Add books to the library

Use the library catalogue to keep a list of every book your school has. You can add books one by one, or bring in a long list at once from a file. Add books here before you lend them to students.

Before you start

• Keep the book details ready: title, author, ISBN, category and how many copies you have.
• If you have many books, you can type them into a spreadsheet first and import them all together.

Add one book

1. In the sidebar, open Library → Catalogue.
2. Click Add book.
3. Type the Title of the book.
4. Fill in Author, ISBN and Category. Fields marked Optional can be left empty.
5. In Copies to add, type how many copies of this book you have.
6. Click the button at the bottom of the form to save the book.

Each copy gets a serial number (1, 2, 3…) automatically. You will use this number when you lend a copy.

Add many books from a file

1. Open Library → Catalogue.
2. Click Download Excel template or Download CSV template.
3. Open the file on your computer and fill in one book on each row. Do not change the column headings.
4. Save the file.
5. Back in the catalogue, click Import from Excel or Import from CSV, the same type as your file.
6. Choose your file and follow the steps on the screen to finish.

Change or remove a book

1. Find the book in the catalogue.
2. Click Edit to open Edit book and change the details.
3. To take a book out of the catalogue, use Remove book.

Good to know

• The top of the catalogue shows totals for Titles, Copies, Issued, Overdue and Borrowers.
• To lend books to students, see the article Issue, return and renew books.
• If you cannot see the Library pages, ask your school admin. They can change what your role can do under Roles & Permissions.