[MinervaCats] New IMessage

[Hensler, Deborah]

Hi, catalogers,

I've just added a new Imessage: g Includes Game (if you're in cataloging
now, you'll need to log out of Millennium and back in to see it in the
list).

Lisa Nason at Unity College said they received a book with a game in the
back, so I added this since I'm sure other libraries have books with
games in them. 

Imessages are a great way to add a standard note to item records.
Remember, there will be a pop-up box everytime an item is checked in or
out as a reminder to circ staff that the item includes something extra
or is on-the-fly or needs to go to repair or cataloging. 

We are able to have a maximum of 32 codes for this field and are
currently using 13, so there's room to add codes. Let me know if there's
something you think should be added. The message has to be generic so
that it can be used by all Minerva libraries.

On that note, does anyone use the Imessage "Junior Tape"? I've never
know what that one is for, since a location or call number would
indicate that the item is a Junior Tape, and I don't know that you'd
want a pop-up box each time one is checked in or out. 

Thanks,
Deb



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Deborah Hensler
Library Systems Specialist, Maine InfoNet
Maine State Library
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-5620 or 1-800-322-8899
207-287-5624 - fax
207-592-1825 - mobile
http://www.maine.gov/infonet/