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In the Circulation Manager:
- Click System Configuration on the menu bar on the upper right side
- If you are not an Admin for the system, you will not see this menu option. Please contact your hosting provider if you think this is in error.
- Library Configuration is the default landing page.
- Log in with Library Admin credentials.
- Click System Configuration
- Click Libraries in the left menu if you are not already on the Library Configuration page
- Click the Edit button next to the library you are configuring or Create New Library button if applicable
- Scroll down to the Geographic Area (Optional) section and open using the down arrow
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There are two areas to complete: Focus Area and Service Area Focus Area is the geographic area served by the library, usually a city, town, county, state, or ZIP code. For most libraries, this would be the geographic area served by the Legal Service Area Population (or Population Served). The following formats are supported:
Usually the library's Focus Area and Service Area are the same. In those cases, leave Service Area empty so that data in the Focus Area will apply. If a library provides its services to those outside their Legal Service Area Population (or Population Served), this additional geographic area could be added to the Service Area. Some libraries are expected to provide service to a region larger than their focus area. For example, the New York Public Library has a focus area covering three of the boroughs of New York City (The Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island), but its focus service area covers the entire state of New York. Best practice for most libraries is to use CITY, ST or COUNTY, ST in Focus Area, and to leave Service Area empty. |
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- Add or Delete geographic areas as appropriate
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- . Add multiple entries as needed.
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- Click Update to send he Submit to send this information to update the SimplyE Apps Library Registry server.
These Focus and Service Areas will be used by the SimplyE App app to sort the list of available libraries for a new user or one wishing to add to SimplyE based on the apps an additional library. This service uses the app's incoming IP Address. For Exampleexample, a user in CT finding their library for the first time Connecticut would see the CT Connecticut libraries at the top of the list.