LINKcat News

New Bibliovation Support web page available now

A new Bibliovation Support web page is now live. This web page is linked directly from the main ILS Support page and it pulls together information about:

• How to report problems with Bibliovation
• ILS Known Problems
• Bibliovation Upgrades and Release Notes
• Status of high-priority fixes

Please bookmark the Bibliovation Support page as a future reference point for Bibliovation-related issues.

Bibliovation 7.00.15 Upgrade: Monday, January 10, 2022 after 9pm

Bibliovation Upgrade

We are pleased to announce that there will be an update to Bibliovation starting at 9pm on Monday, January 10, 2022. The upgrade will require system downtime from approximately 9pm to midnight. This release (7.00.15) includes fixes to most modules of Bibliovation; however, most of the fixes are in Circulation. See the Release Notes for a full list of issues addressed in this upgrade. Some, but not all, of the fixes, changes, and new features are listed below.

This upgrade includes fixes that have been tested by SCLS staff and at some libraries. To the best of everyone’s assessment, the fixes are working well and any bugs identified during testing have been fixed. However, as we learned with past upgrades and patches, we may experience unexpected results following the upgrade. We may also discover new problems. We will use the Known Problems page to document any post upgrade problems. After the upgrade, please clear your browser cache before using Bibliovation.

High Priority Fixes

This release includes fixes for the following high-priority problems (these problems are also listed in the Release Notes):

• Reduced Transportation Holds not working
• Advanced search option "Only items currently available for loan or reference" includes items not available for loan
• In transit holds not counted as "active" holds on Patron Dashboard page
• Hold requests on Holds Queue report blocking walk-in check out on self check unit
• Patron data in left sidebar not cleared when using Clear screen button

Changes and New Features

This release also includes the following changes and new features (these changes are also listed in the Release Notes):

• Patron Group: (This feature will not be enabled until after the upgrade.) A new feature allows staff to link family members together. One patron record is designated as the Leader of the Group, and other family members are linked to it. (Please note that this does NOT work in conjunction with the linked accounts functionality in the Solus Mobile App.)
• Delete Patron functionality moved: Delete Patron functionality used to be located in the “More” button located on many of the Patron record screens. In Bibliovation this functionality was moved to the left screen menu list and an internal permission was added to designate which staff had the ability to delete patron records.
• Sort options now customizable: We now have the ability to customize the sort options that are displayed on the search results page.

New Collection Code and Shelving Location available in Bibliovation

A new Collection Code and Shelving Location are now available in Bibliovation:

• Collection Code: LPPB - LARGE PRINT PICTURE BOOKS - Large Print, Picture Books
• Shelving Location: STU - Studio

This Collection Code and Shelving Location were approved by the ILS Committee at its December 2021 meeting.

The Collection Code and Shelving Location can be used by any LINKcat library. For a full list of Collection Codes and Shelving Locations, see the ILS Support Codes page at https://www.scls.info/ils/codes.

If you would like SCLS staff to batch change a group of items from an existing Collection Code or Shelving Location to one of the new codes, please fill out the Batch Change Collection Code/Shelving Location/Item Type Request form, available from the ILS Forms page.