2007-09-19 MUG

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2007-09-19

1:00 pm General Session

  • Marmot now has authority control.
  • Projected to have federated searching in a "few" mounths
  • Marmot will have e-commerce module so that patrons can pay fines, donate by credit cards
  • Overdrive will soon have movies.
  • 2008 is the end of the strategic cycle for Marmot. Next strategic cycle from 2007 through 2012-2013.

Ross from CLiC then gave presentation on CLiC.

  • Courier service will soon expand to out-of-state; Kansas and Kansas State collections should be available ~2008-2009.
  • Next CLiC Spring Workshop in Grand Junction will be Monday and Tuesday (February 25 and 26), deadline for presenting at Workshop is October 15th.
  • CLiC has a number of tutorials.
  • CLiC also has cooperative database purchasing agreements, we may look at Learning Express and PsychInfo.

2:45 pm OPAC Session

  • Kid's overdrive version doesn't work.
  • No iPod support.
  • Freeze/Holds. When freeze holds is checked, "freeze hold in the same location in hold queue. Three other libraries are using this feature.
  • WebPAC Pro relevancy ranking is the default display, no way to turn-off. Can also sort by date and title.
  • My Record
  1. My reading history is available.
  2. Preferred seawrches, send e-mail when new item is cataloged that matches query
  3. Rating (rate-it) rates material using stars, shows up
  4. Edit personal information, updates patron record
  • Limit search to available items in check-list
  • In patron record can add electronic (web) message that shows up when patron logs into My Account
  • E-commerce coming soon.
  • Off-line program can be download that runs from PC, Eric would need to contact Keith to get details.

Serials and Acquisitions

Start with demo from Mesa State

  • Claim All Button
  • Send claims; have student workers review everything in stack.
  • UPC code on more academic journals can find in collection using Z39 field, UPC code should bin bib record.
  • To include URL in holding record, use h <a href="url">full-text link</a>. Store in 863 not 856 field.
  • MSC uses Goldrush from Colorado Alliance and not Ebsco AtoZ.
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