JerseyCat update: Our vender, AutoGraphics is introducing a new interface, entitled SHAREit. SHAREit will take the place of the Illuminar and the Classic versions of JerseyCat. This new interface is intended to improve response time and search results as well as offering a better platform for requests from mobile devices. SHAREit is currently in beta testing (not in New Jersey). New Jersey libraries won’t be moving over until February at the earliest. We are waiting for the actual date. AutoGraphics will schedu ...Continue Reading

There will be a 2 part JerseyCat training Webinar on Jan 21  from 11:00 to 12:30 and Jan 23 from 11:00 to 12:30. Have you just begun using JerseyCat? Have you been using JerseyCat but want a refresher? Sign up for these 90 minute sessions given by Ruth Castillo of Auto-Graphics. The first session will cover the basics of searching and creating interlibrary loan requests. The second session will cover managing the interlibrary loan workflow, maintaining the participant record, and statistics. To register, email ...Continue Reading

Forwarded from LibraryLinkNJ: We’re very pleased to announce a contract renewal with our delivery vendor for calendar year 2014. Some important points to share with all pertinent library staff: [*] Delivery Vendor Velocity Express LLC was purchased and the new company name is Dynamex Operations East, Inc. (“Dynamex”). Shout it loud and clear. The delivery vendor now is _not_ Comet, _not_ CD&L, and _not_ Velocity, but Dynamex. The same NJ drivers and warehouse staff remain in place. Drivers will have new blue un ...Continue Reading

A reminder: Please make sure your library information is up to date in JerseyCat. To make changes or updates, select the Maintain Participant Record option from the ILL Admin screen. From there you can change policies, hours, vacation dates, contact names, etc. After the necessary changes have been made, just hit the Update button. It is especially important the we have the name of the ILL contact and a valid email address for your library. Please make sure these fields are filled in and current. If you have any ques ...Continue Reading

We have been experiencing ongoing problems with loans from out of state libraries. Some JerseyCat libraries have been receiving books requested by other NJ libraries. First, please be aware that this is not caused by JerseyCat borrowers. Nor is it a JerseyCat system problem. The misshipments are from out of state libraries who use OCLC's ILLliad interface. We have been working to identify these libraries one by one and correct the problem. In the meantime, if you should receive books from out of state libraries that ...Continue Reading

There will be a 2 part JerseyCat training Webinar on Oct 29  from 1:30 to 3:00 and Oct. 31 from 1:30 to 3:00. Have you just begun using JerseyCat? Have you been using JerseyCat but want a refresher? Sign up for these 90 minute sessions given by Ruth Castillo of Auto-Graphics. The first session will cover the basics of searching and creating interlibrary loan requests. The second session will cover managing the interlibrary loan workflow, maintaining the participant record, and statistics. To register, email La ...Continue Reading

Update on Statewide Electronic Resources July 9, 2013 This month and next will be transition months for statewide database access, as noted in the spreadsheet of FY14 resources: http://lll.njstatelib.org/news/2013/jul/03/database_selections_fy2014. InfoGroup’s One Source was discontinued effective June 30, 2013. LibraryLinkNJ has negotiated a discount offer for New Jersey libraries available here: http://librarylinknj.org/discounts. Frost and Sullivan access will end July 31, 2013. Ebsco databases ...Continue Reading

THIS MESSAGE IS ONLY FOR LIBRARIES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE NJ UNION LIST OF SERIALS The State Library is now asking libraries who participate in the NJULS to do their own holdings updates. We have contacted participating libraries over the past few months with instructions. We believe we have contacted most of these libraries. IF YOUR LIBRARY PARTICIPATES IN THE NJULS AND YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN CONTACTED BY THE STATE LIBRARY, THEN THIS MESSAGE IS FOR YOU. All other libraries can disregard this message. Copied belo ...Continue Reading

Auto-Graphics has notified us that there will be a system update on May 28. This update is meant to address issues with NCIP. Only those libraries participating in the NCIP program will be impacted. However, the entire JerseyCat system will be unavailable for about two hours, starting at 10PM on May 28. Casey Confoy cconfoy@PROTECTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to [l ...Continue Reading

The JerseyCat staff at the State Library is committed to ensuring that our member libraries are getting most out of the JerseyCat interlibrary loan system. To that end, I will be visiting select NJ libraries this spring to observe how they are using the system, seeing what works (or what doesn't work) on a day-to-day basis. I will also be soliciting comments about any improvements or changes that users think should be made to the system. If you would like me to visit your library, or if you just have a quick comment or ...Continue Reading