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Search Options

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

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…

Creative Ways to Use MackinVIA

While we know the list of ideas will grow, here are some ideas for teachers wanting to use MackinVIA™ in their classroom. If you found a great way to use MackinVIA in your school and would like to share your ideas with other educators, please feel free to email us at eservices@mackin.com. Don’t forget to provide…

Promotions

Limited-Time Offers MackinVIA’s new Promotions feature allows MackinVIA sites to access a publisher’s digital content at no cost for a specified period of time. As soon as you activate the content, it becomes accessible in your school’s MackinVIA website. To activate the new functionality, first log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address…

Checkouts and Requests

MackinVIA Administrators can set checkout limits, hold/loan periods, and renew options to fit the needs of their school or library. To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Activate Checkouts and Requests Set Load Period Set Checkout Limit Set Number of Renewals Set Hold Period Activate Checkouts and Requests To…

About Managing Backpacks

Backpack™ accounts help users store and manage your school’s digital resources. While in their Backpacks, users can save favorite resources, check out and request Mackin-hosted titles, view and edit notes, and access assigned resources. As a MackinVIA administrator, you can manage Backpacks for your staff and students. Please Note: Backpack accounts are optional. Mackin has…

Set Default Number of Titles Displayed

As a librarian or MackinVIA™ administrator, you can change the default number of digital resources patrons see inside MackinVIA. Once students and staff log in, they will be able to change the default number of titles for their own customized view. First, log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and password. Click Settings > General (make…

Rename MackinVIA

To change the name displayed inside of MackinVIA™, first log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and password. Click Settings > General (make sure you select the correct VIA if there is more than one account). In the Information section, below VIA Name, type the name you would like patrons to see when they log into…

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