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PrairieCat News

NEWS: Return on Investment Documents for FY19

Submitted by Amanda Augsburger on November 25, 2019 - 11:39am

Action: Informational

PrairieCat created a Return on Investment document to highlight the progress the organization made in FY19 ending in June 2019 and some of the ways your library benefited from membership in PrairieCat. This is an “at a glance” document that should be easy to share with your library’s board and stakeholders to emphasize the benefits of PrairieCat.

TRAINING: Did You Know, November 2019 - Using Create Lists to keep in touch with your patrons

Submitted by Amanda Augsburger on November 21, 2019 - 2:42pm

ACTION: Informational

If you are familiar with Create Lists and you have Excel, Word, and Outlook, you can create reports in Sierra, format them in Excel, and then use the mail merge feature in Word to email your patrons for a variety of reasons. This month's Did You Know? explains how these notifications work.

NEWS: Sierra Cataloging Item Entry Class, Wed., December 4 9am-noon at RAILS Bolingbrook

Submitted by Amanda Augsburger on November 15, 2019 - 3:45pm

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 Wednesday, December 4 9:00 am – Noon at the RAILS Bolingbrook Service Center.

TRAINING: Did You Know, October 2019 - How telephone notifications work

Submitted by Amanda Augsburger on October 31, 2019 - 12:05pm

ACTION: Informational

PrairieCat uses the software product i-tiva to provide patrons with automated phone messages for available holds and first overdue notices. Please note this information applies only to phone notifications, not to text notifications. This month's Did You Know? explains how these notifications work.

TRAINING: Cataloging Item Entry Class added at the Coal Valley Service Center, Friday, November 15th, 2019 (9:00 AM - 12:00PM)

Submitted by Sandy Tedder on October 16, 2019 - 2:47pm

ACTION: Informational 

 

PrairieCat Sierra Cataloging Item Entry Class has been scheduled for Friday, November 15th, 2019 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. @ the Coal Valley Service Center.

Registration is now available for this class in L2 at:  https://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=30231
Who should attend: Fully Participating, Basic Online & Union List library staff

Prerequisites:

News: PC Technical Services Committee Thursday, Oct 10, 2019 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM CDT

Submitted by Sandy Tedder on October 3, 2019 - 12:06pm

ACTION: Informational

The PC Technical Services Committee will meet Thursday, October 10, 2019 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM in person @ Reddick Public Library.  We will also try to allow attendance via Zoom. 

The meetings are open meetings, so anyone is welcome to attend, but only the 11 members vote.

NEWS: PUG Day Survey

Submitted by Amanda Augsburger on September 25, 2019 - 10:10am

Action: Action Optional

ALL PrairieCat members are encouraged to take this short survey, even if you did not attend PUG Day. This helps with planning for next year! Use this link for the PUG Day survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/68BS8WR

Need a recap? PUG Day session handouts and presentations will be available on the PrairieCat support site after the event: https://support.prairiecat.info/documentation/64816  

Thanks you for your participation!

TRAINING: Basic Serials class scheduled for Friday, October 4th, 2019 (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM)

Submitted by Sandy Tedder on September 25, 2019 - 9:53am

Action:  Informational

PrairieCat Sierra Beginning Serials class has been for Friday, October 4th, 2019 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. via Zoom.  

This training is designed as an introduction to the Serials module for all libraries to enter serial publications and manage their magazine subscriptions. It will provide participants with a basic understanding of the capabilities of the Serials module and an overview of navigating the Serials functionality, especially for serials with a regular publication cycle.

Location

Zoom: https://railslibraries.zoom.us/meeting/register/96af1e85c46885ca7510d14dfea9e911
United States
See map: Google Maps
US

TRAINING: Sierra Cataloging Item Entry Class, Thurs., October 17 at RAILS Rockford

Submitted by Amanda Augsburger on September 24, 2019 - 12:39pm

ACTION: Informational

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

There will be a Sierra Cataloging Item Entry class taught Thursday, October 17, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm at the RAILS Rockford Service Center.

This class has a prerequisite: completion of the Sierra Essentials, PrairieCat Glossary, and PrairieCat Matching (all on Talent LMS: https://prairiecat.talentlms.com)

TRAINING: Sierra Cataloging Item Entry Class, Tues., Sept. 24 at RAILS Bolingbrook

Submitted by Amanda Augsburger on September 5, 2019 - 9:41am

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 Tuesday, September 24, 9:00 am – Noon at the RAILS Bolingbrook Service Center.

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

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