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Details for Accessing Destiny and Magnolia:

 

1. Destiny

What is Destiny?

Follett Destiny Library Manager is a complete library management system that allows librarians and administrators to keep a thorough, real-time track of a library's inventory and media assets and gives students a fun means of discovery and reading.  It allows students to search for content and select books needed to complete a task or simply for entertainment while providing usage data for librarians with Destiny reporting.

How to use Destiny:

  1. Type your search information in the Find Bar 
  2. Next decide how you want to conduct your search.  You may choose from keyword, title, author, subject or series. Click on the box.
  3. From here a list of books should appear.  You may click on the Details for more information and/or use the call number to locate the selection. 

Link and login information: 

Destiny

 

2. Magnolia

What is Magnolia?

Magnolia is a project funded by the state legislature that provides online research databases for publicly funded K-12 schools, public libraries, community college libraries, and university libraries in Mississippi.  

How to use Magnolia:

  1. Click on the link below 
  2. Click on Search Databases
  3. Click on Explore Databases under the High School Grades 9-12 tab
  4. Type in the search criteria and begin

When searching you may choose to conduct a general search using the databases or you may choose a particular database related to your subject to search.  A description for all databases is given on the Magnolia site.  Some commonly used databases with CCHS students are: 

  • Academic Search Premier
  • Literary Reference Center
  • MAS Ultra - School Edition

Link and login information: 

username/password if needed - magn0897

Magnolia