An
Introduction to Millenium Create Lists
Morgan Wilson, Reference/Electronic Resources Librarian, Law Library,
Hamline University School of Law
While many staff are familiar with text-based Create Lists which enables
authorized staff to create, view and edit records in a review file, the
Create List functionality will soon be available in all Millennium modules
making this functionality even more accessible to staff. This session looks
at what's different and what's better in the Millennium version of create
lists. The focus will be on exploring the functionality of the software,
rather than giving specialized guidance about list creation strategies.
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Millennium
ILL Module
Greg Woodard, Interlibrary Loan and Library Information Specialist,
Carl H. Lundquist Library, Bethel Seminary
Aaron Albertson, Public Services/Interlibrary Loan Specialist, DeWitt Wallace
Library, Macalester College
Millennium ILL offers a variety of staff tools for managing ILL requests
and integration with the OPAC and the Circulation module, among other useful
features. This session will give an overview of the Millennium ILL module
and talk about the positives and negatives of the modules. Two libraries,
one which primarily uses the Millennium ILL module with OCLC (Macalester
College) and one which makes use the emailing of requests functionality
(Bethel Seminary Library) are included in this presentation. Specific mention
will be made of the software programming done by MINITEX, a leading provider
of ILL materials to Minnesota libraries, to facilitate compatibility of
Millennium ILL's email functionality with MINITEX systems.
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Automate Your
Way Out of a Job:
Using Scripting to Automate Repetitive Tasks in Your Innovative System
Mike Bloomberg, Circulation Coordinator, James G. Lindell
Library, Augsburg College
Don Zhou, Technical Services/Systems Librarian, James G. Lindell Library,
Augsburg College
One of the advantages of an integrated library system is the ability
to use a variety of programming languages to automate repetitive tasks.
This presentation will demonstrate how the Augsburg College Library uses
the Expect and PERL programming languages to automate many basic, frequently-performed
tasks in their Innovative system. Augsburg staff have automated a variety
of tasks in their circulation and technical services areas including the
running monthly statistics and the processing overdue notices and pull slips
for patron-placed holds.
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Web Documentation:
Some Tips 'n' Tricks for Using it Effectively
Diane Lewin, Regional Representative, Innovative Interfaces,
Inc.
Innovative's Web-based documentation is faster, more up-to-date, and
can easily be navigated with a standard Web browser. It replaces all the
previous manuals for Millennium Acquisitions, Millennium Circulation, and
Millennium Serials, and also introduces new information for Millennium Cataloging.
This session will cover the tools that are available for you to use when
navigating through and searching the documentation as well as give some
tips on using this resource effectively.
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An
Overview of Innovative's Inventory Control Functionality
Sara Leake, Circulation/ILL Associate, Rolvaag Library, St. Olaf College
Jill Engle, Systems and Electronic Resources Associate, Rolvaag Library,
St. Olaf College
The Innovative system's inventory control functionality offers a number
of features which are useful for a library interested in tracking and managing
their holdings. Find out about St. Olaf's experience with inventory. Hear
a brief overview of how inventory works and some of its challenges and rewards.
This session will be geared towards both those with experience and with
out.
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Macalester's LESTER Project:
Incorporating Access to an Innovative System into a Campus Web Portal
Sara Suelflow, DeWitt Wallace Library, Macalester College
Web portals are all about providing easy and convenient access to
resources. On any college campus, the library and its services are a major
resource. Learn about Macalester College's home-grown web portal called
LESTER which has grown from an initial MyLibrary tool into a full campus
Web portal. See how the library has worked to maintain high visibility
within this Web resource and how it has incorporated easy access to many
Innovative system features in to LESTER
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Creating
MARC Records for CLICnet using E-Journal Title Lists
Amy Kreitzer, Systems Librarian, St Paul Campus Library,
College of St. Catherine
This session will describe a procedure used by the CLIC libraries to
create records for journal titles in aggregator databases. Using a spreadsheet
of title information, a MARC template, and MARCmaker, the records are created
with as little human intervention as possible. The records are then uploaded
to the Innopac using a local load profile. The process of doing this type
of task as well as maintenance issues will be discussed.
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Extending the Capabilities
of the Web Catalog:
MyMillennium & Web Content Linking
Ron Joslin, Systems Librarian, DeWitt Wallace Library, Macalester
College
Tom Prein, Electronic Services Librarian, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library, Univ
of St. Thomas
This session will examine the Web content linking and MyMillennium features
- two methods available within the Innovative system for extending the capabilities
of the Web catalog. The ability to add enriched bibliographic content such
as tables of contents, reviews, book summaries, author notes, book-jacket
images, first chapters, and fiction and biography profiles will be discussed
focusing on products available through two particular vendors: Syndetic
Solutions and Baker & Taylor. The MyMillennium feature empowers
patron and staff use of the public catalog including giving patrons the
ability to change personal information, eliminating the need to re-authenticate
when performing many functions, and the ability to save favorite searches.
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Innovative's Web
Management Reports
Diane Lewin, Regional Representative, Innovative Interfaces,
Inc.
The Millennium Web Management Reports
functionality provides a Web interface to the wide range of statistical
reports that are available through the character-based system plus provides
access to many reports which are only available through Web Management.
This session will highlight the various types of reports that are available
and will give suggestions on how to use this management tool effectively.
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