Montana Shared Catalog Updates - 12/16/2024

Montana State Library sent this bulletin at 12/16/2024 04:22 PM MST

Date: 12/16/2024

Updates from the Montana Shared Catalog

Users will need to have an Okta login to access the ticket system, but not for the Knowledge Base. For more information or to open a ticket, please visit: https://msl.mt.gov/libraries/library_services_support

Announcements

WorkFlows System Maintenance Scheduled for December 20

SirsiDynix will be performing system maintenance that will affect Workflows on Friday, December 20 beginning at 2 am for approximately 1 hour. WorkFlows will be unavailable during the maintenance window.

Interlibrary Loan Bib Records

We have updated our Creating Interlibrary Loan Records in WorkFlows help desk article to include more explicit steps on how to create bib records for your incoming ILLs. The article walks you through using the Add Brief Title wizard and confirms standards for entering an ILL title, call number, and item barcode.

Please take a look at the article and open a help desk ticket if you have any questions.

New BCA Report Listing SMS Users

We recently added a new BCA report for libraries that use our SMS service. A report listing users who have opted in the SMS service can now be found in your individual library BCA folder. The report lists user barcode, name, SMS number, and selected message types, and can be modified to meet your needs.

If you have not yet requested this service for your library, see our two KB articles for more information:

Signing Users Up for SMS Notifications in Workflows

Signing Up for SMS (Text) Notifications in Enterprise

If you have questions or would like to add this service, please open a help desk ticket.

MSC Quarterly Webinar Recording

A recording of the MSC Quarterly Webinar: Printing and Peripherals is available on the MSL YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/YciTUVwlVcA.

The following knowledge base articles were referenced during the recording:

Setting Up Receipt Printers and Formatting Receipts in WorkFlows

Printing Spine Labels in Batch in WorkFlows

Did You Know?

When you attach your item to a bib record already in WorkFlows, one way you can quickly double check the format of the item being described in the record is by looking at the Physical Description / MARC 300 field.

Upcoming Events

MSC Office Hours on Friday January 17 at 10 am & 2 pm

Location: Zoom. Meeting details can be found on the ASPeN Events calendar.