The Administrative Council is PrairieCat's board of directors and consists of 11 elected representatives from the Delegates Assembly. This governing body sets policy, receives and approves recommendations from the Ad Hoc and Standing Committees, and approves recommendations to go to the Delegates Assembly including new members, contracts, the budget and major purchases outside the budget.  Who should attend: Members of the Council and any other interested parties. This meeting is open to the public. Meeting Documents: Visit the PrairieCat website to access meeting documents.  Zoom Link

Join PrairieCat staff and your fellow School Libraries to hear the latest from PrairieCat and get some refreshers on PrairieCat procedures as you get back into the school year. Topics will include Vega Discover, Help Desk, common circulation questions, cataloging QA, and more.  All school library staff are encouraged to attend. This session will be recorded. Register Here: Zoom Register Link

Committee Charge: In order to better serve both patron and staff end users, the User Experience Committee will discuss and recommend to the Administrative Council services and configurations in order to optimize usability.

 Who Should Attend: Members of the Committee and any other interested parties.

Registration Link: Use the Zoom link to register: Register Here

Meeting Documents: Visit the PrairieCat website to access meeting documents. 

  This 11 member elected standing group discusses circulation and OPAC topics. It is empowered to make decisions on procedure and some policy decisions, and to make recommendations to Administrative Council for higher level policy decisions. It also reviews circulation procedures and works together to resolve circulation issues.  Who Should Attend: Members of the Committee and any other interested PrairieCat members. Registration Link: Use the Zoom link to register: Register Here Meeting Documents: Visit the PrairieCat website to access meeting documents. 

This 11 member elected standing group discusses circulation and OPAC topics. It is empowered to make decisions on procedure and some policy decisions, and to make recommendations to Administrative Council for higher level policy decisions. It also reviews circulation procedures and works together to resolve circulation issues.

 Who Should Attend: Members of the Committee and any other interested PrairieCat members.

Registration Link: Use the Zoom link to register: Register Here

Meeting Documents: Visit the PrairieCat website to access meeting documents. 

This Committee makes recommendations to the Administrative Council on membership and budget issues to ensure the sustainability of PrairieCat.

 Meeting Documents: Visit the PrairieCat website to access meeting documents. 

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The Administrative Council is PrairieCat's board of directors and consists of 11 elected representatives from the Delegates Assembly. This governing body sets policy, receives and approves recommendations from the Ad Hoc and Standing Committees, and approves recommendations to go to the Delegates Assembly including new members, contracts, the budget and major purchases outside the budget.  Who should attend: Members of the Council and any other interested parties. This meeting is open to the public. Meeting Documents: Visit the PrairieCat website to access meeting documents.  Zoom Link

What are Showcases? Showcases display a visual carousel of items to the library’s specifications and will automatically appear throughout the Vega Discover interface when relevant, helping libraries promote their entire catalog of items and encouraging virtual exploration. Showcases can be tied to the Resource page of the related title or embedded in a website or email displaying up to 5 titles at a time. Who should attend? Library staff that will be creating and publishing showcases for your library. This training will be recorded. This training will focus on the Showcases feature in Vega Discover. The training will cover: - User roles and showcase permissions - Workflow for showcase access - How to create, edit, publish, and delete showcases - Searching, sharing, and viewing showcases - Differences between using saved searches and lists for creating showcases NOTE: This training is not covering Vega homepage customization as that still has to be done at the PrairieCat Admin level. 

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Join PrairieCat staff to hear the latest features and enhancements on Vega Discover. We'll also provide a project update and answer any questions. 

This body approves the budget, contracts, new members and other major decisions for PrairieCat. Consists of a representative from each Fully Participating and Basic Online member as well as four Union Listing representatives acting as co-chairs of the Union Listing standing group. Each Fully Participating or Basic Online Member Library shall appoint its Chief Administrator or another staff member to act as the Fully Participating or Basic Online Member Library’s representative (“Delegate”) on the Delegates Assembly. The Delegate may also designate, in writing, an alternate to vote in their absence. No substitutes or proxies shall be allowed to vote in the place of a Delegate or their designated Alternate.  Who should attend: Participation in Delegates Assembly is required for Delegates or Alternates from each Fully Participating or Basic Online member of PrairieCat, and the four Union List reps. This meeting is open to the public. Meeting Documents: Visit the PrairieCat website to access meeting documents.  Zoom Link