Making Backups of Your Data

Creating a Backup of Alexandria's Data for Windows Users
Written to assist Librarians in creating a usable backup of their Alexandria data and any other valuable information that may be contained in the Alexandria v5 folder on their data station.

Creating a Backup of Alexandria's Data for Macintosh Users
Written to assist Librarians in creating a usable backup of their Alexandria data and any other valuable information that may be contained in the Alexandria v5 folder on their data station.

Creating a Backup of Alexandria v5.5x Data for Macintosh Users
Written to assist Librarians in creating a usable backup of their Alexandria data and any other valuable information that may be contained in the Alexandria v5 folder on their data station.

Performing Rebuilds

Recommendations for Rebuilding Alexandria
Written to instruct Media Specialists of the need to run specific utilities in Alexandria. These steps will better insure the integrity of the database.

Archiving in Alexandria

The Alexandria Archive
Explains the purpose of the Alexandria archive. It also details how to setup an effective archiving schedule, and how to recover from an archive. This document is valid only for versions 5.4.3 and higher

Client Installation

Instructions for installing clients using Web Installer for Alexandria v5.43 Rev I
How to give an individual the ability to install the Library Work Station or Research Work Station from any computer on their network, using an Internet connection and a web browser.

Instructions for installing clients using Web Installer for Alexandria v5.44
How to give an individual the ability to install the Library Work Station or Research Work Station from any computer on their network, using an Internet connection and a web browser.

Updating Registration Codes

Changing your Alexandria v5 Registration Codes
This document is designed to assist librarians in changing their registration codes in Alexandria v5.

New Data Station

Moving To a New Data Station
Written to assist Librarians in setting up a new machine as an Alexandria data station, transferring a data file from one version of Alexandria to another and manually configuring clients.