LINKcat News

News Summary (5/1/2023-5/31/2023)

News (in case you missed it!)

• 5/31/2023 The May ILS Report is available online.
• 5/31/2023 58,069 items and 5,528 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
  • This number is higher than usual due to a bug preventing Withdrawn items with charges from being deleted getting fixed with the point release in mid-May.
• 5/31/2023 6,706 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 3/30/2023 and 5/30/2023.
• 5/26/2023 The minutes from the May 17, 2023, DIS Meeting are available online.
• 5/26/2023 The minutes from the May 10, 2023, CMS Meeting are available online.
• 5/26/2023 The minutes from the May 9, 2023, CSS Meeting are available online.
• 5/17/2023 The Bibliovation upgrade took place last night. New problems have been reported on the status wiki. Please see the release notes for a full list of fixes.
• 5/12/2023 A Bibliovation upgrade is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16 at 8pm. Please see the release notes for a full list of fixes. See the LINKcat News blog post for more details.
• 5/2/2023 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for April 2023 are posted.
• 5/2/2023   The monthly Bibliovation reports for April 2023 can be found online.

News Summary (4/1/2023-4/30/2023)

News (in case you missed it!)

• 4/28/2023 The April ILS Report is available online.
• 4/19/2023 The Holds Pickup Authorization form has been revised to state that "holds being picked up could be checked out to the patron standing at the desk or to the account that placed the hold(s), depending on local library practice".  The revised Holds Pickup Authorization form has been posted to the ILS Support/Circulation webpage, under the Get Information header.
• 4/19/2023 13,722 items and 2,375 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 4/19/2023 2,998 bibliographic records with no items attached (that were created before 1/1/23) were deleted from the database.
• 4/17/2023 The minutes from the April 5, 2023, ILS Committee meeting are available online.
• 4/12/2023 Registration is open for the Linking User Group, May 11 from 1:30 - 3:00 pm via Zoom.  Please register online.
• 4/12/2023 The Videorecordings Searching and Matching policy was changed to state that non-fiction TV series, mini-series, and documentaries can circulate together as a set. See the LINKcat News blog post for more details.
• 4/4/2023  The monthly Bibliovation reports for March 2023 can be found online.
• 4/3/2023  The March ILS Report is available online.
• 4/3/2023 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for March 2023 are posted.

News Summary (3/1/2023-3/31/2023)

News (in case you missed it!)

• 3/30/2023 Registration is open for the Discovery Layer User Group, May 31 from 10:00-11:30 am via Zoom.  Please register online.
• 3/30/2023 Registration is open for the GetIt Acquisitions User Group, May 3 from 1:30-3:00 pm via Zoom.  Please register online.
• 3/29/2023 5,436 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 2/23/2023 and 3/28/2023.
• 3/29/2023 26,952 items and 2,656 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 3/22/2023 The minutes from the March 15, 2023, DIS Meeting are available online.
• 3/22/2023 The minutes from the March 14, 2023, CSS Meeting are available online.
• 3/16/2023 The minutes from the March 8, 2023, Collection Maintenance meeting are available online.
• 3/2/2023 The monthly Bibliovation reports for February 2023 can be found online.
• 3/2/2023 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for February 2023 are posted.

News Summary (2/1/2023-2/28/2023)

News (in case you missed it!)

• 2/22/2023 4,070 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 1/26/2023 and 2/21/2023.
• 2/22/2023 21,877 items and 2,803 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 2/16/2023 The minutes from the February 1, 2023, IC Meeting and the December and January ILS Reports are available online.
• 2/2/2023 The monthly Bibliovation reports for January 2023 can be found online.
• 2/1/2023 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for January 2023 are posted.

 

News Summary (1/1/2023-1/31/2023)

News (in case you missed it!)

• 1/31/2023 The January 2023 ILS Report is available online.
• 1/25/2023 4,143 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 12/22/2022 and 1/24/2023.
• 1/25/2023 25,167 items and 3,110 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 1/25/2023 1,514 bibliographic records with no items attached (that were created before 10/1/22) were deleted from the database.
• 1/24/2023 The minutes from the January 18, 2023, DIS Meeting are available online.
• 1/24/2023 The minutes from the January 10, 2023, CSS Meeting are available online.
• 1/24/2023 The December and 2022 Summary ILS Report is available online.
• 1/18/2023 The minutes from the January 11, 2023, CMS meeting are available online.
• 1/6/2023 The monthly Bibliovation reports for December 2022 can be found online.
• 1/6/2023 The 2022 annual statistics for Syndetics Unbound enhanced content are posted (summary and detailed).
• 1/6/2023 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for December 2022 are posted.
• 1/4/2023  The minutes from the December ILS Committee meeting and the October and November ILS Reports are available online.

News Summary (12/1/2022-12/31/2022)

News (in case you missed it!)

• 12/21/2022 3,313 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 12/1/2022 and 12/20/2022.
• 12/21/2022 16,873 items and 3,065 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 12/13/2022 Two new collection codes are available in Bibliovation: BAEJWL and DAPJWL. See the LINKcat News blog post for more details.
• 12/9/2022 The new Item Types, DVD, set, walk-in, 14 day loan and DVD, set, walk-in, juvenile, 14 day loan, were approved by the ILS Committee on 12/7/2022 and added into the system on 12/9/2022.  If your library wants to charge overdue fines for these items, you will need to submit the Circulation Rules Change Request form to create the rules.
• 12/2/2022 The monthly Bibliovation reports for November 2022 can be found online.
• 12/1/2022 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for November 2022 are posted.

News Summary (11/1/2022-11/30/2022)

News (in case you missed it!)

• 11/30/2022 The November ILS Report is available online.
• 11/30/2022 6,799 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 9/29/2022 and 11/29/2022.
• 11/30/2022 30,963 items and 3,325 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 11/28/2022 The minutes from the November 16 DIS meeting are available online.
• 11/28/2022 The minutes from the November 8 CSS meeting are available online.
• 11/17/2022 The minutes from the November 9 CMS meeting are available online.
• 11/7/2022 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for October 2022 are posted.
• 11/4/2022 The Serials Clones records for 2023 are complete. You can find the Serials Clones 2023 memo online.
• 11/2/2022  The monthly Bibliovation reports for October 2022 can be found online.
• 11/1/2022 The October ILS Report is available online. 

News Summary (10/1/2022-10/31/2022)

News (in case you missed it!)

• 10/26/2022 16,563 items and 2,177 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 10/26/2022 2,687 bibliographic records with no items attached (that were created before 7/1/22) were deleted from the database.
• 10/19/2022 See the LINKcat News blog post for information about the moratorium on changes to existing bibliographic records, which starts Saturday, October 29.
• 10/14/2022 The minutes from the October 5 ILS Meeting are available online.
• 10/12/2022 Registration is now open for the Linking User Group scheduled for December 1, 2022, from 1:30 - 3:00 pm.  Register online.
• 10/12/2022 Registration is now open for the LINKcat Discovery Layer User Group scheduled for November 30, 2022, from 1:30 - 3:00 pm.  Register online.
• 10/12/2022 The ILS Committee approved the extension of the Local Holds/Use pilot project to February 28, 2023.  Libraries can continue toe add items using the Local Hold/Use parameters until the vote on the project at the March 2023 All Directors meeting.
• 10/12/2022 The DVDSETJ14 Item Type was approved by the ILS Committee and added to Bibliovation. If your library want to charge overdue fines for these materials, please submit a Circulation Rules Change Request form.
• 10/7/2022 Registration is now open for the Serials User Group scheduled for November 15 from 1:30 - 3:00 pm.  Register online.
• 10/5/2022 Registration is now open for the Circulation User Group scheduled for November 9 from 1:30 - 3:30 pm.  Register online.
• 10/4/2022 The minutes from the September DIS Meeting are available online.
• 10/4/2022 The monthly Bibliovation reports for September 2022 can be found online.
• 10/3/2022 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for September 2022 are posted.
• 10/3/2022 The September ILS Report is available online.

News Summary (9/1/2022-9/30/2022)

News (in case you missed it!)

• 9/28/2022 4,202 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 9/1/2022 and 9/27/2022.
• 9/28/2022 14,251 items and 1,779 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 9/23/2022 The minutes from the September CMS Meeting are available online.
• 9/22/2022  Registration is now open for the GetIt Acquistions User Group scheduled for October 26, 2022 at 1:30 pm via Zoom.  Register online.
• 9/20/2022 The minutes from the September CSS Meeting are available online.
• 9/20/2022 The system administration work was competed last night during the partial downtime.
• 9/19/2022 There will be a partial Bibliovation downtime Monday, September 19 from 8 - 8:30pm. Circulation functions, including checkin, checkout, self-checks, and sorters will continue to work. Searching will continue to work, but if new item or bibliographic records are added or edited during this time, the changes may not be reflected right away. Patrons will still be able to access their account information in LINKcat.
• 9/19/2022 We have created a form to gather patron and staff feedback regarding the recent multi-part DVD set change. The form is available from the ILS Support Cataloging page.
• 9/9/2022 A Bibliovation upgrade will take place on Tuesday, September 13 after 9pm. The fixes in this upgrade only affect sorters. Please see the release notes for information on the sorter fixes. All staff should clear browser cache before using Bibliovation on Wednesday, September 14.
• 9/2/2022 The monthly Bibliovation reports for August 2022 can be found online.
• 9/2/2022 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for August 2022 are posted.
• 9/2/2022 The Bibliovation staff URL is scls.bibliovation.com. The redirect from the old URL of scls.kohalibrary.com is no longer working.

News Summary (8/1/2022-8/31/2022)

News (in case you missed it!)

• 8/31/2022 The August ILS Report is available online.
• 8/31/2022 Multi-part DVD Policy Change: Starting September 1st, television fiction mini-series and series will be cataloged as a set on one bib record and one item record. Please view the Cataloging page on our website for more information on this change.
• 8/31/2022 5,069 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 7/28/2022 and 8/30/2022.
• 8/31/2022 20,736 items and 3,252 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 8/30/2022 Registration is open for the ILS User Summit at SUN on October 18.  Register online. 
• 8/30/2022 Registration is open for the Self-check/RFID User Group and sorter tour at SUN on October 18.  Register online.
• 8/30/2022 SCLS will be switching to new Help Desk software on Tuesday, September 6th! More details about features, and changes can be found in this SCLS Technology News blog post.
• 8/25/2022 Final Reminder! All links to the Bibliovation staff URL must be changed to scls.bibliovation.com by Thursday, September 1, 2022. After September 1, the old URL of scls.kohalibrary.com will not work. See the LINKcat News blog post for more details.
• 8/8/2022 New Collection Code (LPJ) and Shelving Location (LOC) are available in Bibliovation. See the LINKcat News blog post for more details.
• 8/5/2022 The minutes from the August 3, 2022, IC Meeting and the June and July ILS Reports are available online.
• 8/4/2022 The monthly Bibliovation reports for July 2022 can be found online.
• 8/2/2022 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for July 2022 are posted.
• 8/1/2022  The July ILS Report is available online.

News Summary (7/1/2022-7/30/2022)

News (in case you missed it!)

• 7/27/2022 3,694 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 6/30/2022 and 7/26/2022.
• 7/27/2022 14,229 items and 2,455 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 7/27/2022 2,728 bibliographic records with no items attached (that were created before 4/1/22) were deleted from the database.
• 7/27/2022 The minutes from the July 20, 2022 DIS Meeting are available online.
• 7/26/2022 Please fill out the 2022-23 ILS User Group survey by Friday, August 12.
• 7/20/2022 The minutes from the July 13, 2022 CMS Meeting are available online.
• 7/15/2022 Reminder! All links to the Bibliovation staff URL must be changed to scls.bibliovation.com by September 1, 2022. After September 1, the old URL of scls.kohalibrary.com will not work. See the LINKcat News blog post for more details.
• 7/13/2022 The minutes from the June 28, 2022 CSS Meeting are available online.
• 7/6/2022 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for June 2022 are posted.
• 7/5/2022  The monthly Bibliovation reports for June 2022 can be found online.