Announcements
Fall Members Meeting Scheduled for Thursday, October 24 from 10-12 pm
Save the Date! The MSC Members Council Fall meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 24 from 10 am – 12 pm. The meeting will be held online via Zoom. Meeting link, agenda and meeting materials will be posted on the ASPeN event page.
Members Council meetings are open meetings and all interested are encouraged to attend. Minimally one member from your library or district should plan to attend.
Members Council meeting recordings and minutes from the last two years can be found in our Members Council Meeting article.
Cataloging Book Club Kits
For libraries offering book club kits to patrons, we have added an Item Category 1 of BOOKCLUB. This will help us better pull out book club items for statistics, lists, and displays. If you would like your book club items updated to use this Item Category, please open a help desk ticket.
Please review our updated help article for Cataloging Book Club Kits. Reminders about cataloging book club kits:
- Kits should be on their own record separate from the record for the print book
- OCLC numbers and ISBNs should be removed from the book club kit record
- Add a 007 tag for the kit
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Add series and subject heading for the kit
Not removing OCLC numbers and ISBNs cause overlay and matching issues for all MSC libraries. Records without a 007 tag will cause inconsistent display of icons in Enterprise for patrons placing holds.
We have added two new BCA reports to help with maintaining Book Club Kit items and bib records. These reports can be found in Shared Reports > Cataloging > Catalog Error Reports:
- Book Club Kit Items with ISBNs
- Book Club Kit Items with No 007
These two reports are currently based on a mix of item record policies so may include some unexpected items. BCA report results will become more accurate as all MSC libraries elect to use Item Cat 1 BOOKCLUB.
Item Display Order in WorkFlows
One of the newest features that came with Workflows 4.1, is the ability to sort by groups in the Item Search wizards. In past versions of Workflows, if you were in a sharing group or branch system and you didn’t own the item, the rest of the group’s items would appear grouped randomly in the list. Now with the addition of the group sort, your library group should always appear at the top regardless of whether your library owns a copy or not.
This feature has been set in the property files for any library that belongs to a sharing group, however, you may need to adjust your property settings to make this feature available. To do this:
- Right-click on the Item Search and Display wizard and open the Properties menu.
- Choose the Helpers tab and select the Configure button next to Configure Options for Item Search. This will open the pop-up menu illustrated below.
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Make sure that the Consortium Group radio button is selected under the Order of Consortium Group subheading.
Reminder: MSC Refresher Webinar for School Librarians – Wednesday, August 28, at 10am
If your school library is part of the Montana Shared Catalog (MSC) there are many resources available to assist you in your daily work. Join your MSC trainer, Keiley McGregor, on Wednesday, August 28, at 10am, as she discusses how the MSC system administrators can help you make the most of your integrated library system, SirsiDynix Symphony WorkFlows.
During this session attendees will learn about their options for:
- Student grade level management
- Reports and notices
- Special and end-of-year due dates, and more!
Keiley will also orient attendees to the MSC’s new online help desk, ServiceNow, so you can contact your MSC team for assistance.
Only those attending live will be eligible for OPI renewal units. The session will be recorded.
Topic: MSC Refresher Webinar for School Librarians
Time: Aug 28, 2024 10:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 880 5448 8448
MSC Office Hours - Tuesday, September 10
Join us Tuesday, 9/10 at either 10 am or 2 pm for MSC Office Hours. We will be available the whole hour to troubleshoot specific issues, help brainstorm how to get a new a project started, or answer any questions you may have! Drop in for a few minutes or stay for the whole time.
Meeting information can be found on ASPeN or simply join using this link.
Did You Know?
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Welcome back to school to our school and college librarians!
In the MSC, we currently have 93 K-12 school libraries, 9 community-school libraries, and 6 academic libraries.
Here's to a great 2024-25 school year!
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Upcoming Events
MSC Refresher Webinar for School Librarians on Wednesday, August 28, at 10am
MSC Office Hours on Tuesday, September 10 at 10 am & 2 pm
MSC Fall Member Meeting on Thursday, October 24, 10-12 pm
- Zoom meeting link, agenda and materials will be posted to the ASPeN events calendar.
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