PrairieCat News

UPDATE: Filling holds for PrairieCat libraries

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on August 17, 2020 - 8:29am

The overwhelming majority of PrairieCat libraries are now open and offering services to their patrons. For the purposes of filling holds for other libraries, it is not necessary for you to continue to refer to the RAILS Delivery Spreadsheet to see which libraries are open or closed. You can simply fills holds as you normally would.

NEWS: PC MARC Committee will meet Thursday, Aug 13, 2020 11:00 AM Central Time

Submitted by Sandy Tedder on August 7, 2020 - 8:38am

ACTION: Informational

The PC MARC Committee will meet Thursday, Aug 13, 2020 11:00 AM Central Time via Zoom.

The MARC/MARC trainee Catalogers meeting addresses cataloging topics and issues to ensure integrity of the database. The meetings are open meetings, so anyone is welcome to attend, but only the MARC/MARC trainee Catalogers vote. Meeting minutes will be shared with the Technical Services user community shortly after each meeting

When: Aug 13, 2020 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) 

NEWS: PC Technical Services Committee will meet Thursday, Aug 13, 2020 09:30 AM Central Time

Submitted by Sandy Tedder on August 7, 2020 - 8:05am

ACTION: Informational

The PC Technical Services Committee will meet Thursday, August 13, 2019 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM via Zoom.

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

NEWS: How to Request Pink Condition Report Slips

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on August 5, 2020 - 10:26am

Action: Informational

TRAINING: Item Entry Certification Update

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on July 28, 2020 - 4:21pm

Action: Informational

Do you need to prepare for item entry duties at your library? The Item Entry Certification (formerly barcode test) has been updated and revised to make it easier for library staff to complete. The courses are online through PrairieCat’s training platform Talent LMS. The courses are free, self-paced, and on-demand 24/7. Sign up here to get started with TalentLMS: https://prairiecat.talentlms.com/

NEWS: L2 Freeze and Learning Reports

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on July 27, 2020 - 12:49pm

Action: Update Profiles / Save Learning Reports

Please see this important information from RAILS regarding the upcoming L2 freeze on this Friday, July 31.

NEWS: PUG Days Webinar Series - Registration Open

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on July 27, 2020 - 10:47am

Action: Informational / Register for Webinars

We hope your library staff are able to attend some of the webinars hosted by your colleagues from around the state!

NEWS: 2020 Patron Purge List Owing $10 or More

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on July 20, 2020 - 4:45pm

ACTION:  Action required

This is the 2020 Patron Purge Information: Due to the COVID-19 shutdown, we are operating under a compressed timeframe. We need your replies no later than August 31, 2020.

We are beginning the process for this year’s annual patron database cleanup (also known as patron purge). I will be sending out two emails. This email has a link below to an Excel spreadsheet of all patrons in the database that meet the following criteria:

·         Last circulation activity on their account was before 01/01/2017

NEWS: 2020 Patron Purge - Owing Less Than $10

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on July 20, 2020 - 4:44pm

ACTION:  Action required

This is the 2020 Patron Purge Information: Due to the COVID-19 shutdown, we are operating under a compressed timeframe. We need your replies no later than August 31, 2020.

We are beginning the process for this year’s annual patron database cleanup (also known as patron purge). I will be sending out two emails. This first email has a link below to an Excel spreadsheet of all patrons in the database that meet the following criteria:

·         Last circulation activity on their account was before 01/01/2017

NEWS: PUG Days - Coming Soon to a Zoom Webinar Near You

Submitted by Elizabeth Smith on July 1, 2020 - 3:19pm

Action: Informational

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, PrairieCat’s annual in person conference PUG Day has been cancelled. Instead, PrairieCat staff and the PUG Day planning team are launching a webinar series starting in mid-August. We hope your library staff are able to attend some of the webinars hosted by your colleagues from around the state!

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