OWWLUG Meeting, Friday, December 21
At PLSHQ, 10:00am-12:00
2013 Schedule
Date |
Snacks |
6/28/2013 |
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8/23/2012 |
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12/20/2013 |
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2/22/2013 |
GPL |
10/25/2013 |
PHE |
4/26/2013 |
ROS, WOL |
OWWLUG Index
NEW! Ready-for-pickup hold notifications by text message
Text Message Notifications
As of 9:00am 12/21/12, 89 available hold notifications sent.
Text copy information
Text Call Number
As of 9:00am 12/21/12, 102 Call Number texts sent.
Text message example:
To:
Subject: Call Number
Call Number: 801 TOL
Location: Adult Nonfiction
Library: Williamson Free Public Library
Title: The Lord of the Rings and the hobbit :Cliffs Notes /
Author: Tolkien, J. R. R.
Expired card email notifications
As a result of email notifications sent to patrons with expired and soon-to-expire cards, 1680 patrons renewed their expired accounts and 2498 patrons renewed their accounts prior to expiration.
Fewer patrons renewed their cards without receiving email alerts - 642 expired account renewals and 1374 pre-expired account renewals.
Be sure to ask patrons if they use email, add email addresses to their accounts if they do, and be sure to keep the address updated!
NEW! Changes to Magazine Holdings
MagazineHoldings
Always important for ALL materials: Complete copy records!
Example magazine attributes:
- Location = Magazines or appropriate shelving location
- Circulation Modifier = Magazine, New Magazine (even if you do not have special circulation policies for your magazines, use the Magazine circ modifier)
- Price = according to item (otherwise, if lost, the patron will be billed $25.57)
- Statistical Categories
- Age Level = according to item
- Annual Report Category = Print Serial (this is a requried element on the NYS Annual Report!)
- Collection Development = Periodical
- All others = Not Applicable
Forthcoming changes to Browse Reports
Removing the "Evergreen Reporter" output folder, so only one directory for scheduled reports. Happening "after Christmas."
FYI: problem with paying fines on items still checked out
Items that have had accruing fines paid up to the MAXFINE amount (generally $5.00) are considered "closed" transactions and cannot be renewed.
Thoughts about reports…?
Planning for an "All About Reports" class - any hot button questions, confusion, need to knows?
Highlights of the "All About Holds" training