Fifth Annual Meeting
The Conference Center at OCLC | Dublin, OH
September 19, 2008
Program Descriptions
Concurrent Session One
The Web Developer's Best Friend - Firefox Extensions –Janet Stewart, Shawnee State University. [ PowerPoint Slides ]
Learn of the terrific Firefox extensions that are truly the best friend
of WebOpac developers. We will explore Firefox extensions that help make
sense of Cascading Style Sheets and more. Come prepared to share your
favorite Firefox extensions and how they can be used to simplify your work.
Fund Activity Reports: They're Not Just for Binders Anymore! - John Sterbenz, Kresge Business Administration Library, University
of Michigan. [ PowerPoint Slides ]
Fund activity reports provide a great audit trail for funds accounting,
but utilizing them and finding exactly what you need can be intimidating, if
not impossible. Summarizing data presented in the report outside of the
default arrangement can also be challenging. Release 2006 introduces new
possibilities for fund activity reporting which make searching and
summarizing fast and easy. In this presentation, learn about the various
tools the Kresge Library uses to package and present FAR data utilizing
Microsoft Excel. Basic Microsoft Excel skills assumed. Continued by
"Beyond Our Binders: More Fun With Exported Fund Activity Data".
Target audience: Collection Development and Acquisitions librarians and
staff across all levels of experience and library types.
Lessons Learned in getting started with ERM - Barb Anderson & Marian Simonson, Cleveland Clinic Alumni
Library [ PowerPoint Slides ]
A general discussion of the benefits of buying the 2 days of
implementation service along with the 1 day of training; we will show how
"dirty records" both in the staff mode and on the Web OPAC as well
as some of our cleaned up records, including some modifications we are
making to show full coverage dates.
The user catalog experience: Mere bling or necessary enhancement, you
decide! – Mark Strang, Bowling Green State University [ PDF ]
This presentation is a collection of ideas and java script code taken
from user contributions to the Innovative Users Group Clearinghouse and the
IUG list-serve. There are so many fun and exciting things being done
out there, and some of them are pretty easy. Most of the things
demonstrated will be cut and paste code that will help you to spice up your
traditional Innovative WebPAC.
Concurrent Session Two
CSS: Beyond the code – Karen Perone, Rodman Public Library [ PowerPoint Slides ]
Cascading Style Sheets make WebOPAC updates a breeze ... as long as you
understand how they work. This program will explain what the
"cascading" means, the differences between IDs and classes, and
other fun CSS terminology. Karen's favorite web editing tools will be
displayed to help you find easier and faster ways to analyze display
problems. Karen is a member of the International Webmasters Association.
Beyond Our Binders: More Fun With Exported Fund Activity – John Sterbenz, Kresge Business Administration Library, University
of Michigan. [ PowerPoint Slides ]
Picking up where "Fund Activity Reports: They’re Not Just For
Binders Anymore!" left off, this presentation focuses on additional
manipulation that can be done with exported FAR data in Microsoft Excel.
Starting with a brief review of Millennium Acquisition’s fund activity
exporting feature and the construction of pivot tables in Excel, learn how
to further customize reports created by using Excel’s powerful features on
exported data. Tips on how to manage quantities of exported data that
would create problems caused by Excel’s data capacity limitations will
also be presented. Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills assumed.
Target audience: Collection Development and Acquisitions librarians
and staff at any level of Innovative experience across all library
types.
Project ERM: Approaches for implementing and maintaining an electronic
resources management system - Deberah England, Wright State University; Nancy Beals, Wayne State University;
Jeanne Langendorfer, Bowling Green State University; Don Depoorter, Michigan State University
In this moderated session a panel of real-world Innovative ERM
implementers will discuss issues with implementing and maintaining their ERM.
Topics will include workflows, planning, coding, data migration, local
customizations, and public display. Current use of the ERM, its impact on
e-resources workflow and providing content to users will also be addressed.
Whether you already have an ERM, are shopping for an ERM or want to know
more about ERM, learn what this panel of experts did to "make it
work" for their libraries.
Express Lane and Server Plus - Peter Zeimet, Innovative Interfaces
[ PowerPoint Slides ]
In this session we will take a look at Express Lane, the Release 2007
version of Millennium Self-Check, which includes many new features. We will
also talk about Server Plus, Innovative’s new turnkey server purchase
plan.
Concurrent Session Three
Hack the PAC: Advanced WebPAC Configuration - Brad Czerniak, Canton Public Library [ PDF Slides ]
Techniques used at Canton Public Library to improve screens and forms,
adhere more closely to web standards, and increase functionality. Will
cover:
•Issues and fixes in the R2007 example set, including CSS layout
•Improving the Millennium template engine with tricky wwwoptions and
tokens
•JavaScript best practices (including AJAX) for usability and additional
features
What PERL can do for you - Phil Shirley, Cuyahoga Falls Library [ PowerPoint Slides ]
Many library staff have yet to realize that PERL scripts can be the
answer to many of their "I wish we could..." fantasies.
Non-techies should be aware of ways that PERL can be used to solve their
problems, and people with a technical bent should be aware that with some
effort they can start using and adapting other people's PERL scripts. This
presentation will tell you what PERL is, and what kinds of things you can do
with PERL scripts. It will give examples of what other III libraries
are doing with them in the areas of Create Lists, preparing data to load,
OPAC functionality, circulation, collection management, and system
administration. It will also tell you how to get started and where to find
other libraries' scripts that you can use or adapt. This presentation will
*not* teach you how to write PERL scripts. Level: beginner: Type of library:
any: Department: Technology, administration, and others
Blogs, Wikis, and Innovative Software - Carrie Preston, Ohio University [ PowerPoint Slides ] [ PowerPoint Screenshots ]
Can Web 2.0 technologies help your staff learn to use Innovative
software, integrate best practices, and keep track of coding schemes? This
presentation reports some personal experiences: using a blog to track
progress during an item record coding overhaul, and using a wiki to document
procedures and best practices for Millennium Cataloging and Administration
tasks. More official uses of Web 2.0 technologies, such as CSDirect’s
product implementation wikis, will also be discussed. Experience level: any:
Audience type: any
LibraryThing for Libraries - Deb Malecha, Delaware County District
Library
LibraryThing for Libraries is an inexpensive service that lets you
easily add alternate title recommendations, tag browsing, and soon patron
reviews and ratings to your catalog. Don Yarman and Deb Malecha will
demonstrate the product in their catalog, show alternative configurations
in other III catalogs, and discuss their experiences implementing the
service in both WebPac and WebPac Pro.
Encore – Peter Zeimet, Innovative Interfaces [ PowerPoint Slides ] Encore is under rapid development, so even if you have seen it before
it deserves a second look. In this session we will focus on the newest
2.0, 2.1, and 3.0 features.
Concurrent Session Four
EXCEL-lent patron data: creating patron records from spreadsheet
applications - John Sterbenz, Kresge Business Administration Library,
University of Michigan [ PowerPoint Slides ]
If you can get patron data into a spreadsheet application, you can
create patron records from it! This demonstration will outline the process
of creating patron records in INNOPAC/Millennium using data stored in a
spreadsheet-based format. It will focus on determining what MARC
fields to use for patron data, preparing the data in Excel, and converting
the data into MARC records for loading using the freeware MarcEdit
program. Methods shown can apply to any patron record loading profile
(standard, customized, or local).
Navigating the Millennium Interface - Barb Anderson, Cleveland Clinic
Alumni Library
[ PDF ] [ Email Barb for complete handout ]
An introduction level session on how to navigate in the Millennium
interface. It will include tips on default macros, adding macros, using
right click to uncover additional information, etc. Good for new staff,
or those that will be training new staff.
Load profilers (Birds of a Feather) - Carrie Preston, Ohio University
Join us for a Load Profilers BoF session. If you have had the Load
Profilers training at III or would like to know more about Load
Profiling share in the conversation.
E-Resources Colloquy (Birds of a Feather) - Deberah England, Wright
State University
Join us for a Birds of a Feather conversation on issues related to
e-resources. Topics may include, but are not limited to gathering and
managing usage statistics, workflows, managing the transition from print
to electronic, preparing staff for the blitzkrieg of working with
electronic formats, and what's coming on the e-resources front.
Two Year Schools (Birds of a Feather) - Jeffrey Heard, Sinclair
Community College
A discussion of the special needs and requirements two-year schools
have when we use Innovative
Tour of the Westerville Public Library
Join Director Don Barlow on a tour of the Westerville Public Library.
Located in the heart of Uptown Westerville, WPL has been on the cutting
edge with Innovative products, including WebPac, ResearchPro, Encore,
and most recently, ContentPro. Come take a closer look at how Innovative
has helped the library with its mission to Deliver the Future. The bus
will leave at 2:45 and return at approximately 4:30.
