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Library Managers

A Library Manager is a user granted special rights to manage a specific library. This allows System Administrators to delegate administrative tasks, making libraries more self-sufficient.

Best Practice

Creating one or more Library Managers for each library is recommended. This distributes administrative workload and enables faster response to library-related needs.

Library Manager Capabilities

Library Managers can:

Function Description
Create local users Add users specific to the library
Create local user groups Create groups specific to the library
Manage document security Assign and modify document permissions
Manage folder security Assign and modify folder permissions
Manage library members Add and remove members

Creating a Library Manager

  1. Go to Control Panel
  2. Click Libraries
  3. Select a library from the list
  4. Click the Library Managers tab
  5. Click Add Library Manager
  6. Select the user to assign as Library Manager
  7. Click OK

Who Can Create Library Managers?

Role Can Create
System Administrator Yes
Administrators group members Yes

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