Susan John-Smith, Pittsburg State University
Consortium – you must:
- play well with others
- have a sense of humor
- live for daily surprises
Much joking about SirsiDynix… 🙂
Policy:
- know your current policy
- get it on paper
- make sure you’re compliant with local and state governing boards
- what can you hand your patron?
- collection codes – think about naming schemes – ie., sun room instead of periodicals shelf
- other things – item codes and patron codes…
Patron Empowerment:
- check out their own material
- place their own holds
- change their PIN PIN/address
- save lists of material
- set email addresses
- receive rss feeds
- rate/comment on material
- (things patrons can do)
Does the policy play well with others?
- patrons
- other consortia members
- statewide resource sharing
Process:
- flexibility doesn’t mean chaos
- choose options that work for your institution
- analyze the steps involved
- analyze workflow
- document frequently
- if you don’t understand it, chances are the computer won’t understand it either
- communicate! patrons, staff, other consortium members, etc…
People:
- vendor representatives: sales, training, support staff
- directors/boards – policy makers, public relations, legal support
- peers – within, regionally and nationally
- who are your contacts?
- who can answer your questions?
- delineation of duties…
- more than one source of expertise
Product:
- (up until a month ago, she had 8.0 screenshots in this presentation… but she yanked them)
- talked instead on what features they want in an OPAC
Patience is also needed – especially with Sirsi/Dynix oddness
Kansas Tri-Conference 2007: Day 1 – Participating in a Dynix ……
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