Introduction

Thank you for your interest in the Mandarin M3 Library Automation System. We have prepared this tutorial to give you a tour of M3.

After you have imported bibliographic and patron records into M3, you can use this guide to familiarize yourself with M3, to conduct training, etc. This guide is not intended to replace our Users Guide as it only briefly touches on many of M3’s capabilities.

If you prefer to use Mandarin’s sample record database instead of importing your own records, we offer a version of the M3 Server that includes sample patrons and bibliographic items. This version of M3 Server is available through the same link as the free M3 download on the Mandarin Web site.

Note: ReportTool is available This tutorial will walk you through all M3 modules (except ReportTool):

• Windows OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog)

• Circulation

• Cataloging

• Group Editor

• Inventory

In many cases, there are several ways to perform a function or command. For this tutorial, we have generally chosen to present just one of the options