PrairieCat News

TRAINING: Sierra Cataloging Item Entry Class | Mon., Aug 12 at RAILS Bolingbrook

Submitted by Amanda Augsburger on July 29, 2019 - 3:35pm

ACTION: Informational

Calling all Union Listing, Basic Online and Fully Participating PrairieCat agencies in the RAILS Bolingbrook area …

There will be a Sierra Cataloging Item Entry class taught Monday, August 12 9:00AM – 12:00PM at the RAILS Bolingbrook Service Center.

This class has a prerequisite: completion of the Sierra Essentials class.

TRAINING: Cataloging Item Entry Class added at North Suburban Library District, Loves Park, Thursday, July 25, 2019 (9:00 AM - 12:30 PM)

Submitted by Sandy Tedder on July 22, 2019 - 12:53pm

ACTION:  Informational

Not too late!  A few seats are stiill available! 

A Cataloging Item Entry class has been schedule for Thursday, July 25, 2019 (9:00 AM - 12:30 PM) at North Suburban Library District, Loves Park.  Registration is now available for this class in L2 at:  https://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=29462 [1]

You must be signed in to view/register class.

Who should attend:  Fully Participating, Basic Online & Union List library staff

TRAINING: Did You Know?, July 2019 Syndetics Bookmarks and Flyers

Submitted by Amanda Augsburger on July 22, 2019 - 12:19pm

Did you know? PrairieCat contracts with Syndetics, Inc. to supply enriched content for our OPAC. This includes series information, readalike suggestions, and author information that displays beneath the item’s details.

CRITICAL: Sierra server down UPDATE Sierra back up

Submitted by Sandy Tedder on July 19, 2019 - 12:19pm

ACTION:  Immediate Action Required 

We've got the all-clear from Innovative.  We've done some internal testing and all is good.  Please report if you are still experincing issues.

NEWS: PrairieCat Mobile App Demos

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on July 15, 2019 - 1:10pm

The User Experience Committee is currently reviewing RFP responses for a mobile app. This is an opt-in service for PrairieCat, and the cost will be spread over those that wish to participate. Save the date for two upcoming online demonstrations from the vendors who have responded. 

TRAINING: Sierra Cataloging Item Entry Class Thurs., July 11 at RAILS Coal Valley

Submitted by Sandy Tedder on July 3, 2019 - 8:33am

ACTION: Informational

Calling all Union Listing, Basic Online and Fully Participating PrairieCat agencies in the RAILS Coal Valley area …

There will be a Sierra Cataloging Item Entry class taught Thursday, July 11th 9:30am – 12:30pm at the RAILS Coal Valley Service Center.

This class has a prerequisite: completion of the Sierra Essentials class.

NEWS: Independence Day Closing (Thursday, July 4)

Submitted by Amanda Augsburger on July 2, 2019 - 9:12am

ACTION:  Informational 

On Thursday July 4, 2019 PrairieCat will be closed for the Independence Day holiday and all PrairieCat support staff will be unavailable.

Standard support issues should be conveyed via the Help Desk app by submitting a ticket which will be addressed the next working day.

TRAINING: Cataloging Item Entry Class scheduled at North Suburban Library District, Loves Park, Thursday, July 25, 2019 (9:00 AM - 12:30 PM)

Submitted by Sandy Tedder on June 28, 2019 - 10:21am

ACTION:  Informational

A Cataloging Item Entry class has been schedule for Thursday, July 25, 2019 (9:00 AM - 12:30 PM) at North Suburban Library District, Loves Park.  Registration is now available for this class in L2 at:  https://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=29462

You must be signed in to view/register class.

Who should attend:  Fully Participating, Basic Online & Union List library staff

Prerequisites: Sierra Essentials

TRAINING: Did You Know?, June 2019 Viewing Circulation History

Submitted by Amanda Augsburger on June 26, 2019 - 4:09pm

Did You Know there are several ways to determine the patron who previously had an item checked out if staff needs to contact them regarding damage or for another reason? It is a PrairieCat policy to retain information on the previous three patrons to assist staff with troubleshooting. Circulation history is accessed only from a specific item record.

UPDATE: Online Meetings and Training Location Change

Submitted by Amanda Augsburger on June 20, 2019 - 1:52pm

ACTION: Informational

As of July 1, RAILS IT will no longer be supporting meetings via GoTo Meeting and GoTo Training. All meetings and trainings for PrairieCat will now be hosted through Zoom. (If you would like to try it out, you can attend a test meeting here: https://zoom.us/test)

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