PrairieCat News

NEWS: PrairieCat Strategic Planning - Listening Sessions

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on September 30, 2020 - 2:19pm

Action: Informational / Register for Sessions

PrairieCat is seeking member input on our next strategic plan. All staff from PrairieCat member libraries are invited to participate in the upcoming PrairieCat Strategic Planning: Listening Sessions. We value your feedback on how you think we've done achieving the goals of the current strategic plan, what ideas you have for the future to help us achieve these goals, and what should be our priorities over the next three years.

ALERT: SYSTEM AVAILABLE: Sierra Update to V5.1 has completed

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on September 16, 2020 - 2:22pm

ALERT: SYSTEM AVAILABLE: Sierra Update to V5.1 has completed

The update of the Sierra production software to version 5.1 has completed.

You may launch the Sierra application at your locations at your convenience. The update will download new java files to the client so the initial launch of the Sierra software may take a bit longer than usual.

If you utilized the off-line client during the time we were down - please contact Ed Zanelli to coordinate processing of your off-line file(s).

ALERT: SYSTEM DOWN: Sierra Update to V5.1 is still in progress

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on September 16, 2020 - 10:28am

ALERT: SYSTEM DOWN: Sierra Update to V5.1 is still in progress

PrairieCat staff apologizes that III (Innovative Interfaces Inc.) is still in the process of updating the Sierra production software to version 5.1.

The software update began around 3:00 a.m. Central Time. As usual our primary goal was to have the update completed prior to your library opening today.

 

We are in communication with III and the update is still proceeding and they are doing all they can to expedite this process in any way that they can.

NEWS: Last Round of PUG Sessions

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on September 15, 2020 - 12:42pm

As we wrap up the last round of webinars for PUG Days 2020, we hope you can join us!! Registration links and full program descriptions are on the PrairieCat website on the PUG Days page. Select the webinar under Upcoming Sessions to view the details: https://support.prairiecat.info/conference.

Thu, Sep 17 at 10:00 AM   |   PrairieCat Mobile App (30 min)

Thu, Sep 17 at 2:00 PM   |   Graphic Design beyond Publisher

ALERT: Sierra Update to V5.1 on Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on September 11, 2020 - 10:35am

PrairieCat will have III (Innovative Interfaces Inc.) upgrade the Sierra production software to version 5.1 on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.

This is an upgrade where the system will be down while the software is updated. We have asked Innovative to begin the server upgrade at 4:00 a.m. Central Time.

We will send out an ‘all clear’ communication that the upgrade has been successfully completed once we receive notification of completion from III.

NEWS: Biblioboard Recovering the Classics ebook collection

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on September 2, 2020 - 2:27pm

In 2018 PrairieCat loaded the Biblioboard Recovering the Classics ebook collection into the database. These titles came to PrairieCat via a program RAILS was working on at the time to test out geo-locatable materials in Illinois libraries. When the records were loaded an item record* for each circulating library (Fully Participating and Basic Online) was created in the process.

NEWS: Returned Materials and Quarantine Bookmark Template

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on September 2, 2020 - 12:38pm

Action: Informational

ALERT: First Overdue Notice moving to 14 days

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on August 27, 2020 - 11:35am

ACTION: Informational

RAILS has increased the required quarantine period for delivery from 3 to 7 days, beginning Monday, 8/31. Given this increase, PrairieCat will change our first overdue notice period from 7 to 14 days. This should lessen the issue with patrons getting overdue notices on materials that are actually returned but have been sitting in quarantine for 7 days. Of course, we still recommend that you back-date materials when you check them in from quarantine, and use your fine-free login to do so.

NEWS: Conversion of generic records

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on August 24, 2020 - 9:36am

ACTION: Informational

PrairieCat staff are working on converting generic bibliographic records in our catalog to library-specific bibliographic records. For example, if your library’s hotspots were on a bibliographic record that was used by other libraries, they have now been moved to their own record that is reserved for use by your library. There are several advantages to having library-specific records for items such as hotspots, stem kits, library of things items, and other unique items:

NEWS: PUG Days Webinar Series - Upcoming

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on August 18, 2020 - 4:51pm

Action: Informational

It's not too late to register for the next round of PUG Days webinars next week! Registration links and program descriptions are on the PrairieCat website on the PUG Days page: https://support.prairiecat.info/conference.

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