September 24th 2008
Hello Everyone, We will have an upgrade to JerseyCat the week of October 13. Among the options that this new release will offer is bookstraps for interlibrary loan items. Bookstraps are a half sheet of 8 1/2 x11 paper held vertically. They are put around the front cover of ILL materials at the time they are RECEIVED from the lending library. The benefit to the bookstraps is that the system will print all the information about the loan including ILL number, author, title due date, and patron name (of the requestor). ...Continue Reading
September 10th 2008
We want your library to be part of the NEW JerseyCat Lending Polices compilation. If you borrow and/or lend items on JerseyCat, you need to complete the survey to be included in the compilation. If you haven't completed the survey, please take a few moments to answer the questions. The survey can be found at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=HLS5tSezvpfaZUpwPUw_2blw_3d_3d. 142 libaries have completed the survey. Let's double that figure by Friday! Thank you very much. Scherelene --------------------- ...Continue Reading
September 5th 2008
Basic JerseyCat Searching and Interlibrary Loan Workflow Webinars Scheduled The Basic JerseyCat Searching webinar will introduce you to searching the virtual catalog, choosing the correct bibliographic records, and placing and interlibrary loan requests. The session will be held on Wednesday, September 24, from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. To register for this session click here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/254052986 The Basic Interlibrary Loan Workflow will introduce interlibrary loan staff to the basic interlib ...Continue Reading
September 3rd 2008
Hello Everyone, It has been five years since we surveyed the JerseyCat community for their interlibrary loan lending polices. It is important for us to share our lending policies with the JerseyCat community so we can provide the best possible delivery times for our customers. Please take this opportunity to update and make changes to your interlibrary loan policies for inclusion in this new 2008-2009 edition by September 30, 2008. To be included in this compilation, click on the link below and enter the information ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2008
Fall is approaching quickly and our calendars are filling up quickly also. Our annual JerseyCat User Group sessions are scheduled and these are the dates and places: October 21 - Clarence Dillon Public Library, Bedminster October 22 - Ridgewood Public Library, Ridgewood October 23 - Pt. Pleasant Beach Library, Pt. Pleasant Beach October 28 - Woodbridge Public Library, Woodbridge October 30 - Mt. Laurel Public Library, Mt. Laurel All sessions will be from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. We have lots of items to discuss includin ...Continue Reading
July 8th 2008
Do you have new interlibrary loan staff members in your library? The New Jersey State Library will offer Basic JerseyCat training webinars during the month of July. The first of these will cover searching the catalogs that are part of JerseyCat. The second of these will cover the JerseyCat interlibrary loan process. Please use the links below to register for your sessions. It is best to attend the searching session before attending the workflow session. July 22 - Searching via JerseyCat https://www2.gotomeet ...Continue Reading
June 16th 2008
The final JerseyCat Splash Screen webinar for the month of June is scheduled for this Thursday afternoon, June 19, at 2:30. This webinar is intended for those who would like to edit the present splash screen and add their own library's local information to it. You will learn about the book review feature also. To register click on the link and complete the registration form. https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/599459767 If you register, you will receive an e-mail from me on Thursday morning with your lesson ...Continue Reading
June 4th 2008
A Friendly Reminder! Summertime is a great time to learn new things and prepare for the Fall! JerseyCat Splash Screen and Book Review Features Join us for a Webinar on June 11 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/627628572 This session will introduce you to the customization you can do to your home screen of JerseyCat for your staff and patrons. You can add a calendar of events, and a message of the day/week/month. The book review feature allows library ...Continue Reading
May 14th 2008
June Dates for Splash Screen and Book Review Features Webinars Create Your Library's Splash Screen and Enable Book Reviews webinars will be held on the following dates in June: June 3 - 11 a.m. - 12:00 Noon - Click here to register - https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/841564746 June 11 - 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Click here to register - https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/627628572 June 19 - 11 a.m. - 12 Noon - Click here to register - https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/599459767 Learn how to set up a splas ...Continue Reading
April 16th 2008
JerseyCat Upgrade News! Do you like the new look to the JerseyCat home screen? You now can login and get all the newest information about JerseyCat and New Jersey libraries from the home page of JerseyCat. I will use the calendar to post upcoming JerseyCat training sessions and other events. During the next few weeks, you will notice that the system is not gathering lenders in the the lender list box of the request until after you submit the request. The only symbol you will see in that box is NJAC if you use th ...Continue Reading
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