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

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 current ILL contact and a valid email address for ILL. Please make sure these fields are filled in and current. If you have any questio ...Continue Reading

To anyone who may have had trouble signing up for trainings, the corrected email to do so is: lhodge@PROTECTED Sorry for the mixup. Casey Confoy NJSL-JCat cconfoy@PROTECTED 609-278-2640 x114 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to [list_name] using example@PROTECTED. You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: If the above URL is ...Continue Reading

There will be a 2 part JerseyCat training Webinar on April 9th from 10:00 to 11:30 and April 11th from 10:00 to 11:30. 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 April 9th session will cover the basics of searching and creating interlibrary loan requests. The April 11th session will cover managing the interlibrary loan workflow, maintaining the participant record, and statistics. To register ...Continue Reading

To: All JerseyCat libraries Auto-Graphics, the vendor for JerseyCat, is moving their facilities. The date for moving is Dec 28th 2012. The transition will begin on Friday Dec 28th at 10PM ET. At that time all systems will be taken offline and will not be online again until Monday Dec 31st at 7AM ET. During the transition no ILL activity will take place and all reference databases will be offline. In addition to ILL systems being offline, the JerseyClicks portal will also be offline. If someone tries to access a datab ...Continue Reading

If your catalog is a Z39.50 Catalog on JerseyCat, please pass this information on to the person that is in charge of your catalog on your library's network. Auto-Graphics, the vendor for JerseyCat, is moving their facilities. Consequently, new IP ranges have been assigned to us. Please grant permission to IP range 199.245.140.128 through 199.245.140.191 to enter your catalog to search and return results on your Z39.50 port in your firewall configuration. This change needs to be in place no later than December 28, 2 ...Continue Reading

To All JerseyCat libraries Auto-Graphics, the vendor for JerseyCat, is moving their facilities. The date for moving is Dec 28th 2012. The transition will begin on Friday Dec 28th at 10PM ET. At that time all systems will be taken offline and will not be online again until Monday Dec 31st at 7AM ET. During the transition no ILL activity will take place and all reference databases will be offline. In addition to ILL systems being offline the JerseyClicks portal will also be offline. If someone tries to access a data ...Continue Reading

This message is for JerseyCat libraries searched via Z39.50: From earlier message: IP Address Change: NJSL staff will contact all of the libraries that are searched via Z39.50 and provide the new IP range. The new IP Addresses may affect your firewall configuration. The URL to access your system will be unchanged. However if your firewall configuration is set up to block access to a specific IP address, you will simply need to update with the new address provided. Current status (from Auto-Graphics): The transition ...Continue Reading

The software vendor for JerseyCat, Auto-Graphics, will be upgrading their data center and moving their facilities to a new hyper-secure managed hosting facility that provides greater redundancy, improved security and increased bandwidth. Specific dates for the transition have not been set but will be finalized soon. During the transition all JerseyCat services will be halted on a Friday night at approximately 7PM Pacific Time and will not be available until the following Monday. A-G reports that the down time is requir ...Continue Reading

Forwarded from LibraryLinkNJ: Velocity Express drivers have run their full routes this week beginning Tuesday, Nov. 6. The Velocity team is striving to clear your materials out the warehouse and pick up as many items as they can from your libraries. It will take a bit more time to get back to the normal flow. Thanks to all for your continued patience. Cheryl O'Connor, Executive Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following information is a reminder of your current ma ...Continue Reading