Announcements
MSC Spring Member Meeting: Wednesday, April 12 at 1:00 pm
The MSC Members Council Spring meeting will be Wednesday, April 12th from 1-4 pm. This is a hybrid meeting and is open to all. Updated meeting materials can be found on the ASPeN event page.
In-person meeting information:
Billings Double Tree by Hilton, Room SB3
Online meeting information:
Meeting ID: 899 6155 5162 Password: 772341
BCA Circulation Folder
There is now a ‘Circulation’ folder in BLUEcloud Analytics (BCA) folder under the ‘Shared Reports’ folder. This folder will be the new destination for everyday circulation reports like Overdue lists, Current Checkouts, and more. If you are looking for a report and can’t find it where it used to be, it most likely was moved to this folder. If you’d like a report that we don’t have, please open a helpdesk ticket.
MLA MSC Office Hours
The MSC Office Hours session will be a little different next week. Instead of a group session, you can schedule an one-on-one in-person meeting with a MSC staff member at MLA. Open a ticket to set one up or swing by the MSL booth!
Here are the available time windows, all meetings are capped at 30 minutes:
Thursday (4/13): 8:30 am - 11:00 am and then 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Friday (4/14): 9:30 am – 12:00 pm and then 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
MLA MSC Session: Thursday, April 13 at 3:30 pm
Serial and Series Records in the Wild: How to Spot and Catalog Them in the MSC
Thursday 4/13, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Keiley McGregor and Laura Tretter
If you're overwhelmed looking at the MSC's instructions for cataloging serial, series, and multi-part works -- and knowing when to apply a call # analytic! -- join us! This session is intended primarily for catalogers in the MSC; however, all who are puzzled by these types of materials are welcome.
MLA MSC Session: Friday, April 14 at 8:30 am
Wrangling the Wild West of Hot Spot Cataloging in the MSC
Friday 4/14, 8:30am - 9:30am
Keiley McGregor and Melody Karle
The Montana State Library's Hot Spot Lending Program expanded patron access to the internet via hotspots, both in and out of the Montana Shared Catalog (MSC); however, it's presented cataloging challenges for staff. Come learn the MSC recommendations for cataloging hot spots to best support patron discovery and circulation.
MSC 'Office Hours' Poll
We are asking for your feedback in scheduling future MSC Office Hours! We want to make sure we are scheduling it for a time when the majority of libraries are able to attend.
Please help us by filling out this survey: https://forms.office.com/g/EFQQiWpR4S.
Did You Know?
If you remove text from an address field in the 'Modify User' wizard, it does not remove the entry from the system. It creates a 'ghost' field which can clog up the system and return false data in BCA reports. To properly remove the entry, you will need to click the field you want to remove and use the red 'X' to delete it permanently. |
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Upcoming Events
MSC Spring Members Meeting: April 12, 2023 at 1:00 pm
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Location: In-person at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel in Billings, Montana or online via Zoom. Details can be found on the ASPeN Event page.
Serial and Series Records in the Wild: April 13 at 3:30pm
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Location: MLA Conference at the Double Tree by Hilton in Billings, MT. Room: Skybridge 1
Wrangling the Wild West of Hot Spot Cataloging: April 14 at 8:30 am
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Location: MLA Conference at the Double Tree by Hilton in Billings, MT. Room: Skybridge 2
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