Changes to expect at "go live" with minor updates

Minor updates to info given at RIS Dept Meeting

 

1. The old catalog will be delinked.  Availability info will be outdated, holdings info will soon be outdated, too. Terry has a link to the old catalog to share that can be used through December, but it should be use for only limited purposes (call number browsing) and not shared  with the public.

2. Finding journals - Journal A to Z list already has info on current print and microfilm subscriptions, back issues are already being loaded, and we should have all holdings in by June 6th. The Journals tab of the WorldCat libguide has a box with instructions on using the Journal A to Z list.

Journal Finder will be delinked from the library home page and other pages on the site when the old catalog is delinked (estimated June 6th), since it has so many links into the old catalog that will have outdated information. But our contract for Journal Finder lasts through June 30th.

3. Print reserves - Access Services will turn on Reserves inside WorldCat. Summer print reserves lists are already being loaded.  Test items and real reserves items are visible now, inside WorldCat, under the Search menu at the top. But they are "inactive."

4. Renewing books and placing holds - Links will start pointing into the new system, where patrons will still use their University ID # to renew and place holds, but they will need to make up a password (completely unrelated to iSpartan passwords).

5. No major changes to information we currently rely upon in WorldCat Local - Some availability or location notes might have slightly different wording, but the meaning should be clear. Notes and links will be located in the same place as now.

6. Library "branches" (Music Library) should appear in the drop-down menu of libraries (UNCG, WorldCat, etc) and on Advanced Search page - Searching by library branch needs to be activated by OCLC and Terry expects a delay

7. Partial call number searching should be possible- No preformulated search, you'll have to use the command nu:

8. OCLC is claiming that location searching will be available (gov docs, special collections, reference) - I'll ask Tyler for the search command so that it can be tested after WMS is activated. - The command is d8

Question - What will happen to catalog-only machines in the Tower when the catalog switches over? I've emailed Franklin, no response yet.