2024-08-27 - Agenda and notes

2023-08-27 (Tuesday) - Tonganoxie Public Library / online

Agenda

Announcements, news, brief items, etc.
- Introductions
- Additions to the agenda
Refresher on creating state library eCards

See Jessi’s slides on this topic at Google slides

Things coming up

Koha update Coming soon

All training for this update will be online

Some new features, all good stuff

Training for Aspen Discovery for Directors and Administrators September 8 - September 21

Training for all staff September 29 - October 14

Go live with Aspen Discovery target date October 22

2025 Next Search Catalog participation agreement - first draft
- Download 2025 participation agreement draft as PDF
2025 Next Search Catalog privacy and confidentiality statement - unchanged from last year
- Download 2025 privacy and confidentiality statement as PDF
Policy manual
- Policy on “Advanced copies and Pirated material policy” (adopted by vote of 33-1 - 10 abstentions)
  - Search Next for “Next policy” to find the policy manual
- Best practices to avoid buying pirated DVDs
  - Best practices for buying videos online
- Further policy manual update still needed (in progress)
  - Cataloging policy
  - Sharing policy
  - Enforcement policy
Aspen Discovery

Update

Hoopla connection has been added and is working

Cloud library connection is set up - still working on State Library Card integration (state’s fault - not ours)

Accelerated Reader integration is running well

New York Times bestseller list integration is running well

OMDB integration is running (Movie and TV cover images)

Permissions being set up for all staff

Training is in the works (See above)

Things we still need to work on

Closed dates in Koha - translate to Aspen

Create State Library Card for all new users

Next meeting

2023-11-14 (Thursday) - Mary Cotton Library, Sabetha + online

Video recording on YouTube

Watch a video recording of this meeting on YouTube

Go directly to the video on YouTube https://youtu.be/x3riXaIDLLI