Follett

==The cost of the systems varies by the services needed at the time. That sounds vague, but 2/3 of their migrating customers come from the competition. Each competitor has a data set that needs to be converted and possibly cleaned up or manipulated. Follett can take this on a case by case basis, but this will affect the overall costs.==

==Customers migrating from a Follett product can also choose to have their data cleaned up or manipulated. Cleaning it up will insure that it "Fits" together better with the other databases in the system, which until now were totally separated. For example, the goal is to have one "Bud not buddy" title record with all the copies of the district underneath it. It doesn't always work that way, but they try to get it as clean as possible.==

==Manipulation occurs if the customer wants to make structure changes to the database. Possible moving their locally oriented 650 tags to the 690 field where it will remain safe, or they want to normalize their prefixes (Make all fiction FIC when they are now F and FIC)==

==In addition to that, there are services for reading programs (Fountas, Lexile, Reading Counts, Accelerated reader) that a customer can purchase as well as services for Webpath and curriculum standards.==

==In addition to that, Destiny can be locally hosted in the district or be hosted at Follett. With the initial (2 or more) project, all project management, installation and several trainings are incorporated into the project. The list price of a Destiny License (district hosted) is $2500.00 per site. For Follett to host it is $1805.00 per site. The comparative cost of support is different, as those that host with Follett will pay a little more because they do everything for the district.==

==Follett is the largest provider of library automation in the world. They're a very stable company and are exclusively k-12. Their focus is on learning, collaboration and curriculum. Reading programs services, Webpath, Standards and their One Search solution are unique to the industry.==

==Follett include nearly 80 "e-learnings" with their product so you can go to their website and learn nearly everything you need. For instance, there is at least one training for each of their OPACS and three trainings for Inventory (planning, doing, reporting).==


 * == Tech training (Webinar) ==
 * == District User training (Webinar) ==
 * == End user training (onsite) ==

==Follett sells more library books to schools than anyone. They incorporate a database of MARC records into Destiny (no additional cost) that allows for the school to copy catalog from the district, Alliance database, or any z39 library in the world.==

==Follett’s //One Search// is a federated search capability to allow students access to over 50 free online resources, or the schools paid subscription databases. This is inherent within Destiny, as it fits with their vision of curriculum and making the library the central hub of resources. You can get a listing of the databases they support at:==

==Follett features 6 OPACs within the system from Visual search to Destiny Quest, which is also a way for students to communicate about the books they are reading to their peers or teachers. Their mobile apps help with searching, reading (ebooks) and admin (Circulating, etc). There is no additional cost for any of this.==

==Yes, I would recommend using Follett. It is used at the Middle School where I am doing my practicum and I have found it easy to use and very user-friendly. Their customer service is also very good and they are very knowledgeable and helpful.==