LINKcat News

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

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• 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• 2/22/2023 21,877 items and 2,803 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.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 (2/1/2022-2/28/2022)

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• 3/30/2022 5,151 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 2/24/2022 and 3/29/2022.
• 3/30/2022 24,349 items and 3,723 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 3/23/2022 Registration for the Discovery Layer User Group scheduled for May 4 from 1 - 2:30 pm is open.  Register online.
• 3/23/2022 Registration for the GetIt Acquisitions User Group scheduled for May 4 from 10 - 11:30 am is open.  Register online.
• 3/23/2022 The minutes from the March 16 DIS Meeting are available online.
• 3/17/2022 The minutes from the March 9 CMS Meeting are available online.
• 3/17/2022 The minutes from the March 8 CSS Meeting are available online.
• 3/2/2022 The monthly Bibliovation reports for February 2022 can be found online
• 3/1/2022 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for February are posted.

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

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• 1/26/2022  The minutes from the January 19 DIS Meeting are available online.
• 1/26/2022 5,968 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 12/16/2021 and 1/25/2022.
• 1/26/2022 28,692 items and 2,757 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 1/26/2022 1,313 bibliographic records with no items attached (that were created before 10/1/21) were deleted from the database.
• 1/25/2022 The minutes from the January 11, 2022, CSS Meeting are available online.
• 1/21/2022 The minutes from the January 12, 2022, CMS Meeting are available online.
• 1/13/2022 Some new Circulation problems have manifested after the 7.0 upgrade on 1/11/2022.  Please read the blog post here for more details.
• 1/10/2022 The 7.00.15 Bibliovation upgrade is complete. Please see the Release Notes for a full list of fixes included in this update.
• 1/6/2022 The monthly Bibliovation reports for December 2021 can be found online
• 1/4/2022 The 2021 annual reports for Syndetics Unbound enhanced content are posted (excel) (pdf). 
• 1/4/2022 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for December are posted.

News Summary (10/1/2021-10/31/2021)

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• 10/27/2021 3,956 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 9/30/2021 and 10/26/2021.
• 10/27/2021 19,312 items and 2,942 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 10/27/2021 1,777 bibliographic records with no items attached (that were created before 7/1/21) were deleted from the database.
• 10/22/2021 The registration is open for the Circulation User Group on December 16 from 1 - 3 pm.  Register online.
• 10/21/2021 The registration is open for the GetIt Acquisitions User Group on December 14 from 10 - 11:30 am.  Register online.
• 10/21/2021 The registration is open for the Discovery Layer User Group on December 8 from 9 - 10:30 am.  Register online.
• 10/19/2021 The minutes and ILS Report for the October 6 ILS Committee Meeting can be found online.
• 10/15/2021 The Linking User Group is scheduled for December 9 from 1 - 2:30 pm via phone/videoconference.  Please register online.
• 10/15/2021 The Serials User Group is scheduled for December 1 from 1 - 2:30 pm via phone/videoconference.  Please register online.
• 10/8/2021 In October 2021 the FCC is mandating that telephone companies require customers to enter 10-digit phone numbers.  Please read the LINKcat News blog post for more details.  As of 10/8/2021, over half of the records sent to libraries for clean-up have been updated (469 records out of 804) and staff are still working on the project.  Thanks to everyone for your diligence!
• 10/8/2021 The Patron Categories "Limited Use" and "Limited Use-Juvenile" have had their enrollment periods changed to 12 months. Please read the LINKcat News blog post for more details.
• 10/4/2021 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for September are posted.
• 10/4/2021 The monthly Bibliovation reports for September 2021 can be found online.

News Summary (9/1/2021-9/30/2021)

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• 9/29/2021 5,875 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 8/19/2021 and 9/28/2021.
• 9/29/2021 23,971 items and 3,677 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items
• 9/24/2021 The minutes from the September 15 DIS Meeting are available online.
• 9/24/2021 The minutes from the September 14 CSS Meeting are available online.
• 9/16/2021 The minutes from the September 8 CMS Meeting are available online. 
• 9/2/2021 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for August are posted.
• 9/1/2021 The monthly Bibliovation reports for August 2021 can be found online.

News Summary (8/1/2021-8/31/2021)

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• 8/24/2021 The minutes from the August 10 CSS Meeting are available online.
• 8/20/2021 A Bibliovation update is scheduled for August 23, 2021, at 9 pm. See the LINKcat News blog post for more details. 
• 8/19/2021 The minutes and ILS Report from the August IC Meeting are available online.
• 8/18/2021 12,144 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 6/17/2021 and 8/17/2021.
• 8/18/2021 32,049 items and 4,457 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items (July was skipped due to server move).
• 8/18/2021 1,534 bibliographic records with no items attached (that were created before 4/1/21) were deleted from the database.
• 8/10/2021 The lastest Bibliovation upgrade was completed early in the morning on August 10. See the LINKcat News blog post for more details.
• 8/10/2021 The monthly Bibliovation reports for July 2021 can be found online.
• 8/9/2021 A Bibliovation upgrade is scheduled for 7 am on Tuesday, August 10. See the LINKcat News blog post for more details.
• 8/9/2021 New Collection Codes (BAEJ, BKJIBE, BKYFIGNMG, PAAFICL) and Shelving Locations (ADPA, CR, YADIS) are available in Bibliovation. See the LINKcat News blog post for more details.
• 8/2/2021 The minutes from the July 21 DIS Meeting are available online.
• 8/2/2021 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for July are posted.

News Summary (6/1/2021-6/30/2021)

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• 6/29/2021 Registration is open for the Acquisitions II: Ordering, Invoicing, Receiving, Credit Memos Webinar on August 10, 2021, from 1-3 pm.  Register online.
• 6/17/2021 Rio Community Library goes LIVE in LINKcat on Monday, 6/21/2021.
• 6/16/2021 3,304 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 5/27/2021 and 6/15/2021.
• 6/16/2021 11,004 items and 1,213 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 6/15/2021 ​The minutes from the June 2, 2021, IC Meeting and June ILS Report are available online.
• 6/15/2021 The Circulation Overview Webinar was recorded during a live session on 5/17/2021.  The webinar has been edited and is posted on the ILS Support / Training / Training listed by Module /Circulation Training and Certification webpage.
• 6/2/2021 The monthly Bibliovation reports for May 2021 can be found online
• 6/2/2021 The following codes were deleted from Bibliovation: Collection Code: PBJNFBI (PICTURE BOOKS JU NFIC BILINGUAL) and Locations: AV1F (AUDIOVISUAL, 1ST FLOOR), GR2F (GREEN READS COLLECTION, 2ND FLOOR). See the minutes from the June ILS Committee meeting.
• 6/1/2021 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for May are posted.
• 6/1/2021 The new LINKcat Mobile app is now available for both staff and patrons. For more details, see the LINKcat Mobile FAQ for staff. For questions about how to use the app, see LINKcat Help.
• 6/1/2021 Optical scanner required to read digital patron barcodes.  See the LINKcat News blog post for information.

Rio Community Library goes LIVE in LINKcat on 6/21/2021

Rio Community Library will officially join the LINKcat libraries on Monday, June 21, 2021. They have been working hard to get ready while getting ready for and starting their Summer Library programming and also coordinating the Summer Lunch Program at the library.  

News Summary (5/1/2021-5/31/2021)

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• 5/28/2021 The minutes from the May DIS Meeting are available online.
• 5/26/2021 The minutes from the May CSS Meeting are available online.
• 5/26/2021 11,684 bibliographic records were newly cataloged and/or updated in the database between 2/25/2021 and 5/25/2021.
• 5/26/2021 19,409 items and 1,746 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 5/24/2021 The new LINKcat Mobile App is available for library staff to preview prior to the patron rollout on June 1. Please see the LINKcat Mobile FAQ for staff for more details. 
• 5/24/2021 The Patron Record and Registration webinar was recorded during a live session on 5/5/2021.  The webinar has been edited and is posted on the ILS Support / Training / Training listed by Module / Circulation Training and Certification web page.
• 5/20/2021 The minutes from the May CMS Meeting are available online.
• 5/4/2021 The monthly Bibliovation reports for April 2021 can be found online.
• 5/3/2021 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for April are posted.

News Summary (4/1/2021-4/30/2021)

News (in case you missed it!)

• 4/23/2021 Bibliovation was upgraded last night. Please see the Release Notes for details on the fixes.
• 4/22/2021 1,168 bibliographic records with no items attached (that were created before 1/1/21) were deleted from the database.
• 4/22/2021 22,087 items and 2,642 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 4/21/2021 A Bibliovation upgrade is scheduled for 9 pm on Thursday, April 22. See the LINKcat News blog post for more details.
• 4/21/2021 The minutes and ILS Report from the April 7, 2021, IC Meeting are available online.
• 4/20/2021 Registration is now open for the GetIt Acquisitions User Group, June 1, 2021, from 1:30 - 3:00 pm.  Register now.
• 4/20/2021 Registration is now open for the Circulation Overview (live) webinar, May 17, 2021. 1 - 3 pm.  Register now.
• 4/20/2021 Registration is now open for the Patron Record and Registration (live) webinar, May 5, 2021, 10:00am - 12:00.  Register now.
• 4/14/2021 NEW: Requirements for entering data in a patron's phone number field(s). Read the LINKcat News blog post for details about this change.
• 4/14/2021 See the LINKcat News blog post for updated information about the moratorium on changes to existing bibliographic records, which now starts Sunday, April 25.
• 4/8/2021 The Multi-part DVD Packaging Work Group is asking each library to complete the online survey by April 30, 2021.
• 4/2/2021 The monthly Bibliovation reports for March 2021 can be found online.
• 4/1/2021 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for March are posted.

News Summary (3/1/2021-3/31/2021)

News (in case you missed it!)

• 3/30/2021 We have scheduled a Serials User Group for May 21, 2021, from 1 - 2:30 pm via phone/web conference.  Register online.
• 3/30/2021 We have scheduled a Linking User Group for May 14, 2021, from 1 - 2:30 pm via phone/web conference.  Register online.
• 3/25/2021 The minutes from the March 17 DIS Meeting are available online.
• 3/24/2021 22,868 items and 2,442 bibliographic records (with only withdrawn items attached) were deleted in the monthly batch deletion of withdrawn items.
• 3/19/2021 See the LINKcat News blog post for information about the moratorium on changes to existing bibliographic records, which starts Sunday, April 11.
• 3/19/2021 The minutes from the March 10 CMS Meeting are available online.
• 3/19/2021 The minutes from the March 9 CSS Meeting are available online.
• 3/2/2021 The monthly Bibliovation reports for February 2021 can be found online.
• 3/1/2021 The monthly LINKcat.info and LINKcat Mobile reports for February are posted.