PrairieCat News

ACTION:  Informational & Action Required

It's that time of year again, and Paging Lists for school member libraries will be turned off as of Monday, April 8, 2019.  Beginning on that date, school library materials will not be holdable until School Paging Lists resume in the fall. Schools will still be able to request materials to fulfill their students’ needs to the end of the school year.

To make this a smooth transition, here are some to-do lists!

FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES:

This month's Did You Know explains how you can reinstate a fine if it was paid or waived accidentally. This is optional functionality in Sierra.  It is also tied to a specific permission, so your library can determine which login or logins have permission to reinstate fines. If you need to add this permission to a login, please open a Help Desk ticket.  

This month's Did You Know explains how you can limit search results in Sierra or Encore using a simple b: or c: code added to your keyword search terms.  Multi-site libraries can limit to all the buildings in their agencies, or libraries can search their area where geographic scopes are available. Check it out! 

The PrairieCat Resource Sharing Summit on Friday, August 17, 2018 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at DeKalb Public Library. Join us for a morning of collaborative problem-solving as we discuss ongoing resource sharing issues. These are issues that have frequently been raised by the membership. The two main issues for discussion are: ILL Policy -  exempt items and borrowing/lending item types not owned by your library AND patron-initiated holds by non-PrairieCat reciprocal borrowers. The Summit will be facilitated by outside consultant Amanda E. Standerfer. We hope to see you there!