1. Creating Resource Lists in Destiny
Lita Brown, Librarian,
Instructional Technology Educator,
Information Technology Teacher

2. Destiny, DeKalb County’s Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), has many helpful features for educators and students.

3. Today, we will focus on 2 of those features:
Searching by Strand
and Resource Lists

4. You do not need to log in to Destiny to search by strand, but you will need to be logged in to create a resource list.
You never know when you will find something useful, so it is best to get into the habit of logging in when you open Destiny.

5. To login, simply enter your employee number (e followed by 8 numbers)
for the username and mydestiny as the password.

6. Create a Resource List
In the Left Navigation Area, click Resource Lists
On the right, click Add List

7. For example, Credit Cards Click Make this List Public
Now, Name your List.
For example, Credit Cards
Click Make this List Public
if you want your students to be able to access this list.
Now, Save.

8. Searching by Strand

9. Once you are logged in, click the Catalog tab
Then click Standards Search in the Left Navigation bar.

11. Click your Content Area Then Select the Grade Level

13. Now, select your Strand

14. Select your Topic

15. and Select your Standard

16. Click Find it, next to your Standard
Click Find it, next to your Standard. You can now save your results as a Resource List.

17. The default display is materials in the library, but you can also save Online Materials to a Resource List.
Doing this for your students provides them with vetted sources, saving time.

18. To display Online Materials, select the Web Sites tab, at the top right.
For Standard SSEPF4 (The student will evaluate the costs and benefits of using credit) There are 268 websites to choose from.

19. You can reserve library time for your students to access these websites for a project,
or send a student runner to see if there is space available to send small groups.

20. See You Soon and Have Fun!