Dewey Decimal Classification
000 Computer Science & General Works 010 Bibliography 020 Library & Information Sciences 030 General Encyclopedic Works 040 050 General Serial Publications 060 General Organizations & Museology 070 News Media, Journalism, Publishing 080 Quotations 090 Manuscripts & Rare Books 100 Philosophy & Psychology 110 Metaphysics 120 Epistemology, Causation, Humankind 130 Paranormal Phenomena 140 Specific Philosophical…
Shared Collection Management
We’ve started to lay the foundation for an administrative area used to manage shared digital collections. The first layers are the ability to view/edit resources and export usage reports. The Resources feature allows a full administrator at the district or consortium level to: View all resources in the shared collection including those migrated at the…
MackinFunds Discontinued
As of December 31st, 2020, the MackinFunds program will no longer be available. We are thankful for those that used this service and we encourage those interested in programs of this type to contact Mackin Customer Service for further information. Live Chat | customerservice@mackin.com We thank you for your continued support and for…
Third Party Partners
Library Automation Software TLC URL: Home Use: Optional – based on school/district; library catalog integration for user account management Description: MackinVIA and TLC’s LS2 PAC catalog can be connected through an API integration. This integration allows students and teachers to view real-time availability for MackinVIA resources and check out, place holds, and return titles directly…
Thin Common Cartridge Export
Thin Common Cartridge is a file format for loading resources into learning object repositories. Administrators can export all active resources (except self-added), or they can choose a specific group of resources. Go to Settings > Integrations. Click on Thin Common Cartridge. Select either “All Resources” in the drop-down Groups menu for all active resources in…
Configuring Infinite Campus Integration
MackinVIA can be integrated with Infinite Campus – Campus Learning, providing users with greater accessibility to your digital collection. This connection allows librarians and teachers to access their Backpack accounts within the learning management system (LMS) and add MackinVIA resources or groups to assignments. Access LTI Data To set up the Campus Learning integration, you will…
Tag Report
In conjunction with the Tags feature, we developed a system where you can view a report of your library collection based on our set of tagged titles. To view the tag report, please update your collection for TitleMatch. Send us your MARC records or complete an online collection analysis. Please note: A collection analysis is recommended to view…
Tags
Mackin’s team of professional librarians and teachers have curated a collection of descriptive, curricular tags. These tags are available as a collection development tool and can be utilized in conjunction with the TitleMatch feature to show which titles in your collection have these curriculum elements. Please note: Our team is working diligently to tag resources…
Dashboard
The Dashboard feature provides Administrators with a snapshot of activity in their MackinVIA account(s). Statistics and graphs offer analytical insights regarding resources, usage, and more. Data points include: Current circulation Resource statistics Login statistics Reading statistics Category activity and collection distribution Extended circulation distribution Note and bookmark statistics Top resources and total views Please note: Circulation…
Class Set Add/Drop Period
An Add/Drop period was built into the Class Set feature to account for students who transfer classes. This period begins on the designated class set start date and lasts 14 days. Students who transfer in can redeem the class set code until the end of the period. Students who transfer out can be removed from…