The first screen that is displayed when the Reading Cloud is opened is the ‘Homepage’. The Homepage gives access to core features of the library system for both borrowers and library staff. The appearance of the homepage can be altered by changing certain settings.
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Interfaces
There are different homepage interfaces, each designed to engage users depending on their age range and preference. The two basic interface differences are junior and senior, there is also our junior classic interface.
The interfaces that are available, depend on the license(s) you have purchased.
Sites
'Sites' can be set up to display different interfaces when accessed. For example, a right through school with students of all ages would have both a Junior and Senior license, making it possible to create a site with one interface and another site with a different interface, even though both sites may show the same resources.
You can then assign borrowers to those sites so that they get the correct site when they log in via the direct URL. Though not required, it is also possible to allocate resources to specific sites too.
If the resources in the library system have been allocated to specific sites, when that site is opened, only resources of the respective site will show. Any resources that are not allocated to a site will display in all sites.
In Management, you can swap between different sites, only Resources and Borrowers assigned to that site will display, allowing you to quickly identify how many records each site has. Borrowers and Resources that are not assigned to a site will only show when selecting 'You site - All'.
There is no limit to the number of different sites that can be created, they can all have the same interface or they can have specific sites set.