Test by Lynn Swannell

AR Quiz and School Library Management Tool

Software Manual Learn how to:

Import files into AR BookGuide

Create lists for pupil reading assignments

Print book list or book label reports

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C ONTENTS Welcome to AR BookGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Managing User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Creating a New Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Viewing or Editing User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Inviting Users to AR BookGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Personal Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Titles per Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

AR BookFinder Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Book Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Custom Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

K e y c o d e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Viewing the Keycode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

O w n e r s h i p S t a t u s ( A R B o o k F i n d e r ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Show Book Ownership Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

I n f o r m a t i o n a l L e t t e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Printing the Informational Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

I m p o r t i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Create an AR 5.1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;AR 6.x Desktop Quiz List Export File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Creating an AR Renaissance Place Quiz List Export File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Import Your AR Quiz List Export File into AR BookGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 CSV Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Preparing a CSV File for Importing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Import Your CSV File into AR BookGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Importing MARC Records into AR BookGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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S e a r c h e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Quick Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Advanced Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

B o o k D e t a i l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Book Details Displayed in Lists of Book Titles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Book Details Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Book Details Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Changing Book Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

C h a n g i n g O w n e r s h i p S t a t u s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Things You Should Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Multiple Items vs. Multiple Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Changing Ownership Status for Multiple Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Changing Ownership Status for a Single Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Changing Ownership Status of Quizzes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Things You Should Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Quizzes: AR Advantage vs. Non-AR Advantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Quizzes: Available vs. Have. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Changing Ownership Status of Quizzes for Multiple Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Changing Ownership Status of a Quiz for a Single Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

L i s t M a n a g e m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Creating a List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Adding Titles to a List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Deleting Titles from a List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Merging Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Teacher List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Activate/Deactivate Teacher Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

P r i n t i n g L i s t s , L a b e l s a n d R e p o r t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Book Details Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Book List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Book Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

E x p o r t i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Creating a Text or HTML Export File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Using a Text Export File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Using an HTML Export File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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A R B o o k F i n d e r S e a r c h T o o l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 AR BookBag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Quick Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Advanced Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Using a Keycode to View a Teacher List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 AR BookBag Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Review the Contents of the AR BookBag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Printing the AR BookBag Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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W ELCOME TO AR B OOK G UIDE AR BookGuide is a Web-based management tool to help you manage your Accelerated Reader quizzes and your school library. You can use AR BookGuide to • Create customised book lists for teacher and pupil use • Create a new account • Customise your preferences • Export files from a library circulation system or Accelerated Reader program and import them into AR BookGuide • Search for books • Create a Teacher List for AR BookFinder • Print reports (book lists or book labels) • Export a text file or HTML file of a book list

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M ANAGING U SER A CCOUNTS Creating a New Account You have been sent an email with a link to AR BookGuide website and an activation code. You will need this information to create a new account. If you lose your activation code, please contact Technical Support.

1. Click the link in your email to go to the AR BookGuide website. UK: www.arbookguide.co.uk Australia: www.arbookguide.com.au 2. Click Create a new account A.

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3. Type your code in the blank Activation Code fields B.

4. Enter the rest of your information into the remaining fields. To use a title (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Dr, etc.), enter it as part of your first name (Mrs Jane Doe) or in place of your first name (Mr Doe).

The way you enter your name determines how your name will appear on the Informational Letter (see page 20) and Teacher Lists (see page 70). You can always change your name (see page 4). 5. Click OK C. Your account will be created. 6. Within a few minutes you will receive an email confirmation that your account was created. 7. Click the link in the email to validate your account. (Your account must be validated before you can access it.) 8. Log in to the AR BookGuide using your email address and password. The AR BookGuide Home page will open.

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Viewing or Editing User Accounts

Viewing or Editing User Accounts On the AR BookGuide Home page, click User Accounts to view your account information, activation code and expiration date. The way you enter your name when you set up your account determines how your name will appear on the Informational Letter (see page 20) and Teacher Lists (see page 70). You can modify your name, email address and password via User Accounts. To edit your account information: 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click User Accounts A.

A 2. Click Edit B to the right of your name.

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3. The Edit Active Account page will open.

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You can see the current information and make any necessary changes to To use a title (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Dr, etc.), enter it as part of your first name (Mrs Jane Doe) or in place of your first name (Mr Doe).

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Your name C The way you enter your name determines how your name will appear on the Informational Letter (see page 20) and Teacher Lists (see page 70).

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Your email address D

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Your password E. Passwords must be six or more characters with at least one number (A–Z, a–z, 0–9).

Click Cancel if you do not want to save the changes. You will return to the previous page. Click Update to save the changes.

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Inviting Users to AR BookGuide

Inviting Users to AR BookGuide You can invite additional users to use the same AR BookGuide Website and activation code. You can have as many users on the Website as you want. 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click User Accounts A.

2. Click Invite a New User B.

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3. Enter the new user’s name and email address C.

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4. If you change your mind and you do not want to invite the person, click Done E. The User Accounts page will open. The person will not be invited. To invite the person, click Invite User D.

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You will see a message that confirms that the email was sent.

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If you are finished inviting new users, click Done E. The User Accounts page will open.

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P REFERENCES There are two groups of preferences that you can change â&#x20AC;˘ Personal (see below) â&#x20AC;˘ General Preferences (see page 12) AR BookFinder Preferences (see page 9) are accessed via Personal Preferences.

Personal Preferences Ti tles per Page In the Personal Preferences, you can change the number of titles you want to appear on a page. Changing the Personal Preferences only affects you. 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click Preferences A. The Personal Preferences page will open.

2. In the Titles per Page drop-down list, choose the number of titles you want to appear on each page of your search results as you use AR BookGuide B. Your choices are: 10, 20 (default), 30, 40, 50, 75 or 100 titles per page.

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AR BookFinder Preferences AR BookFinder is a search tool that enables parents, guardians and pupils to find Accelerated Reader books using either a search or by accessing Teacher Lists. AR BookFinder Preferences are found in the Personal Preferences of AR BookGuide. The settings you choose in AR BookGuide determine how some information is displayed in AR BookFinder. AR BookFinder Preferences allow you to: • view the AR BookFinder Keycode (see page 16) • show the ownership status of books (see page 18) • print an Informational Letter (see page 20) To change the AR BookFinder Preferences, follow these steps: 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click Preferences A. The Personal Preferences page will open.

2. By AR BookFinder Preferences, click Edit B.

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3. Make your changes to the AR BookFinder Preferences.

D Show Book Ownership data must be ticked E or AR BookFinder will not show whether a book is owned by your school.

C This link takes you to the AR BookFinder Website. D The keycode shown here will be printed on the Informational Letter. Parents, guardians and pupils can use this keycode to access your Teacher Lists when they go to the AR BookFinder Website. For more information on Teacher Lists, see page 70.

E Tick the Show Book Ownership data box if you would like to view the books your school owns when you search for book titles within the AR BookFinder Website.

F Your email address is displayed in the Email Address field. G Remove the tick mark from the Print Email Address box if you do not want your email address to be shown on the Informational Letter.

H You can send an Informational Letter home to help parents, guardians and pupils use AR BookFinder. See page 20.

4. To print an Informational Letter, click Print Informational Letter H. For more information about the Informational Letter, see page 20. To use a title (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Dr, etc.), enter it as part of your first name (Mrs Jane Doe) or in place of your first name (Mr Doe).

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The way you entered your name when you set up your account determines how your name will appear on the Informational Letter and Teacher Lists. To change how your name appears, see page 4. If you do not want to print an Informational Letter, continue to step 7 to save or cancel your preference changes.

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5. Use the Adobe Reader buttons to Save I or Print J the Informational Letter, not the Web browser buttons. Macintosh: In Preview, click the File menu and choose Print.

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6. Click AR BookFinder Preferences K to return to the previous page. 7. Click Save L to save your preferences. Click Cancel M to return to the Personal Preferences page without saving any changes.

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General Preferences Changes made to General Preferences affect all users, not just you. 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, under Set-Up & Administration, click Preferences A. The Personal Preferences page will open.

2. On the Preferences tab, click General Preferences B. 3. Make your changes to the Book Locations C and/or Custom Fields D. Locations cannot be deleted.

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D You must assign values to the Custom fields before you can use Custom fields for searches. See page 13.

C To change Book Locations, click Edit. You can then add or edit a location. Make your changes. Click either Save (to save your changes) or Cancel (to cancel the changes). Click Done to return to General Preferences. For more information on Book Locations, see page 13.

D You can create up to two custom fields to help you search for specific data. Click Edit after either Custom Field. You can set up custom fields with a title and options beneath the title. This allows you to search based on these options. For more information on Custom Fields, see page 13.

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Book Locations Use the Book Locations field to track where books are physically located. Locations cannot be deleted.

For example, books may be located in a classroom, a school library, different buildings on a campus and/or a public library. Copies of one book may be found in multiple locations. To add book locations (examples: Classroom, Library, Building 1, Public Library, etc.), use General Preferences (see page 12) and/or the CSV Import (see page 31). To assign or delete books (ownership) to or from a book location, see page 52.

Books can only be deleted one at a time from a location.

Before using Book Locations as a search parameter, verify that books are assigned to the location(s).

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You must assign values to the Custom Fields before you can use Custom Fields for searches.

AR BookGuide includes several fields (such as Book Location, Book Points or Number of Copies) to help you store information about your books and quizzes. See the Book Details Page for more information (page 47). AR BookGuide also allows you to add two Custom Fields in the Preferences tab. By adding Custom Fields, you are defining two columns of your own information. (These are the last two columns on the right of your list report if you choose to show Custom Fields from the Format options.) When you create your Custom Fields, you can name them, specify which values should be assigned to titles in each column and then assign the information to the appropriate books. If you need to make changes later, you can change your Custom Fields or delete them. Custom Fields only display on the Book Details Page (see page 47) and the Book List (see page 72).

Creating Custom Fields 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, under Set-Up & Administration, click Preferences A. The Personal Preferences page will open.

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2. On the Preferences tab, click General Preferences B.

3. To make changes to a Custom Field, click Edit after that field C. The Edit Custom Field page will open.

4. To change the name of the Custom Field, click Edit after Title D. Type the new title in the blank field. Click Save. 5. To add a field option, type the name in the text box. Click Add. The new option is added to the Options list. For example, if you named Custom Field 1 “Planets”, you could add the options “Venus” and then “Mars”. There is no limit to the number of options you can add. 6. To edit an existing entry in the Options list, select the entry you want to change. Click Edit. Change the name. Click Save. 7. To delete an existing entry in the Options list, select the entry you want to delete. Click Delete. 8. When you are done editing the custom field, click Done. 9. To create the second Custom Field and its values, repeat steps 3–8 for “Custom Field 2”.

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Assigning Custom Fields to Titles (Books) 1. To assign your custom fields to a particular book title, go to that titleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Book Details Page by clicking the book title. For more information on the Book Details Page, see page 47. 2. On the Book Details page, locate the desired custom field(s) and choose the option from the drop-down list by clicking it. 3. To save your changes, click Save. To return to your Active List without saving your changes, click Cancel. 4. Repeat steps 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 for each title that you want to assign custom fields to.

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K EYCODE Viewing the Keycode The keycode is used by parents, guardians and pupils to access Teacher Lists when using AR BookFinder. See page 88. Only one keycode is automatically assigned to each account.

The keycode is: • automatically generated by AR BookGuide • one keycode is assigned to each account • found under Personal Preferences in AR BookGuide (see page 8) • printed on the Informational Letter that teachers should send home with their pupils (see page 20) To view your keycode in AR BookGuide: 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click Preferences A. The Personal Preferences page will open.

2. Click Edit B to view or change the AR BookFinder Preferences.

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3. Locate the keycode C.

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O WNERSHIP S TATUS (AR B OOK F INDER ) Show Book Ownership Data AR BookGuide and AR BookFinder use Ownership Status to identify books owned by your school. Show Ownership Status is found in the AR BookFinder Preferences (under Personal Preferences). For information on changing ownership status, see page 52. 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click Preferences A. The Personal Preferences page will open.

2. Click Edit B to view or change the AR BookFinder Preferences.

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3. Tick the Show Book Ownership data box C to have AR BookFinder identify the books owned by your school. Show Book Ownership data must be ticked or AR BookFinder will not show whether a book is owned by your school.

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I NFORMATIONAL L ETTER Printing the Informational Letter The Informational Letter: • informs parents, guardians and pupils about AR BookFinder • provides the keycode used to access Teacher Lists • provides instructions for conducting searches in AR BookFinder The Informational Letter is found under Personal Preferences, in the AR BookFinder Preferences. 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click Preferences A. The Personal Preferences page will open.

2. Click Edit B to view or change the AR BookFinder Preferences.

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3. On the AR BookFinder Preferences page, remove the tick mark from the Print Email Address box C if you do not want your email address to be shown on the Informational Letter.

4. If you want to print an Informational Letter, click Print Informational Letter D. The Informational Letter is generated.

To use a title (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Dr, etc.), enter it as part of your first name (Mrs Jane Doe) or in place of your first name (Mr Doe).

The way you entered your name when you set up your account determines how your name will appear on the Informational Letter and Teacher Lists. To change how your name appears, see page 4. 5. Use the Adobe Reader buttons to save E or print F the letter, not the Web browser buttons. Macintosh: In Preview, click the File menu and choose Print. 6. Click AR BookFinder Preferences G to return to the previous page.

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I MPORTING Importing allows you to use AR BookGuide to reconcile the lists of quizzes you own with the lists of books available to you. AR Advantage customers have access to all quizzes. If you are an AR Advantage customer, you do not have to import your data.

You can perform different types of imports. • Accelerated Reader imports provide information about the quizzes you own • CSV and MARC Record imports provide information about books CSV and MARC Records are the most commonly imported file types. You must first export files from one of the following before importing them into AR BookGuide. • Accelerated Reader desktop 5.x–6.x (see page 23) • Accelerated Reader Renaissance Place 7.x (see page 24) • CSV files (see page 30) • MARC Records (Australia only; see page 35)

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Create an AR 5.1–AR 6.x Desktop Quiz List Export File Note: If you are an AR Advantage customer, you have access to all quizzes. You do not have to perform this procedure.

The default export name for AR 5.x–AR 6.x desktop quiz lists is QuizInfo.exp.

In AR 5.1–6.x desktop, you can create an export file of your Reading Practice quiz information to import into AR BookGuide. Importing this file into AR BookGuide allows you to mark the quizzes that you own and import the readability levels and points you are using in Accelerated Reader desktop. Anyone with access to the Accelerated Reader Management program can create this export file. To create the export file for AR BookGuide, follow these steps. 1. Log in to Accelerated Reader Management. 2. From the Go menu, select Quizzes or Quizzes/Tests. 3. From the Edit menu, choose Select All. This will select all of your Reading Practice quizzes. 4. From the Quizzes menu, select Export for AR™ BookGuide. 5. In the dialog box, follow the directions for your operating system to save your file: Windows and Macintosh OS 8.6–9.x: a. Navigate to the drive and open the folder where you want to save the file. b. The default file name is QuizInfo.exp. Type a different name for the file, if desired. c. Click Save. Macintosh OS 10.3.9 and higher: a. Navigate to the drive with the folder where you want to save your file. If the drive is not shown, you may need to move the scroll bar to find the drive. b. Click the folder where the file will be saved. The default file name is QuizInfo.exp. Type a different name for the file, if desired. c. Click Save. 6. The program will notify you that the export is complete. Click OK.

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IMPORTING Create an AR 5.1–AR 6.x Desktop Quiz List Export File

Creating an AR Renaissance Place Quiz List Export File Note: If you are an AR Advantage customer, you have access to all quizzes. You do not have to perform this procedure.

The default export name for the AR Renaissance Place Quiz List is ARRPBookGuideExport.exp.

In AR Renaissance Place, you can create an export file of your quiz information to import into AR BookGuide. Importing this file into AR BookGuide allows you to mark the quizzes that you own and import the book levels (for all the quiz types) and points (for Reading Practice Quizzes). Anyone with access to the Accelerated Reader Renaissance Place program can create this export file. To create the export file for AR BookGuide, follow these steps. 1. On the Renaissance Place Home page, in the list of Accelerated Reader tasks, click Manage Quizzes A.

2. If necessary, choose the school you want to work with from the School dropdown list. 3. Along the left side of the page, under Actions, click AR BookGuide Export B.

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4. On the AR™ BookGuide Export page, click Export C.

5. The Generating AR™ BookGuide Export page will open while the export file is being generated. When the file is ready, click Download D.

6. A dialog box may open that allows you to choose where to save the file. If so, click Save. Navigate to the location of your choice (create a new folder, if necessary). To highlight where you want to save the file, click once on the drive or folder. The default export file name is ARRPBookGuideExport.exp. Type a different filename, if desired. Click Save. If necessary, in the dialog box, click Close. 7. On the Generate AR™ BookGuide Export page, click Done E.

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I m p o r t Y o u r A R Q u i z L i s t E x p or t F i l e i n t o A R B o o k G u i d e After creating an Accelerated Reader Quiz List Export file, you can import your data into AR BookGuide by following these steps. 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click Imports A.

A 2. Under Select an Import Type, click Accelerated Reader B.

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3. Imports can take some time when the files are large. AR BookGuide can notify you via email (if you tick the Send email notification when complete box C) when your import successfully completes or fails. If necessary, change the address in the Email Address field D. The default export file name for an Accelerated Reader desktop 5.xâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;6.x export is QuizInfo.exp. The default export file name for an Accelerated Reader Renaissance Place export is ARRPBookGuideExport.exp.

4. Browse to and select the AR Quiz List export file. Windows: Click Browse E. Macintosh: Click Choose File (not shown).

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5. Click Import File G. To return to the Imports tab without importing a file, click Cancel H.

6. A progress bar shows how the import is proceeding.

7. Once the import is complete, the Accelerated Reader Import page will open, indicating the status of the import (successful or failed). Depending on the options you chose in step 3, you may also receive an email indicating the status of the import.

8. If you do not want to print a report, click Done I and you will return to the Imports tab. To print a report, click Print Results J.

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You can enter a title for your report K. You can change the sort order of the records in your report. L. Click View Report to review, print or save the report M. Your report will appear as a PDF file. Click Return to Imports when you have finished. Click Cancel N to return to the Accelerated Reader Import page (shown in step 7).

N Since imports can take some time to complete, you may want to wait until you receive an email notification (if selected) before checking your import history.

9. To view your Import Status/History, go to the Imports tab. Under the Import History Type column O, click the import you want to view.

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CSV Files

CSV Files Preparing a CSV Fi le for Importi ng If you have information about the books in your school’s library stored in another database or spreadsheet, you can import that information into AR BookGuide. First, you use the existing files to create a CSV (comma-separated value) text file of the information. Next, you format the file to work with AR BookGuide. The header line and author names must be formatted as described below. Finally, you use the CSV text file to import your information into AR BookGuide. To prepare a CSV file for importing:

Including the ISBN in your file is not necessary, but it will give you better results.

1. Open the CSV text file that has the information you want to import into AR BookGuide. 2. In order for your file to import properly into AR BookGuide, you must type the words ISBN, Title and Author as headers at the top of your document. Doing this will allow AR BookGuide to recognise your data. The order of the headers must match the order of the data. For example, if the data for each book is listed as ISBN number, then the title, then the author, the headers must be in the order ISBN,Title,Author (as shown below). Note: do not include spaces between the items in the header. 3. Type ISBN at the top of your document. Press the comma key. 4. Type Title. Press the comma key. 5. Type Author. 6. Make sure the author names are formatted correctly! If the author names are not formatted correctly, AR BookGuide will not recognise them. Author names must be (1) in quotes and (2) the sequence Last Name, First Name. Make sure there is a space before the author’s first name. 7. Click File, then Save As. Save the file to a location you will later use to import your file into AR BookGuide.

B A This is your header line. Do not include spaces between the items.

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Import Your CSV File into AR BookGuide CSV (comma-separated value) text files are a specific type of file that you create from a database or spreadsheet that contain information about the books in your schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s library

Create a list from the results of the import. When you create a list, you can use it to print book labels. You can create a list of the books in the CSV file you are importing, but you must create the list as part of the import process.

When you import CSV files, the books that are already in your collection (owned) will be identified. This will make it easy for you to identify books that your school does not own. It can also help you match your books to the quizzes you own or need. When you import a CSV file, you can create a list for (1) all the books in the import or (2) only new books (books not marked as owned). If you want to create a list for the books in the import, you must do it as part of the import process. You can use this list to print book labels for the imports or a book list of the imports. For more information on printing book labels and lists, see page 71. To prepare a CSV file for importing into AR BookGuide, please see page 30. Follow these steps to import a CSV file into AR BookGuide. 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, under Set-Up & Administration, click Imports A.

A 2. Under Select an Import Type, click CSV File B.

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3. Browse to and select the AR Quiz List export file. Windows: Click Browse C. Click Open. Macintosh: Click Choose File (not shown). Click Choose (not shown).

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CSV Files are usually imported overnight. The files are usually very large and require a significant amount of time to import.

4. AR BookGuide can send you an email with the status of the import (successfully completed or failed). To have AR BookGuide send you an email, you must tick the Send email notification when complete box D. If necessary, change the email address in the Email Address field E. 5. Select a book location (such as a school, library or classroom) from the Choose Book Location drop-down list F. Click Add new location G to create a new book location. You will then be able to select that location from the Choose Book Location drop-down list.

To print book labels for only the NEW books in the import, you must (1) tick the Create New List from Results of Import box, (2) enter a unique name for the list, and (3) tick the Only include books that are not marked as Owned already box.

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If you tick this box, you will exclude any books you already own (books must be marked as owned in your database). The new list will not include every book being imported. To include every book being imported, do not tick the Only include books that are not marked as Owned already box. For more information on printing book lists and labels, see â&#x20AC;&#x153;Printing Lists, Labels and Reportsâ&#x20AC;? on page 71. 7. Click Request Import L. To return to the Imports tab without importing a file, click Cancel M. 8. The CSV File Import page displays. Click OK to return to the Imports main page.

9. After your import is complete, go the AR BookGuide Home page. Click Imports N.

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10. In the Import History table, under Type, click the name of your import O.

O 11. The CSV File Import page will open. Click Print Results to view the details of the matching and non-matching records. Matching records are books that match quizzes you own. Non-matching records are books that do not match quizzes you own.

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Importing MARC Record s i n t o A R B o o k G u i d e Note: MARC Records are only used in Australia. MARC records are a specific type of file that a library circulation system should be able to create. MARC records contain information about books owned by a library circulation system. For example, the MARC record of your school library would list the books owned by your school library. The library circulation system could be the library in your school, the library in another school, or a public library in your area. Usually, you will work with MARC records from your schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s library.

Create a list from the results of the import. When you create a list, you can use it to print book labels. You can create a list of the books in the MARC record(s) you are importing, but you must create the list as part of the import process.

You can import MARC records into AR BookGuide. When you import MARC records, the books that are already in your collection (owned) can be identified. This will make it easy for you to identify books that your school does not own/have access to. It can also help you match your books to the quizzes you own or need. When you import a MARC record, you can create a list for (1) all the books in the import or (2) only new books (books not marked as owned). If you want to create a list for the books in the import, you must do it as part of the import process. You can use this list to print book labels for the imports or a book list of the imports. For more information on printing book labels and lists, see page 71. A library circulation system must be able to export the collection information as a full MARC record file. For directions for exporting a MARC record file from a library circulation system, please contact the technical support department of the library circulation system. Follow these steps to import MARC records: 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click Imports A.

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2. Click MARC Records under Select an Import Type B.

3. Click Browse C to browse to and select the file to import. Click Open.

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5. Select a book location (such as a school, library or classroom) from the Choose Book Location drop-down list F. Click Add new location G to create a new book location. You will then be able to select that location from the Choose Book Location drop-down list. To print book labels for only the NEW books in the import, you must (1) tick the Create New List from Results of Import box, (2) enter a unique name for the list, and (3) tick the Only include books that are not marked as Owned already box.

6. You can create a list of the book information you are importing at this time. This list can be used to generate a book list and/or book labels for the imported books. a. To do this, tick the Create New List from Results of import box H. The box is ticked as the default. b. In the List Name field I, use the default enter a name for the list. The default list name is: your email address, the date of the import, and the time of the import. Remember the name you used for the list. There is a limit to the number of characters you can enter in this field. When you reach the limit, you cannot enter more text. c. In the Comments field J, enter any comments or notes about the list. There is a limit to the number of characters you can enter in this field. When you reach the limit, you cannot enter more text. d. To create a list of only new books, tick the Only include books that are not marked as Owned already box K. The box is ticked as the default. If you tick this box, you will exclude any books you already own (books must be marked as owned in your database). The new list will not include every book being imported. To include every book being imported, do not tick the Only include books that are not marked as Owned already box. For more information on printing book lists and labels, see â&#x20AC;&#x153;Printing Lists, Labels and Reportsâ&#x20AC;? on page 71. 7. Click Request Import L. To return to the Imports tab without importing a file, click Cancel M. 8. The MARC Records Import page will open. Click OK to return to the Imports main page.

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9. After your import is complete, go to the AR BookGuide Home page. Click Imports N.

10. In the Import History table, under Type, click the name of your import O.

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11. The MARC Records Import page will open. Click Print Results to view the details of the matching and non-matching records. Matching records are books that match quizzes you own. Non-matching records are books that do not match quizzes you own.

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Results

Re sults When AR BookGuide imports a file, a results page displays the status of the import (successful or failed). There are two ways to view a results page. • A results page may display immediately after the import finishes. • The results of recent imports can be accessed from the Imports page. The results page is different for each of the types of imports. • Accelerated Reader desktop 5.x–6.x • Accelerated Reader Renaissance Place 7.x • CSV files • MARC Records (Australia only) To view the results of recent imports: 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, under Set-Up & Administration, click Imports A.

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2. In the Import History table, under Type, click the name of your import B.

3. Different results pages appear for the different import types. â&#x20AC;˘

Accelerated Reader desktop 5.xâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;6.x (see page 23) and/or Accelerated Reader Renaissance Place 7.x (see page 24) Click Print Results to print the import results. Click Done to return to the Imports page.

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CSV Files (see page 30) Click Print Results to view the details of the matching and non-matching records. Matching records are books that match quizzes you own. Non-matching records are books that do not match quizzes you own. Click Done to return to the Imports page.

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MARC Records (see page 35) Click Print Results to view the details of the matching and non-matching records. Matching records are books that match quizzes you own. Non-matching records are books that do not match quizzes you own. Click Done to return to the Imports page.

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S EARCHES You can perform two types of searches in AR BookGuide: • Quick Search • Advanced Search (see page 44)

Quick Search To perform a Quick Search: 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click Book/Quiz Search A. The Quick Search page will open.

2. Click the appropriate option B for how to match your search parameter. Choices are: Contains (default), Starts with and Exact phrase.

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3. Use the drop-down list C to select your search parameter. Choices are: Title (default), Author, Quiz Number or ISBN. 4. Type your search criteria into the blank field D. 5. Use the drop-down list to select the number of titles (search results) you want displayed per page E. Choices are: 10, 20 (default), 30, 40, 50, 75 or 100. 6. Click Search F.

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2. Click Advanced Search B.

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3. You can search by topic, book and quiz ownership status, quiz released date, interest level and other information. The Custom Fields C will display the title(s) and options set by the user(s). For more information on Custom Fields, see page 13. 4. When you have entered all of your search criteria, click Search D.

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E To find: â&#x20AC;˘ books that match the quizzes you own and/or â&#x20AC;˘ quizzes that match the books you own select Yes from the Book and Quiz ownership status drop-down lists for the quiz types and/or books. For more information on ownership status, see page 52.

F Click any of the links at the top of the columns to sort your results. By default, the search results are sorted by title.

G Click Legend to view the types of quizzes that are in your list.

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B OOK D ETAILS There are two types of book details: • Book Details page (see page 47) • Book Details displayed in lists of book titles (book lists and/or search results) [see below]

Book Details Displayed in Lists of Book Titles You can expand or reduce the amount of information displayed in book lists and/ or search results. In any list of book titles (either a book list or search results), in the Title Author Quiz No. column, click • Show More Details A to display some additional information for each book

• Show Fewer Details B to reduce the amount of information displayed for each book.

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Book Details Page The Book Details page provides all the information available about a book, including the title, author, Quiz Number, a book description, how many copies you have, Book Level, Points, Word Count, Book Type, Interest Level, Custom Fields (user-defined fields), Topic-Subtopic, Book Series, Publisher, ISBN, Year Published, number of Pages and other Lists in your school containing this title. To view the Book Details on any book, click on that bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title in your book list or search results.

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Book Details Report The Book Details Report is a printed version of the Book Details page. To print the Book Details Report: 1. In your list or the search results, click the title of the book whose book details you want to print. The Book Details page will open. 2. On the Book Details page, click Print Book Details A. 3. The Print dialogue box will open. Make your selections. Click Print.

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Changing Book Details After you have performed a search and found a specific book, you can view and/or change the details for that book. 1. Find the book(s) that you want to work with (either through a search or a list). 2. Click on the title of the book you want to work with A.

Click Legend to display the legend. Faded text indicates a quiz is available, but you do not have (own) it. A blue circle indicates a quiz is available and you do have (own) it.

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3. The Book Details page will open. Make your changes.

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d. Use the Interest Level drop-down list to choose an interest level E. Interest levels do not indicate how difficult the book is to read. In fact, many books with an upper year (UY) interest level (books that handle mature issues) are written at lower year reading levels so they are easier to understand. Choices are: •

Lower Years (LY)

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e. Make changes based on the Custom Fields you created when you set up your preferences (see page 13) F. f. Enter the call number of a book in the Call Number field G. 4. Click Cancel H to return to your Active List without saving any changes. Click Save I to save your changes.

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C HANGING O WNERSHIP S TATUS Things You Should Know AR BookGuide allows you to set the ownership status of books and quizzes. • Books Most customers routinely change the ownership status of books. • Quizzes AR Advantage customers normally do not change the ownership status of quizzes. Non-AR Advantage customers usually change the ownership status of quizzes How you change the ownership status depends on • If you are changing the status of a book or a quiz • If you are changing the status of a single item or multiple items Change the status for a single item by using the Book Details page. For more information, see page 55 (f0r books) and page 60 (for quizzes). Change the status for multiple items at the same time by using the Select column (found on a search results page or a book list). For more information, see page 54 (for books) and page 59 (for quizzes). AR BookFinder can display the Ownership Status of books This depends on how you set your AR BookFinder Preferences (found under Personal Preferences). To show book ownership in AR BookFinder, see page 18.

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Mul tiple Items vs. Mul tiple Settings When you set the ownership status for books and quizzes, you can: â&#x20AC;˘ change the setting for multiple items at the same time OR â&#x20AC;˘ change multiple settings for a single item. Change the status for multiple books at the same time by using the Select column A, which is found on the results page of a search results or any list page. For more information, see page 54 (for books) and page 59 (for quizzes). Change multiple settings for a single book by using the Book Details page. To access the Book Details page, click a book title B on the results page of a search or any list page. The Book Details page will open. For more information, see page 55 (for books) and page 60 (for quizzes).

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Changing Ownership Status for Multiple Books To view and/or change the ownership status for multiple books at the same time: 1. Find the book(s) that you want to work with (either through search or a list). 2. Select one or more titles by ticking the boxes in the Select column A. 3. Click Book B. When you click Book, you are showing that you have (own) the book. The Book Column C shows the ownership status: •

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4. Select a location from the Choose Location drop-down list D. Locations cannot be deleted.

The drop-down list is only available if more than one location is available. To add a book location, see page 12.

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Changing Ownership Status for a Single Book To view and/or change the ownership status (and other settings) for a single book: 1. Find the book that you want to work with (either through a search or a list). 2. Click on the title of the book you want to work with A.

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b. Enter the number of copies of the book at each available location C. If all Copies fields are set to 0, you do not own the book. c. Use the Book Type drop-down list to choose Fiction or Non-fiction D. d. Use the Interest Level drop-down list to choose an interest level E. Interest levels do not indicate how difficult the book is to read. In fact, many books with an upper year (UY) interest level (books that handle mature issues) are written at lower year reading levels so they are easier to understand. Choices are: •

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Changing Ownership Status of Quizzes

Changing Ownership Status of Quizzes Things You Should Know When changing the ownership status of quizzes, you should be aware of the following information: • The difference (for quizzes) between AR Advantage and non-AR Advantage customers (see below) AR Advantage customers normally do not change the ownership status of quizzes. Non-AR Advantage customers usually change the ownership status of quizzes. • The difference between the Available and Have quiz status (see page 58). • How to change the quiz ownership for a single book (see page 60) multiple books at the same time (see page 59)

Quizzes: AR Advantage vs. Non-AR Advantage If you are a non-AR Advantage customer, you purchase your quizzes as needed and import them (usually overnight). For more information on importing, see page 22. If you are an AR Advantage customer, your AR BookGuide comes with all available quizzes. Your quiz database is automatically updated once a week with new and revised quizzes.

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Changing Ownership Status of Quizzes

Quizzes: Available vs. Have Note: If you are an AR Advantage customer, you have access to all quizzes. Normally, AR Advantage customers do not change the ownership status of quizzes.

A quiz must be available before you can change the ownership status.

If you are an AR Desktop user, and you are using AR BookGuide, you may need to change the ownership status of a quiz. A quiz may exist for a book (Available), but you may not own (Have) that quiz. â&#x20AC;˘ Change the setting for a single quiz by using the Book Details page. For more information, see page 60. â&#x20AC;˘ Change the setting for multiple quizzes at the same time by using the Select column (found on a search results page or a book list). For more information, see page 59. For information on importing quiz information into AR BookGuide, see page 22. Whenever you view a list of book titles (either via a search or a list), a Legend allows you to easily identify the status of quizzes for a book. Click Legend A to display the legend.

Faded text indicates a quiz is available, but you do not have (own) it. UK RP = Reading Practice LS = Literacy Skills VP = Vocabulary Practice Australia RP = Reading Practice LS = Literacy Skills

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Changing Ownership Status of Quizzes for Mult iple Books Note: Normally, AR Advantage customers do not perform this procedure. If you are an AR Enterprise customer, you have access to all quizzes. If you are an AR Desktop user, and you are using AR BookGuide, you may have to change the ownership status of a quiz. A quiz may exist for a book (Available), but you may not own that quiz (Have). For more information, see page 58. To view and/or change the ownership status of quizzes for one or more books: 1. Find the book(s) that you want to work with (either through a search or a list). 2. Select one or more titles by ticking the box in the Select column A. 3. To the right of Mark Have, click on your selection B to mark the quiz type you have. When you click your selection, the ownership status changes. UK

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Click Legend to display the legend. Faded text indicates a quiz is available, but you do not have (own) it. A blue circle indicates a quiz is available and you do have (own) it.

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Changing Ownership Status of a Quiz for a Single Book Note: Normally, AR Advantage customers do not perform this procedure. If you are an AR Enterprise customer, you have access to all quizzes. If you are an AR Desktop user, and you are using AR BookGuide, you may have to change the ownership status of a quiz. A quiz may exist for a book (Available), but you may not own that quiz (Have). For more information, see page 58. To view and/or change the quiz ownership status (and other settings) for one book: 1. Find the book that you want to work with (either through a search or a list). 2. Click on the title of the book you want to work with A.

3. The Book Details page will open. Make any necessary changes. Click Legend to display the legend. Faded text indicates a quiz is available, but you do not have (own) it. A blue circle indicates a quiz is available and you do have (own) it.

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L IST M ANAGEMENT AR BookFinder is a search tool that enables parents, guardians and pupils to find Accelerated Reader books using either a search or by accessing Teacher Lists.

Use lists to organise book information into meaningful groups. You can create lists for your personal use only or lists that are meant to be used in AR BookFinder (Teacher Lists). Parents, guardians and pupils can use your Teacher Lists to help them find appropriate books for their classes. You can • create a list (see page 63) • add titles to a list (see page 64) • delete titles from a list (see page 66) • merge lists (see page 68) • make a list a Teacher List (see page 70)

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Creating a List A list is made up of items you have added from your search results. You can create lists, report the book ownership status or create a reading list for a pupil. If you want the list to be available in AR BookFinder, make sure to tick the Create Teacher List box (see step 4). 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click List Management A. The List Management page will open.

2. On the Lists tab, click Create List B.

B 3. Type a name for your list into the blank List Name field C. You can also add a comment about the list.

C D E 4. Tick the Create Teacher List box D. Teacher Lists are available in AR BookFinder. A Teacher List can be viewed using a keycode in AR BookFinder. Parents, guardians and pupils can use your Teacher List to help them find appropriate books for their classes.

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Adding Titles to a List To add titles to a list: 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click List Management A. The List Management page will open. You can only modify your own list(s)!

You can merge two or more lists. See page 68.

2. Click the list you would like to add book titles to B.

3. Click Search C.

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4. Select the type of search you want to run (Quick Search or Advanced Search) D. The following steps show a Quick Search.

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5. Click the appropriate option E for how to match your search parameter. Choices are: Contains (default), Starts with, and Exact phrase. 6. Use the drop-down list F to select your search parameter. Choices are: Title (default), Author, Quiz Number, or ISBN. 7. Type your search criteria into the blank field G. 8. Use the drop-down list to select the number of titles (search results) you want displayed per page H. Choices are: 10, 20 (default), 30, 40, 50, 75 or 100. 9. Click Search I. 10. Select the titles you wish to add to your list. To add only a few titles to your list, select the titles you wish to add by ticking the boxes in the Select column J. To add all of the titles of the search to your list, click Add All Results to List K. To add all of the titles on one page of the search, tick the Select box L in the list header area. Repeat as necessary for each page of the search.

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11. Click Add Selected Titles to List M. 12. After you add the titles to your list, click View List N to view your Active List.

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Deleting Titles from a List

Deleting Titles from a List To delete titles from a list: 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click List Management A. The List Management page will open. You can only modify your own list(s)!

2. Click the list you would like to delete book titles from B.

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3. Select the titles you wish to delete from your list. To delete only a few titles from your list, select the titles you wish to delete by ticking the boxes in the Select column C. To delete all of the titles on one page of the search, tick the Select box D in the list header area. Repeat as necessary for each page of the search. 4. Click Remove from List E.

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Merging Lists You can combine two or more lists to make a new list. If you merge lists that you created, you will have the option to delete the original lists you are combining. If you did not create the lists you are merging, you will not be able to delete the original lists. 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click List Management A. The List Management page will open.

2. Click Merge Lists B.

3. Tick the boxes by the lists you would like to merge C. 4. Click Next > D.

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5. Name your new merged list E. You can also add a comment about the list F. If you are merging lists that you created, you can delete the original, separate lists you combined by ticking the Delete Merged Lists box G. Only the new list will remain. If you did not create the lists you are merging, you cannot delete the original, separate lists you combined.

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6. Click Next > H to view the new combined Active List. Click < Back I to cancel the merge and return to the Merge List page (step 3).

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Teacher List Activate/Deactivat e Teacher List s

A blue star indicates that a list is a Teacher List.

When you create a list, you have the option of making it a Teacher List. A Teacher List is available in AR BookFinder. Parents, guardians and pupils can access the Teacher List when they are using AR BookFinder. To access a Teacher List in AR BookFinder, parents, guardians and pupils must use a keycode. Use the Informational Letter (see page 8) to provide the keycode to parents, guardians and pupils The keycode is automatically generated by AR BookGuide. To view your keycode, look at AR BookFinder Preferences (under Personal Preferences, see page 8). The way you entered your name when you set up your account determines how your name will appear on the Informational Letter (see page 20) and Teacher Lists. To change how your name appears, see page 4. To change the Teacher List status (activated/deactivated) of an existing list: 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click List Management A. The List Management page will open.

A 2. Click the list you would like to change B.

B 3. Click Activate (or Deactivate) Teacher List C.

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P RINTING L ISTS , L ABELS AND R EPORTS When viewing a list, you can print two different reports that contain information about the list. â&#x20AC;˘ Book List (see below) â&#x20AC;˘ Book Labels (see page 75) The Book Details Report is printed from the Book Details Page (see page 47). The report contains information for just the selected book. See page 48.

Book Details Report The Book Details Report is printed from the Book Details Page (see page 47). The report contains information for just the selected book. To print the report, see page 48.

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Book List To print a Book List: 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click List Management A. The List Management page will open

2. You can work from either the current page (List Management) or click Active List B,

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3. Click Book List C. On the List Management page:

On the Active List page:

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4. The Book List Report page will open. Select the desired list from the List drop-down list D. 5. Enter a title for your report in the Report Title field E. 6. Select the desired format for your report F. Your choices are: •

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Book covers

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ISBNs

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Book Labels

Book Labels Note: You can print labels for only the new books (or for all of the books) listed in the imported files (CSV or MARC) from a libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s circulation system. For more information, see page 30 (for CSV files) or page 35 (for MARC Records). To print Book Labels: 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click List Management A. The List Management page will open.

2. You can work from either the current page (List Management) or click Active List B,

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3. Click Book Labels C. On the List Management page:

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4. The Book Labels Report page will open. Click Cancel D at any time to close the Book Label Report and return to the previous page. Use the List drop-down list to select a list E.

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Points

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Call Number (Australia only)

7. Tick the desired option(s) to include this information on the labels L. By default, point, interest level and book level are already selected. Your choices are: •

Show points

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Show book level

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Show call number (Australia only)

8. Choose the position on your label sheet where you want the labels to start printing M. 9. Click View Report N. 10. Review the list. •

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E XPORTING Creating a Text or HTML Export File You can export a list from AR BookGuide as either a tab-delimited text (.txt) file or an HTML (.html) file. The text file can be opened and saved in a spreadsheet program. An HTML file can be saved as a Web page which can then be posted on the website for your school. Follow these steps to export a list: 1. On the AR BookGuide Home page, click List Management A. The List Management will open.

2. Click Export B on either the List Management or Active List page.

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F 4. Select Text if you want a .txt file export or HTML if you want an .html file export D. If you select HTML, type the title in the Page Title field. 5. Select how the list will be sorted E. The default is to sort by Title. Your choices are: •

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Quiz number

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Book Level

6. Click Generate Export F. 7. When your export file is ready, the Book List Export page will open. This page provides instructions about how to use your .txt or .html export file.

Using a Text Export File A text file can be opened and saved in a spreadsheet program. This procedure assumes that you have already exported a list as a text file (see page 79). 1. Click Text Export File A to open the file. 2. Save it to your computer. 3. Click Done B when you have finished.

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Using an HTML Export File This procedure assumes that you have already exported a list as an HTML file (see page 79). 1. Click HTML Export File A to open the file. 2. Save it to your computer. 3. Click Done B when you have finished.

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AR B OOK F INDER S EARCH T OOL AR BookFinder can be used with or without a keycode. Go to the AR BookFinder website to search for book titles. UK: www.arbookfind.co.uk Australia: www.arbookfind.com.au

AR BookFinder is a Web-based search tool that was created for parents, guardians and pupils to search for appropriate Accelerated Reader books. AR BookFinder can be used two different ways: • using a search (below) • using a Teacher List (requires a keycode; see page 88).

AR BookBag AR BookBag is a feature of AR BookFinder. AR BookBag is a temporary holder, similar to a “shopping cart”, for book titles you find using • Quick Search (below) • Advanced Search (see page 85) • a keycode to access a Teacher List (page 88) Titles added to the AR BookBag are not saved when you log out. Print the list before logging out.

Quick Search You can search for book titles, add titles to your AR BookBag and print the contents (book titles) of your AR BookBag to take with you for reference to a library or bookshop. 1. Go to your AR BookFinder website. UK: www.arbookfind.co.uk Australia: www.arbookfind.com.au 2. On the Quick Search tab, type a book title, topic or author’s name into the blank field. Then, click Go A. Your search results will provide details about each book.

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3. Click Add to AR BookBag B next to the books you want to add to your AR BookBag.

4. When you have finished adding books to your AR BookBag, click AR BookBag C to view the books you have added. 5. To remove books from your AR BookBag, click Remove from AR BookBag D next to the books you want to remove. 6. Click Print E to print the list to take to a library or bookshop. Titles added to the AR BookBag are not saved when you log out. Print the list before logging out.

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7. Select how you want your search results to be formatted F Your choices are: •

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Quiz Number

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Book Level

9. Click View Report H. Click Cancel I to exit this page and return to the search page. 10. Use the Adobe Reader buttons to Save J or Print K your AR BookBag report, not the Web browser buttons. Macintosh: In Preview, click the File menu and choose Print. 11. Click Return to AR BookBag L.

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Advanced Search You can search for book titles, add titles to your AR BookBag and print the contents (book titles) of your AR BookBag to take with you for reference to a library or bookshop. 1. Go to AR BookFinder website. UK: www.arbookfind.co.uk Australia: www.arbookfind.com.au 2. Click Advanced Search A.

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Of course the content may or may not be appropriate for a fourth year pupil which is why we also use Interest Levels. The 2000-Point Scale is a conversion of the ATOS scale to something similar, but not identical to, the Lexile Scale. It is another scale for showing the difficulty of a book. 8. Use the Additional Criteria drop-down lists G to select: •

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Book Level

10. Click Clear Form I if you want to return to the default settings and enter your search criteria again. Once you have finished selecting your search criteria, click Go J. 11. When you see the list of search results, click Add to AR BookBag K next to the book titles you would like to add to your AR BookBag. 12. Click Print L to print your AR BookBag report. Titles added to the AR BookBag are not saved when you log out. Print the list before logging out.

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Collections

Collections You can view special Awards collections of book titles. Note: The UK Collections and the Australia Collections are different. This procedure shows the UK Collections. You can select book titles from the special collections lists. 1. On the AR BookFinder Home page, click Collections A.

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3. Click Add to AR BookBag C next to the books you would like to add to your AR BookBag. 4. Click AR BookBag D to view the book titles that you have added. 5. To view a different collection, click Collections E.

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Using a Keycode to View a Teacher List When teachers create a book list in AR BookGuide, they can also make the list a Teacher List. A list must be a Teacher List to be available in AR BookFinder. • See page 63 for information about creating a book list. • See page 70 for information about activating/deactivating Teacher Lists. In AR BookFinder, you use a keycode to view a Teacher List. The keycode is printed on the Informational Letter (found in AR BookGuide) that teachers should send home with their pupils to give to their parents or guardians. 1. The teacher prints the Informational Letter from the AR BookGuide Preferences page (see page 20). The letter is sent home with pupils to give to their parents or guardians. The Informational Letter includes: •

a description of AR BookFinder

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the keycode used to access the Teacher Lists in AR BookFinder.

2. Go to AR BookFinder website. UK: www.arbookfind.co.uk Australia: www.arbookfind.com.au 3. On the Quick Search tab, type the keycode into the blank field A. 4. Click Go B. The Teacher Lists tab will open on the next page.

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6. Click Add to AR BookBag D next to the books you would like to add to your AR BookBag. 7. Click AR BookBag E to view the book titles that you have added.

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AR BookBag Report

AR BookBag Report Review the Contents of the AR BookBag Titles added to the AR BookBag are not saved when you log out. Print the list before logging out.

Before printing the AR BookBag Report, you may want to review the contents of your AR BookBag. 1. Refining the titles narrows the results of the search. To do this, click on any of the options listed below Refine Your Search A.

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Language

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Topic

2. To remove books from your AR Book Bag, click Remove from AR BookBag B next to the books you want to remove.

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Pri nt ing the AR BookBag Report To print the AR BookBag Report, 1. Click Print A to print the list to take to the library or bookshop.

2. Select how you want your search results to be formatted B. Your choices are: •

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4. Click Cancel D to exit this page and return to the search page. Click View Report E to print the results list. 5. Use the Adobe Reader buttons to Save F or Print G your AR BookBag report, not the Web browser buttons. Macintosh: In Preview, click the File menu and choose Print. 6. Click Return to AR BookBag H.

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I NDEX Numerics 2000-Point Scale 86

A Account information, users 4 Activation Code 2, 4 Activation Code, lost 2 Advanced Search AR BookFinder 85 AR BookGuide 44 Custom Fields 45 AR BookBag 82, 83, 87, 89 adding to 82, 83, 85, 86 print the list 83, 86, 90 refine contents 90 review contents 90 AR BookBag Report, printing 91 AR BookFinder advanced search 85 AR BookBag 83, 87, 89 book ownership status 10 collections 87 keycode 88 preferences 8, 10, 11, 21 Informational Letter 10 keycode 10 ownership of books 10 show ownership data (book) 10 print the AR BookBag report 90 quick search 82 search, advanced 85 search, quick 82 show ownership data (book) 10, 18 Teacher List 88 AR BookFinder preferences 10 ATOS Book Level 85

Book details and custom fields 49 Book Details page 47, 53 changing 49 changing ownership status (multiple books) 54 changing ownership status (single book) 55 displayed in lists 46 Book Details Page 47, 48 Book labels 32, 37, 75 Book List 72 Book lists book covers, include in displayed lists 46 book covers, include in printed lists 74 MARC Records 35 Book locations assigning books to 13 cannot delete 13 creating 13 BookBag, AR. See AR BookBag BookFinder, AR. See AR BookFinder Books changing ownership status 54, 55, 60 changing ownership status (multiple books) 54 changing ownership status (single book) 55 changing the quantity 49 delete from a list 66 delete from a location 13 difficulty level of reading 86 find books for quizzes you own 45 find quizzes for books you own 45 information displayed in lists 46 locations, cannot delete 13 locations, changing 49 locations, physical 13 new books (MARC Records) 35 number owned 50, 56 ownership 50, 54, 55, 56 ownership, show in AR BookFinder 10, 19 reading difficulty scales 85 titles per page (displayed) 8

B Book covers AR BookFinder searches 84 include in book lists (displayed) 46 include in book lists (printed) 74

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Creating an export file AR desktop quiz list 23 AR Renaissance Place quiz list 24 CSV files 30 MARC Records 35 CSV Files 30 Custom fields book details 49 search parameters for book lists 12 using in Advanced Search 45

D Delete, lists (after merging) 69

E Editing user accounts 4 Email address changing userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s address 5 for import notification emails 27, 32, 36 in Informational Letter 10 of teacher 10 used to name list of MARC Records import 37 Expiration date 4 Export files .html file, export from AR BookGuide 79 .txt file, from AR BookGuide 79 quizzes, AR 5.x-AR 6.x Desktop 23 quizzes, AR Renaissance Place 24

F File formatting, CSV files 30 File formatting, MARC Records 35 Files CSV files 30 HTML export 81 MARC Records 35 text export 80

G General preferences 12

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I Importing 22, 26, 31, 35 Informational Letter 10 email address of Teacher 10 how teacher name is displayed 5 Inventory book copies owned 50, 56 deleting books 50, 56 new books (MARC Records) 35 Inviting users to AR BookGuide 6

K Keycode AR BookFinder preferences 10 Teacher Lists 88 using in AR BookFinder 88 viewing 10

L Labels, for books 32, 37 Legend, of quiz status 58 Lexile Scale 86 Lists adding a comment 63 AR BookBag, printing 91 AR BookBag, refining 90 AR BookBag, reviewing 90 book lists 72 changing the amount of information displayed 46 combining 68 creating (AR BookFinder) 70, 82 creating (AR BookGuide) 63 deleting books from a list 66 deleting original lists after a merge 69 merging 68 modifying (add/delete titles) 64, 66 naming (AR BookGuide) 63 naming (MARC Records) 37 new books only (MARC Records) 37 printing book labels 75 printing book lists 72 printing the AR BookBag 83, 86 refining the AR BookBag 90 reviewing the AR BookBag 90 sorting results 45 Teacher Lists 70 Locations adding book locations 13 assigning books to 13

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cannot delete 12, 13, 54 creating book locations 13 delete books from 13 of books 13

M MARC Records 35 MARC Records, new books, list or labels 35 Merging lists 68 Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms (teacher name) 5

N Name of a list (AR BookGuide) 63 of a list (MARC Records) 37 New account, creating in AR BookGuide 2

O Ownership Status changing for book 54, 55, 60 changing for quiz 59 display in AR BookFinder 10, 19 of books 54 of books, show in AR BookFinder 10, 19 Personal Preferences 10, 19 quizzes 59 quizzes, available vs. have 58

P Passwords changing 5 requirements 5 Preferences 8 AR BookFinder Preferences 9 General Preferences 12 Personal Preferences 8 titles per page 8 Printing AR BookBag 83, 86, 90 book labels 75 book lists 72 reports 72, 75, 78

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Q Quick search AR BookFinder 82 AR BookGuide 43 Quizzes available vs. have 58 changing ownership status 59 export file, AR 5.x-AR 6.x Desktop 23 export file, AR Renaissance Place 24 find books for quizzes you own 45 find quizzes for books you own 45 legend of status 58 searching for books that match the quizzes you own 45 types (defined) 45

R Reading level of difficulty 86 Reports Book Details Report 48, 71 Book Labels 75 Book List 72 printing 72, 75, 78 Requirements for passwords 5

S Scales 2000-Point Scale, 86 ATOS Book Level 85 difficulty level of reading 86 reading difficulty 85 Search advanced (AR BookFinder) 85 advanced search (AR BookGuide) 44 by book ownership 45 by interest level 45 by location 45 by quiz ownership 45 by quiz release date 45 by topic 45 custom fields 12 find books for quizzes you own 45 find quizzes for books you own 45 matching quizzes and books 45 quick search (AR BookFinder) 82 quick search (AR BookGuide) 43

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Symbols blue circle for quiz types (available vs. have) 58 blue star for Teacher Lists 70

T Tab-delimited text file, export from AR BookGuide 79 Teacher List 70, 82, 88 access 10 activate or deactivate 70 create 63 how teacher name is displayed 5 keycode 10 Teacher name in Informational Letter 5 in Teacher Lists 5 title 5 using Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms 5 Teacher, email address in Informational Letter 10 Technical Support contacting for Activation Code 2 Text export file 80 Title, teacher name (Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Dr) 5 Titles per page 8

U User Account account information 4 activation code 4 email address, changing 5 expiration date 4 password requirements 5 password, changing 5 your name, changing 5 Users account information 4 invite to AR BookGuide 6

V Viewing amount of book information displayed in lists 46 titles per page 43 user accounts 4

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