Announcements
Enterprise Maintenance – Wednesday March 19 at 3 am
SirsiDynix will be performing system maintenance that will affect Enterprise on March 19 at 3:00 am for approximately 1 hour. The system will be unavailable at this time. MSC Admins will post a notice on Enterprise informing patrons about this maintenance.
School End of Year Survey due March 27th
Attention School Libraries! The End of Year School survey for K-12 school libraries and college libraries is now available. Please fill out the survey by March 27th. If you have any questions, please open a help desk ticket.
Please note that your library will not be listed in this survey if you are a public or special library.
Please complete the Spring School Survey by March 27th: https://forms.office.com/g/LnsUTSSmPC
MLA Session: The Item Life Cycle in the Montana Shared Catalog (April 16, 2026, 3:30-5 p.m.)
Your MSC team will be presenting at MLA! Learn what happens in the MSC system as items are cataloged, when they go missing from the shelf, or are lost or damaged by patrons, and what to do in terms of catalog clean-up.
Over the course of this session learners should be able to:
- Identify where an item record is in the life cycle, e.g., missing, assumed lost, lost but paid for, processed lost, etc.
- Discuss how best to handle “problem” items to promote catalog clean-up.
- Review your library’s current system settings for automated catalog clean-up.
1.5 CE Credit – Collection Management and Technical Services
If you are unable to attend our session at MLA, the content of this session will be presented again online during our next Quarterly Webinar on April 30, which will be recorded. Details to come.
MSC Spring Meeting on Friday, May 8 from 1-3 pm
Save the Date! The MSC Spring Member Meeting will be on Friday, May 8 from 1-3 pm. The meeting will be held online via Zoom. Meeting materials and the Zoom link will be posted to the ASPeN event page as they become available.
MSC Office Hours - Friday, March 20 at 10 am and 2 pm
Join us Friday, 3/20 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 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?
If your Workflows frequently disconnects, you may want to check your computer's sleep and screen off settings. Workflows periodically sends the server a message to make sure it is still connected. Sometimes, your computer's sleep settings will break this connection in order to save energy. If your sleep and screen off settings are low, we recommend increasing them and seeing if that helps with Workflows disconnecting.
Upcoming Events
MSC Office Hours on Friday, March 20 at 10 am & 2 pm
Location: Zoom. Meeting details can be found on the ASPeN Events calendar.
MLA MSC Session on Thursday, April 16 at 3:30 pm
Location: Great Falls Heritage Inn, Britain Room
MSC Quarterly Webinar on Thursday, April 30 at 12 pm
Location: Zoom. Meeting details can be found on the ASPeN Events calendar.
MSC Spring Meeting on Friday, May 8 at 1 pm
Location: Zoom. Meeting details can be found on the ASPeN Events calendar.
KB Articles
Links
MSC Website: Montana Shared Catalog
MSC Statistics: MSC Dashboard
MSC Enterprise Statistics: Online Catalog Dashboard
Past Newsletters: GovDelivery Archive KB
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