1. Arkansas IUG June 18, 2010 Nathan James, MLIS
What’s Innovative?
Arkansas IUG
June 18, 2010
Nathan James, MLIS

2. Release 2009B Highlights New Products Encore 4.0 and Beyond SkyRiver
Agenda
Release 2009B Highlights
New Products
Encore 4.0 and Beyond
SkyRiver

3. But first…

4. Where’s Tim?
Tim now works for OCLC!

5. Release 2009B

6. Installed at approximately 150 libraries Requires JRE 1.6
Release 2009B
May 5, 2010
Installed at approximately 150 libraries
Requires JRE 1.6
csdirect.iii.com/downloads/milclient.shtml

7. For Windows Do I have JRE 1.6? Look in C:\Millennium\jre
Folder names will be JRE version numbers
Look for 1.6.0_02

8. Do I have JRE 1.6?

9. Post Upgrade checklist
New Upgrade Tools
Release 2009 Guide
csdirect.iii.com/release/release_2009.shtml
Post Upgrade checklist
csdirect.iii.com/documentation/posteventchecklist.shtml
Getting Started with 2009B
csdirect.iii.com/documentation/2009b_enhguide.shtml
No longer in the “What’s New” section of the Manual

10. Getting Started Guide

11. Selected Enhancements
Release 2009B
Selected Enhancements

12. 2009B Highlights: Acquisitions
Longer fund codes, up to 15 characters in length
Importing invoices, FTP login data stored in vendor record

13. Increase number of boxes on checkin cards to 120
2009B Highlights: Serials
Templates for card creation to cover irregular but frequently found patterns
Increase number of boxes on checkin cards to 120

14. 2009B Highlights: Circulation
Library may display all patron message fields in a single popup
View the items ready to be cleared from the holdshelf without actually clearing them
Extend the Pickup By date for items on the holdshelf

15. Display loan period for Course Reserves items
2009B Highlights: OPAC
Support a hosted ecommerce gateway with Payflow Link, allowing sites to keep credit card data from entering or passing through their servers
Display loan period for Course Reserves items

16. 2009B Highlights: New OPAC Design

17. 2009B Highlights: New OPAC Design

18. 2009B Highlights: New OPAC Design

19. 2009B Highlights: New OPAC Design

20. Required fields in patron and/or item records
2009B Highlights: General
Required fields in patron and/or item records
Save Record View Properties per login
Save sorting, exporting and listing parameters in Create Lists
Edit Variable-length Field Names, Fixed-length Field Names, and Index Labels

21. Record View Properties

22. Create Lists

23. Field and Index Label Editing

24. All Circulation notices Acquisitions claim and cancel forms
Print Templates
All Circulation notices
Acquisitions claim and cancel forms
Serials claim forms
Getting help
Getting Started with Print Templates
csdirect.iii.com/documentation/pt_start.shtml
Print Templates Wiki
csdirect.iii.com/lswiki/PrintTemplates/WebHome
Innovative University
Many classes available on Print Templates

25. So what can I do with them?
Print Templates
So what can I do with them?

26. New Services

27. New Services: Innovative University

28. New Services: Innovative University

29. New Products

30. "My Millennium" Web Service SMS Alerts Volume Holds
New Products
"My Millennium" Web Service
SMS Alerts
Hold pickups
Volume Holds
“I want first copy returned of True Blood season 1 disc 1”

31. New Products: SMS Alerts

32. New Products: Volume Holds

33. Encore

34. New facets Course Reserves Widgets What’s New in Encore 4.0?
Course and Professor facets
Linking to course information
Widgets
Google preview
Meebo live chat

35. New Facets

36. Course Reserves Integration

37. Widgets

38. Real-time data streaming Articles format facet
Encore Synergy
Real-time data streaming
Up-to-the-minute currency
Articles format facet
Full Text & Peer Reviewed facets
Preview of top article content
Streamlined delivery (direct access to Full Text / PDF, OpenURL integration)

39. Encore Synergy

40. Encore Reporter

41. Faceted Reports

42. Trend Analysis

43. Mashups

44. Much More

45. SkyRiver

46. New bibliographic utility Lower cost than OCLC Extremely simple to use
SkyRiver
New bibliographic utility
Lower cost than OCLC
Extremely simple to use
Training takes minutes
theskyriver.com

47. SkyRiver: Modern Interface

48. SkyRiver: Modern Conveniences

49. SkyRiver: Facets and Tags

50. SkyRiver: Simple, Familiar Displays

51. Thanks!