2023.11.14 - Agenda and notes

2023.11.14 - (Thursday) 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Atchison Public Library / online

Zoom link

Zoom passcode 7858384090

No recording of this meeting will be made

Agenda

  1. Announcements, news, brief items, etc.

    • Introductions
    • Additions to the agenda

  2. 2024 participation agreement final

  3. 2024 Privacy and confidentiality statement final

  4. Update to basic cataloging procedures manual

  5. Koha bug when creating new borrowers

  6. Koha cataloging bug

    • Documentation coming soon

  7. Next policy manual - Lost items policy

    • Link to policy manual

      (you must be logged in to the staff client to access)

    • Discussion of lost item policy

    • Replacement copies in lieu of payment are not acceptable without permission

  8. Upgrade in January to Koha 23.05

    • Release notes

    • Highlights:

      • Digest for “Hold available” notices
      • Better limit editing of items to libraries that own the items
      • Strip leading/trailing whitespace from input fields when cataloging
      • Allow specific staff members to edit any public list
      • Option to send membership expiry notice via text
      • Patrons can mark OPAC messages as “read”
      • Make circulation messages editable
      • Add permission to change logged in library

  9. Aspen coming in 2024

  10. Next meeting

    • Meeting at NEKLS: January 2024 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. with Statistical Help Session to follow
    • April 16, 2024 (Tuesday) - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Osage City Library
    • August 2024 (date TBA) - Tonganoxie
    • November 2024 (date TBA) - ?Sabetha?