Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Patron guides to the OPAC

2015-06-26 Thread Jennifer Pringle (Project Sitka)
Hello Jennifer, We use the OPAC chapter of our manual for our patrons - http://docs.sitka.bclibraries.ca/Sitka/current/html/opac.html It's currently for 2.6 but we'll be updating it to 2.8 on July 13th when our upgrade is complete. Hope that helps, Jennifer Quoting Walz, Jennifer

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Patron guides to the OPAC

2015-06-26 Thread Walz, Jennifer
All - Before I try searching the vast web and coming up empty, I was wondering if anyone has created OPAC user guides for Evergreen for your location? It would be great to look at some examples before I plunge into creating my own from scratch. We have one for our former online catalog

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Patron guides to the OPAC

2015-06-26 Thread Walz, Jennifer
Thank you! Jennifer -- Jennifer Walz, MLS - Head of Research Distance Services Kinlaw Library -  Asbury University One Macklem Drive, Wilmore, KY 40390 859-858-3511 ext. 2269 jlw...@asbury.edu -Original Message- From:

[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Permission for Placing a Hold with an Override

2015-06-26 Thread Scott Thomas
We are at 2.6.3. Sometimes, when placing a hold in the staff client, we receive a Patron has reached the maximum number of holds message. Some of our logins can override this and others cannot. What permission controls the ability to override this message when placing a hold? Thank you, Scott

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Patron guides to the OPAC

2015-06-26 Thread James Keenan
Hi Jennifer, We've made quite a few patron help documents. You can see them here: http://www.cwmars.org/content/using-online-catalog Here's a list of everything currently available on http://www.cwmars.org . Searching the Online Catalog The Online Catalog: The Basic Search Screen The

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Patron guides to the OPAC

2015-06-26 Thread Andrea Buntz Neiman
We have a very very basic Catalog FAQ page here on our public website (and linked from within our OPAC): http://www.kentcountylibrary.org/using/catalogfaq.php It's short, but as befitting its name of FAQ it reflects the issues that we get the most questions about. A. Andrea Buntz Neiman,