Sara Juel

Batch Item Uploading

1. Ares
2. Course & User Loads

Batch Item Upload allows multiple scanned items to be uploaded to Ares and made available on Electronic Reserves or placed in the Item Activation Pending queue until the upcoming course is activate...

• Edited September 17, 2020 13:51
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Configuring Loan Periods

1. Ares
2. Loan Periods

Loan Periods, configured in the Ares Customization Manager with the LoanPeriods table, indicate the length of time that a physical reserve Item will be available to users accessing the Item from t...

• Edited March 22, 2019 20:53
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Changing the Loan Period

1. Ares
2. Loan Periods

You can change the Loan Period of an Item using the Loan Period dropdown on the Item form. Additionally, changing the Loan Period of an Item will prompt you to apply the change to related Items wi...

• Edited March 22, 2019 21:04
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Instructor Changes Loan Period

1. Ares
2. Loan Periods

If an Instructor changes the Loan Period of an Item, it will be flagged as Loan Period Changed by Instructor and will appear on the Ares client dashboard. The flagging will occur regardless of the...

• Edited March 22, 2019 21:03
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Adding Document Types

1. Ares
2. Customization Manager

You can set a list in Ares of all acceptable file formats that Instructors can upload to Ares. The presence of a file format not listed will force the item to the Awaiting File Type Resolution sta...

• Edited March 22, 2019 19:25
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Additional Customizations for Course & User Loading

1. Ares
2. Course & User Loads

Loading Courses with Multiple Instructors (Ares 4.7) As of Ares 5.0, it is possible to add multiple instructors to a course. All users listed as Instructors in the imported data will be listed as ...

• Edited February 18, 2022 22:06
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Requesting Items through OpenURL from the Web

1. Ares
2. OpenURL

Ares is capable of linking with any database system that supports OpenURL. This allows Instructors to request Items found in various library databases directly through Ares without having to re-ke...

• Edited November 15, 2018 19:06
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Submitting Items via OpenURL in the Ares Client

1. Ares
2. OpenURL

Using the Submit via OpenURL button in the Ares client, staff Users can request Items from other library databases and external systems directly through Ares without having to fill in request info...

• Edited March 22, 2019 21:01
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Displaying Multiple Request Forms for a Genre

1. Ares
2. OpenURL

Starting with Ares 4.6, multiple request form options can be displayed for a particular genre. When the Ares DLL looks parse the OpenURL and look for which request form to display for a particular...

• Edited March 22, 2019 21:02
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Configuring OpenURL Mapping and Destinations

1. Ares
2. OpenURL

OpenURL is an industry-standard way of encoding resource metadata into a URL. Ares OpenURL is installed and functional as a part of the standard Ares Server installation and can be used in the Are...

• Edited October 18, 2023 19:36
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