OWWLUG Meeting, Friday, April 27, 2012
Agenda
Holds and newly added holdings
RetargetHoldsForNewCopies
Screen resolution and Evergreen
Recommended screen resolution 1280x1024
Expand display size in Windows - Appearance and Personalization > Display settings -
Change Display Size in Windows
Expand text size in Evergreen -
GlobalFontSoundSettings
Sneak Peek at Evergreen version 2.2
Improvements and new features
- Patron registration all one screen
- View current and previous patron barcodes
- Set hold pickup/notification defaults from new patron registration or patron edit
- Additional information and copy/print functionality in patron summary
- Add notes to holds
- Add hold cancelled reason/note
- View cancelled holds
- View total # of holds on a title from patron holds list
- When overdue items are checked in the "Transaction for… billable..." notation can be clicked to open the patron record
- Check in "Fast Entry"
- Renew Items function - scan by barcode, print date due receipt
- Details Views (Holds, Item Status)
- New OPAC/Search the Catalog interface
- Search for "all of" a format using only format filter, e.g.: item type=projected medium no search input returns all DVD records
- Item barcodes in Search the Catalog clickable - open record in Item Status>Details View
- Search the Catalog holdings display barcode and vol/copy hold options in one line
- Limit Holdings Maintenance screen by OWN LIBRARY!!!
- Create copy and make available in same step
- OPAC - patrons can view checkout and hold history; can downlaod checkout history as CSV
- OPAC - patrons can place hold on multiple items at ONCE from a list!!!!
- OPAC - Lists (formerly Bookbags) handled differently - temporary or saved
- Etc!
- Add the Transit List to portal page
- Add WiFi Guest login info to portal page
- OWWLUG likes the M/D/YYYY date format in the user editor
- Will patrons' current bookbags and bookbag contents be transferred to lists?
- How many cancelled holds will appear in the cancelled holds display - both staff client and OPAC? Number of cancelled holds (ex: 25) or time period (ex: 6 months)?
- How many previous checkouts will appear in patrons OPAC checkout history? Number or time period?
- Time frame for purging old circulation transactions? Will/can this time frame differ from hold/checkout history?
Excel basics for reports
Did not have time, will reschedule for another date.