May 2015 Liaison Meeting

May 06, 2015

Announcements & Discussion

Summer Upgrade – to Symphony 3.5

If WF installed under (each) user login to the computer, library staff member perform update.

Unsure how installed? Ask your Tech Support staff to uninstall, remove Sirsi folders, and reinstall under each user login for that computer.

In anticipation of Blue Cloud … (coming soon) to Symphony!

Announcements & Discussion

April 8, 2014

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Announcements and Discussion

Beach BagsExplore the World of Work : Police OfficerExplore the World of Work : PresidentExplore the World of Work : VeterinarianWhere Does the Garbage Go?

Camp INFOhioLocate from INFOhio homepage What’s New?

Announcements and Discussion

End of year checklistCalendarsPatron update formsMitinetNew Users Council Representative

Announcements and Discussion

Next Year’s Meeting Schedule:Wednesday, August 12, 2015 (PD Day)Thursday, October 8, 2015 Tuesday, December 8, 2015Wednesday, March 9, 2016 (PD Day)Wednesday, May 11, 2016

(AASL Conference – November 5-8, 2015)

Announcements & Discussion

Training schedule for 2015-2016 posted.Magazine records – please submit requests

before summer break so we can load them over the summer.

August Professional Development day.OELMA news and update.

INFOhio Updates

EbscoWorldBookLearning Express Library

INFOhio Updates – Recognize this?

INFOhio Updates – Recognize this?

INFOhio Updates

…and of course you recognize this:

EBSCO Interface Changes

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Ebsco retiring Searchasaurus, Kids Search, and Student Research Center interfaces 6/30/15.

New Explora Interface Released in February Available via INFOhio web site in mid-May Resembles the Literary Reference Center and Points

of View Reference Center

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New Explora Interface Let’s take a look:

Grades 9-12 (Explora Secondary Interface) Grades 6-8 (Explora Secondary Interface) Grades K-5 (Explora Primary Interface)

Available statewide by mid-May

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New Interfaces released March 22 Streamlined appearance Content remains largely the same Most items available from ‘Take me to’ or ‘Find it by’ Articles contain navigation tabs similar to iSearch ‘My Research’ account should carry over to new site

World Book Student & Advanced

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What is missing? Surf the Ages discontinued

World Book Student

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What is ‘hidden’? Explore Ohio

World Book Student

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What is missing? No longer search “Student + Kids”

World Book Student

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New Interfaces released March 22 Roll-out:

Statewide implementation mid-May

World Book Student & Advanced

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LearningExpress Libraries Improvements to interface

Device agnostic New search engine Enhanced design to improve workflow

April release

And that’s not all!

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Cherwell Overview

Cherwell customer guides are available at: http://www.nccohio.org/support/

Create/manage tickets via the online customer portal or via email from your school email address.

If you wish to use the online customer portal, login prior to the end of the school year; otherwise, your portal access will be revoked for security purposes.

Time for a break

I Search!You Search!

We All Search With ISearch!

ISearch Local

OverDrive

We welcome Stephen Reyes, OverDrive

Acknowledgements

Retiring: Yvonne Morbitzer, Rocky River High SchoolLaurie Scriven, Berea-Midpark High School

Materials

Materials from today’s event will be posted to:

www.nccohio.org/library/liaison