Features Added for LibraryCom 3.8
LibraryCom has been updated with new features and fixes. If
you have any questions or comments regarding the update, please
contact the Webmaster at webmaster@libraryworld.com
New Catalog Reports
Call Number
Circ Number
Subject
Modification Date
*All catalog reports are now printable using two options. You
can choose to print your report using a findset or all records.
New Patron Reports
Owed Letter
Owed Notice
New Activity Reports
Circulation Activity
Top Titles
Top Patrons
Expert Searching
Circ Location and Branch are now searchable fields using the
Expert search function. If you are searching and not getting
results, please email webmaster@libraryworld.com
with your username to have the fields indexed for searching.
Circulation (Barcode) Number Range Searching
You can search the Circ number field using the dash to get
a findset of a range.
Example: 80-90 or 90-150
OPAC News and Events Text Box
- You can now add and delete information in the text box. You
can also cut and paste HTML to the text box and have it appear
on your OAPC home page.
Holdings Display
- The 852 i cutter number is now displaying in the copy
information.
Security Settings
- The security settings for Manage users have been corrected
and will now limit use to access as set by the radio buttons.
Features added for LibraryCom Version 3.6 and 3.7
Holdings / Copy information addition
- Added 852i field to all copy edit pages and add copy pages.
MARC Control Fields
- Added missing 001 field on new records
Browsing Your Catalog
- A new “Show All” command has been added to holding
and patron record searching.
Searching - Remembering
searches added to all searches, both holding and non-holding
searches. Includes Marc, Expert, and Union searches and combinations
thereof.
Safari Support - LibraryCom
now supports the Safari browser for OSX.
Book Spine Label Printing
- Label printing for OSX has been added to LibraryCom.
Multi-Page
Navigation Links - This feature has been added
to every record list. If enough records are in the list then
the links will be displayed. This function is most effective
when in Show All on a large library. Also added to index browsing
lists.
Features added for LibraryCom Version 3.5
Browsing
- A Browse button has been added to the search Tab, that will
allow you to browse through the index you are searching. Type
in your search term and select the browse button, you will then
be able to browse up or down the index.
Call Number and subtag addition -
You can now set your call number
location in the Manage Properties screen. The default location
for your call number was set to the "090 a"
field when your library was created, so if this is not the location
you wish to use, you can now edit that field.
New Circulation settings
-
Global Due Date, which allows
you to select a specific date for all material to be due.
Next Circulation Number
- This allows you to set your barcode number, so as you add
copies the barcode is added automatically in sequential order.
Days ignored in Circulation
- You can select day that you do not want added when calculating
due dates. Ex. Saturday and Sunday may be excluded.
Additional Vacation Days
-You can select specific days that you do not want calculated
in your due dates. Ex. 12/25/2001.
Expert Searching - Expert
searching is now available in Manage Holdings. You can select
the Expert link and do Boolean searches for records.
OPAC Report Settings -
You can now exclude certain fields in the OPAC report by typing
the field name in the text box. Ex. 050.
Features added for LibraryCom Version 3.4
Spine and Pocket Label Printing -
You can now print spine and pocket labels by going to the list
of reports and choosing Label printing.
Catalog Holdings
Report - You can now do a report of all your holdings
or print out a holdings report for a specific set of records.
Date Searching
- In the Drop Down Menu, there is a ModDate search command so
you can now search for records according to their modified date.
This will allow you to find a set of records cataloged or edited
on a specific day.
OPAC Activity
Report - This will allow
you to see the how many patrons access your library by day,
week, month, quarter, half year and year.
Features added for LibraryCom Version 3.3
Searching Enhancements
- LibraryCom will now remember your search criteria when using
the Search Again command.
Features added for LibraryCom Version 3.2
URL Cataloging - You can
now catalog URL's (Web Addresses) using the 856 field. When
you add the 856 u (Uniform Resource Locator) field to a catalog
record, and a patron searches on this record and views it, the
URL is hyper-linked and can be selected to access the corresponding
web site. Use the Add Field link to add this field and please
include the "http://" in the web address (Example:
http://www.librarycom.com).
Features added for LibraryCom Version 3.1
Circulation - Two additional
fields, Out and Overdue totals, have been added to the Circulation
screen to provide more patron information during circulation.
Temporary Due Date - You
can now set a temporary due date for a specific set of records.
The Temporary Due Date link is located on the Circulation screen.
The temporary due date will stay in effect until it is removed.
Once removed, the due date will refer back to the original circulation
policy. When entering in the Temporary Due Date, please use
the mm/dd/yyyy date format.
Reports - Reports are now
accessed on the Holdings and Patron Screens. You can now choose
a report without having to do a search on specific records.
Two new reports are now available: Circulation Activity Report
and Catalog Status Report. When running the Circulation Activity
Report, please use the mm/DD/yyyy date format when entering
in dates.
Holdings - Copy-specific
Call Number information is now displayed along with the Price
of the item in the Holdings information. You can also now locate
the name of the patron who currently has the item on loan from
the "Edit a Copy" screen. Simply click on the patron barcode
to view the information.
MARC Downloading - The
MARC downloading has been enhanced to make it easier to download
records. We have added unique file names and have made the .mrc
extension recognizable by your web browser. If you have any
problems downloading, please reference the Help
pages.
I can't sign-in!
We only converted registered accounts from version 2 that had
active libraries. If you did not have an active library with
over ten records, you will need to re-register. There is no
charge for registering an account on LibraryCom.
What happened to my test library?
If you had a test library of under ten records, you will need
to reregister and create your library again. All libraries of
ten records or more have been converted to version 3. If you
believe your library should have been converted, please contact
the LibraryCom Webmaster. All version 2 libraries have been
backed up and stored.
Conversion Issue
If you cataloged multiple items with the same title, all copy
records may have been attached to the first instance of the
title. No data has been lost, but these copy records will need
to be moved to their appropriate records. LibraryCom staff is
correcting specific libraries now. If this issue has affected
your library, please contact the LibraryCom Webmaster.
Setting up security
Version 3 now has full OPAC and Management functions which
means you will need to pay more attention to security and setting
up access accounts. Please go to the Properties-Security page
and first change the password of the 'Username' account to something
you will remember and add any additional user accounts. Also,
check whether you will allow 'guest' access to your library
for read only purposes.
Accessing your library with LibraryCom OPAC.
You can now allow users to access your library through the
LibraryCom OPAC program. To access the library enter "www.librarycom.com/opac".
A login page will appear. Have the user enter the name of the
library and a username and password that has at least read access
to the catalog. Or, if you have checked guest access, you can
have anyone search the library by clicking the guest option.
Accessing your library with LibraryCom Manage.
You can now allow library managers to access you library for
cataloging and circulation purposes through the LibraryCom Manage
program. To access you library in manage mode enter 'www.librarycom.com/manage'.
The Manage login page will appear allowing a user to enter the
library name followed by a username and password. Upon access
to the library, the user will have all rights which you have
assigned that username in the security settings page.
New Features
LibraryCom Version 3 behaves in a consistent manner as version
2 and most features are either the same or have minor modifications.
However, in the coming months many new features will be gradually
added to version 3. It is important for the LibraryCom member
to continue to access the LibraryCom home page to keep up to
date on these new features.
MARC is really there.
Yes, MARC is fully available in Version 3 at two locations.
First, MARC tab can be used to search and move records to the
briefcase. Once records are in the briefcase, they can be either
downloaded to a local system, or they can be moved to an online
LibraryCom library.
In addition, MARC can also be searched from within the Holdings
tab of LibraryCom. This allows you to quickly search and save
records into your own collection. Once a record is found, simply
click the Save Record button to save into your collection. Then
add as many copies as you need to the record. Update the record
if you wish, it's now yours!
New pricing structure begins January 1st.
Effective January 1st, 2001, CASPR will announced an exciting
change to the pricing structure of LibraryCom which will allow
an unlimited number of users to search LibraryCom collections
without additional charges or fees.
CASPR Library Systems, at 1-800-852-2777
or e-mail sales@caspr.com. LibraryCom and LibraryWorld
are registered trademarks of CASPR Library Systems. All
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of their respective owners.
