The following is an email that was sent out to ALL TECHNOLOGY COORDINATORS and LIBRARIANS on March 20, 2007

Techs and librarians,

 This is a message to remind you of the updated system specifications for the library workstations running the Workflows software.  The following system requirements are directly from the INFOhio webpage at http://www.infohio.org/LibraryStaff/Transition/EquipSpecs.html.

Note that Windows 95, 98, and ME are not supported operating systems.  If you are running Workflows on one of these versions of Windows, you will not be able to get proper support, as our support does not acknowledge support requests for these operating systems.

 We are anticipating a client update sometime this summer that will require slightly more memory for smooth operation.  This new client utilizes JAVA technology to be able to run on both MACs and PCs.  Please note that the recommended memory specification is 1GB.

 Please also be aware that librarians need to have full read, write, modify permissions to several files and folders on machines for day-to-day operations.  These files and folders are listed in the document http://www.infohio.org/LibraryStaff/Transition/Client%20Installation%20Notes.doc.  This document is also referred to in the document above.

 If you have any questions, please don?t hesitate to contact Barb. 

INFOhio would like to introduce our newest addition to the OPAC family - CAT Jr. 2.0.

This is a completely revised interface that has replaced the current CAT Jr.  It still spotlights the familiar CAT Jr. character that we hope will help young learners more easily transition to the new interface.

The features are purposely intended to be much the same but with many improvements:

                More graphics and colors used throughout

                Larger non-serif type and text colors

                Easy search screen that automatically 

                filters to YOUR library

                Added Sort and Item Group filter that can 

                used (or ignored)

                New material type images on the results list

                Range search in Reading Program Search

                Check for Reading Program tests in YOUR

                library if currently set that way in CAT

                New lexile range search

                Visual search remains for topical searching

                Ability to add Chilifresh Review Engine 

                (3rd party vendor)

**How do I connect?**

There are two ways to connect to CAT Jr.

The preferred method for first time connection:

Go to URL:  http://brazil.scoca-k12.org/

Then select your district and building.

The familiar welcome page now has a working CAT and CAT Jr. button. 

Bookmark this welcome page or make it your browser’s home page.

Alternatively, you can also visit CAT and see it has a “Go To CAT Jr” button at the right end of the navigational bar.

For your webmaster, if you want the URL located on your library pages, the URL will be:

http://brazil.scoca-k12.org/districtcode/buildingcode/

where districtcode is the code for your district e.g. PC for Portsmouth City

where buildingcode is the code for your building e.g. PHS for Portsmouth High School

Example: http://brazil.scoca-k12.org/opac/PC/PHS/

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Barb

End of Year Tasks for Unicorn Instances for Library Staff

Check Transit Items wizard to receive any items that are in transit

Instructions for utilizing the Transit Items wizard can be found online in the INFOhio Handbook: Sirsi K-12 Library Automation Software GL3.1 documentation under the Special Circulation section. 

Remove Any Unneeded Report Templates

Review the templates found on the Templates tab when selecting Schedule New Reports.  Any reports that are no longer needed or outdated can be removed using the Remove option.

The INFOhio support staff at the ITC can provide the users with a list of report templates and when they were last used. NOTE: A template 'use' does not necessarily mean that the template was actually used to run a report. The log files have an entry each time the report is run, each time the report is modified, etc.  There are quite a few entries in the log files when the report template is initially created.

Update Expiration Dates on Patrons

Review the list of patrons to expire during the summer months and update the expiration dates accordingly with the anticipated graduation date (or NEVER if the anticipated expiration date is not known).  This should not be done until the patron update procedures have been suspended for the summer.

Remove Inventory Reports from the Finished Reports List

Effective September 2007, the reports related to the inventory process are no longer removed from the finished reports list. The library staff should review the finished reports list and remove any inventory reports that are no longer needed.