Bibliomation / October 2012
ENHANCEMENTS (PDF here)

1. Cataloging
“Edit Volumes” – Call Number Display
Description: When you “edit volumes” from the item status screen, refresh the item status screen to show updated call number.

2. Checkout/Checkin
View Holds in Check-In
Description: By clicking on the item once it is checked in, an option for “View Holds” should be available from the “action” menu.
Print Details of Single Checked Out Items
Description: In Patron’s Item out screen the ability to print details of a single item with a new receipt template from the listing of items checked-out to a patron should be available.
Mis-scanned Barcodes
Description: In check-out: Any mis-scanned barcode should appear along with the message prompt asking if you want a pre-cat checkout or not.

3. Holds
View Holds in Item Status
Description: After scanning an item in Item Status, user can click on Actions for Selected Items and choose “View Holds.”

View Holds from Patron Record
Description: Be able to “view holds” for other patrons when placing a hold from the patron’s record.

4. Notices / Reports
Alphabetize Parameters in Report Setup
Description: In the reports template setup, the parameter fields are not currently alphabetical, making it difficult to run reports.

Alphabetize Template Names in Listing
Description: The names of the individual report templates are also not listed alphabetically.

5. Patrons
Patron Blocking by Number of Lost Items
Description: Have a group penalty threshold for lost items.

Include Lost, Claimed Returned, and Long Overdue as Items Out
Description: Make lost, claimed returned, and long overdue items stay on patron’s card as “checked out” (count towards total of items out) and also appear in the fine/bill area.

Patron Record-”See Notes” Clickable
Description: On the patron record, make the (See Notes) clickable, bringing you directly to the notes. From the patron search, this should not be clickable.

6. Searching
My Lists
Description: Improve the My List feature by adding call number to each item saved to the list.

Highlight Search Terms
Description: Highlight search terms in search results.

• Bibliomation’s Evergreen Catalog
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Participating Libraries (Libraries marked with a * are not Bibliomation members, only Overdrive participants)

• Ansonia Public Library
• Beacon Falls Library
• Bethel Public Library
• Bentley Memorial Library, Bolton
• Bracken Memorial Library, Woodstock*
• Brookfield Public Library
• Brooklyn Town Library Association*
• C.H. Booth Library, Newtown
• Cornwall Free Library
• David M. Hunt Library, Falls Village
• Derby Public Library
• Derby Neck Library
• Douglas Library of Hebron
• Douglas Library, North Canaan
• Easton Public Library
• Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, Monroe
• Gunn Memorial Library, Washington
• Hagaman Library, East Haven
• Hall Memorial Library, Ellington
• Hotchkiss Library of Sharon
• Howard Whittemore Library, Naugatuck
• Jonathan Trumbull Library, Lebanon
• Killingly Public Library
• Kent Memorial Library, Suffield
• Mansfield Public Library
• Mark Twain Library
• Middlebury Public Library
• Minor Memorial Library, Roxbury
• Morris Public Library
• Norfolk Library
• Oliver Wolcott Library, Litchfield
• Oxford Public Library
• Plumb Memorial Library, Shelton and Huntington
• Pomfret Public Library*
• Putnam Public Library
• Ridgefield Library
• Rockville Public Library
• Rowayton Library
• Salem Free Public Library
• Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury
• Seymour Public Library
• Sherman Library
• Silas Bronson Library, Waterbury
• Somers Public Library
• Southbury Public Library
• Sprague Library
• Stafford Library
• Terryville Public Library
• Thomaston Public Library
• Thompson Public Library
• Tolland Public Library
• Union Free Library
• Voluntown Public Library*
• Warren Public Library
• Weston Public Library
• Willington Public Library*
• Willimantic Public Library
• Windham Free Library
• Wolcott Public Library
• Woodbury Public Library

Please be advised that you must be a member of a participating library in order to download any OverDrive audiobook. Also be aware that downloads may be prohibited within your library.

Services include:

* Installing and maintaining software, including upgrades and patches, for:
o Antivirus
o Operating System
o Web browser
o Desktop security
o Gates Foundation user policies
* Performing hardware installations and repairs
* Cleaning, dusting, lubricating equipment
* Maintaining and configuring local area networks
* Troubleshooting potential areas of concern, e.g., aging equipment, faulty wiring
* Technology planning
* Staff training

For libraries requesting BiblioTech support for the first time, the service begins with a site audit. BiblioTech staff will visit the library, analyze the traffic on the LAN, inspect hardware and software currently in use, and meet with the director or designated staff to discuss plans and evaluate the support options that are available to the library through BiblioTech.

Bibliomation Liaison Certification Program

The Bibliomation Liaison Certification Program (LCP) is designed to empower libraries to become more self-sufficient by increasing staff technology expertise. The LCP is a two-day formal training curriculum presented by BiblioTech staff.

Liaisons are trained in maintenance and troubleshooting of PCs as they relate to the library’s local area network. At the conclusion of the course, a competency test is administered. Course attendance and successful completion of the competency test make the library eligible for a lower BiblioTech rate schedule.

For more information on BiblioTech or the Liaison Certification Program please contact
Tom Sweda at 203-577-4070 ext.110