online Catalog for  K-12 students, teachers, and parents. 
• Content Connections: ALL content areas. 

Standards Alignment

• Content can be searched by Common Core State Standards using the Standards Search button on the left-hand side navigation menu in Destiny Classic (click Exit in Destiny Discover).

Content & Features

• eBooks - Accessible in Destiny Discover's comprehensive search. 
• See also the eBooks, Interactive eBooks, and Audiobooks in Destiny Discover support page. 
• Resource Lists show patrons curated collections of books that are centered around a particular topic. These lists can be created by patrons and made public for the school to view. These lists can be accessed through Destiny Classic. 
• Favorites is a quick way for a patron to add books to create a list for future reference when they want to circulate materials. 
• The Bookbag is where patrons can access information and resources that they want to access later, such as their Favorites, Checkouts, Holds, History and Notebook. Patrons will need to log into Destiny Quest using their BCPS credentials for access to this area. 
• Quick Reference Guides (QRGs)
• Finding Resources with Destiny Discover
• Using the Bookbag in Destiny Discover  
• Destiny Discover (video) (formerly Universal Search) is a feature that allows students to not only search books and eBooks that are in their school library's collection, but also allows them to search digital content and websites all in one search.  
• Mobile Features 
• Destiny Discover Mobile app has replaced the BryteWave mobile app

Navigation

• Advanced Search (Destiny Classic) will let patrons search for books using the default Boolean search operators. Patrons can also use search limiters such as Accelerated reader, Call Number, Format, Interest Level, Lexile, Reading Counts, Reading level or Year.

• Visual Search (Destiny Classic) is a visual way to search for texts in Destiny Quest. This feature is a way for primary patrons to search library and web resources using visual categories for various subject areas.  

• Login allows the patron to use their BCPS credentials to log into their own account to view their circulation information, check out eBooks, and create saved lists. 
• Exit takes the patron to the Destiny Classic Interface.  
• Help gives access to the help and quick help content for Destiny Quest.
•  Classic Destiny - Back Office 
• Library Media Specialist area for Circulation, Inventory, Collection Analysis, Statistics and Creating Reports.  
• Student area for Visual Searches, Advanced Searches, and Resource Lists.

Learning Supports & Tools

Lexiles/Reading Levels: 

• The Lexile of a book is  displayed on the "Title Details" page when a book is selected from the search.
• Patrons can also use Advanced Search to find resources by Lexile using the search limiters.

• For more information about Lexiles, visit the Lexile Resource Page on this wiki.

NEW!  Destiny Collections

• Collections Overview Video

• Follett Collections Help Center

• Collections Screencast Tutorial by BCPS

Collections - Follett Quick Reference Guides:

• Using Collections

• Creating Collections

• Adding Items to a Collection

• Sharing Collections