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Display Options

MackinVIA Administrators can customize the look of their MackinVIA account based on the needs of their school or library. To access the display options, log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and password. Go to Settings > General and select Display Options. To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below….

About Mackin.com

Mackin Educational Resources is a one-source acquisition service providing more than 3 million titles from over 18,000 different publishers through one continuously updated online catalog: www.mackin.com. To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Log in Create a New List Search for Items Add Items to a List View List…

Backpack Accounts

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Create Individual Backpack Accounts Create Multiple Backpack Accounts Deactivate Backpack Accounts Edit Backpack Accounts Create Individual Backpack Accounts As a MackinVIA Administrator, you can create Backpacks accounts for your staff and students, either individually or through an import of user data. To…

Assign Title

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Assign District or a Consortium Titles Assigning a Multi-User Title vs a Single-User Title Assign District or a Consortium Titles Unless the purchasing entity prohibits assignments, resources that have been shared to your MackinVIA account can be assigned. However, keep in mind…

Create or Delete Groups

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Create a Group Delete Groups Create a Group [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The Groups feature allows MackinVIA Administrators and Group Managers to curate collections of digital resources. To create a group, first log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and password….

Read Assignments

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Assignment Periods Canceling Assigned Resources Checkout Limits and Assignments Download Assigned Resources Offline Access to Assignments Removing Assignments and Student Experience Return or Renew Assignments Assignment Periods On the start day, students can access assignments at approximately 3 a.m. and on the…

Join Assignments

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Assignments and Checkouts/Holds/Requests Multiple Assignments for the Same Resource Assignments and Checkouts/Holds/Requests If students already have a resource checked out when an assignment begins for the same resource, The student will have two copies. The checkout is completely independent of the assignment….

Edit or Delete Assignments

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Changing Assignment Resources Cannot Delete Assignment Edit or Delete an Assignment Edit/Delete Permissions Editing Assignment Code Editing Inactive Assignments Editing Parameters Remove Student from Assignment Changing Assignment Resources Once chosen, resources for an Assignment cannot be changed. If you need a new resource…

Subscriptions

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Manage Subscriptions Notifications Manage Subscriptions To manage subscriptions for digital resources, first log into your MackinVIA Administrator account  with your Mackin.com email address and password. Go to Reports > Subscriptions to view a list of all subscription resources in your account (make sure to select the correct VIA if…

Usage

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Usage Reports for Multiple Locations Usage Reports for Single Location Usage Reports Statistics Usage Reports for Assigned Resources Usage Reports for Multiple Locations To run a usage report for multiple locations, log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and…