1.6 NF

(Rev. 5 May 2003)

CIRCULATION

ENHANCEMENTS

A flag in the Global.ini.REG file contains a new flag that can turn off most override messages when in self-check mode. The only override that will display is if the item is non-circulating. To enable:

[Self Mode]

Skip Override=on

A flag in the Global.ini.REG file contains an option to remove the item and patron history option entirely from Circulation (in both the Circulation Options screen and from the item/patron pull-down menu) To enable:

[History Option]

Disable=on

A flag in the Global.ini.REG file contains an option to add a transaction fee amount to any item that is returned as lost or damaged. This fee will be assessed in addition to the regular fine for a lost or damaged item. To enable:

[Transaction Fee]

Prompt for fee=on

Amount=x.xx

A flag in the Mcircsys.ini file allows users to customize whether a message displays when an item is going to be placed on hold instead of on reserve. To enable, type under [maininit] :

Display Placed on Hold Message=on

A flag in the Mcircsys.ini file will display a new shortcut toolbar for all Circ functionalities. To disenable type under [maininit]:
Shortcut Toolbar=off

To toggle use Ctrl T

Added the ability to search for an item or patron by typing in the barcode field.

If in Loan, Reserve, or Booking mode and a patron is scanned, the search will be performed for an item title. If the search fails, the search will be performed for a patron name.
If in Loan, Reserve, or Booking mode with no patron scanned, the search will be performed for a patron name.
If in Return, Renew, and Status mode, the search will be performed for a patron name.
Added a new Renew All and Return All function.
If an item is returned that belongs to a Special Reserve group, a warning message will now display.
After doing a bibliographic search, clients can now double-click on the bibliographic record to select the holding. They are no longer required to double-click on the holding.
Added the ability to enter refunds on the payment screen.
Added the ability to enter an additional fine on the payment screen.
When an item is flagged as lost, the fine amount will be the item price as determined by field 852#9 in the holding. If no price exists, the fine will be the maximum fine in Group Editor.
Sound was modified so that two distinct beeps will occur if there is a problem with the scanned barcode.
When an item is returned and placed on hold, e-mail notification is now available.
A flag in the global.ini file contains the ability to set the fields from which the patron email and phone number information is obtained on all hardcoded messages in Circulation (such as the message which displays when a lost item is returned). If not specified, this information will be obtained from fields 120#a (phone) and 120#c (email). To change the fields:

[PATRON INFO FIELD]

email=110#m

phone=110#k

FIXES

Corrects a crash that would occur when a user was logged in as a member of a group other than Administrator or Librarian and attempted to add a new patron.
Fines are now calculating correctly on an odd schedule (such as Mon/Wed/Fri) when Exclude Closed Days was enabled.
Receipts will now print correctly with fourteen digit barcodes.
The problem with the bibliographic reserve statistics not being updated is fixed.
Forgiven and payment amounts now display on the Paid screen in Payments.
Override messages will no longer display in Status mode.
Patron and item records can now be deleted and undeleted. The barcode table will be correctly updated. This will reduce instances of the “Barcode is deleted” problem when a patron or item is scanned in Circulation.
Reserves, holds, and bookings will no longer be allowed on deleted items.
Reserves/holds are now allowed on items that are members of an *expired* Special Reserve group.
Circulation now handles a corrupt transaction table, such as at McConnell school (Gwinnett). Allows operations on unaffected transaction records.
The Hold email message has been rewritten (new message requiring translation).
The default Circ design views now displays pictures (if they are defined in 996#a). This affects only new customers.

CATALOGING

ENHANCEMENTS

· Added the ability to import pictures and to update bibliographic and patron records with these imported pictures.

· Added the ability to download and link pictures from the internal Syndetics picture database to bibliographic records. Field 020#a (ISBN) from the bibliographic record will be compared with the ISBN’s on the Syndetics picture database. If a match is found, the matching picture will be linked to the bibliographic record.

· A flag in the ActiveMarcEdit.ini file contains an option not to strip empty fields/subfields when saving a record. To enable:

[Strip Empty Fields]

Override=on

· A flag in the ActiveMarcEdit.ini file contains an option to modify the font size and style in the Record Editor. If this flag is not present, the default type is MS Sans Serif and the size is 8. To enable:

[Default Grid Font]

Name=xxxxxxxx

Size=xx

By default, the font is set to Verdana. This will support Central European, Baltic, and Turkish characters in a future Unicode release.

· Added the ability to select multiple records after a search by using the Ctrl+Shift command.

· Added the ability to create multiple holdings for a bib record at one time.

· The location codes for fixed field 008, position 15-17 (Place of Publication) was updated to include missing locations, such as Oregon and Egypt.

· Cataloging now integrates with MARC Magician. Users can edit records externally from M3 using MARC Magician and transfer records to and from Cataloging.

· Cataloging now hooks into BookWhere. Users can download MARC records from BookWhere directly into M3.

· New statuses (on order, in bindery) are supported.

Fixes

· If using the patron overlay during import, the patron group selection in Step 3 of the import will be ignored and the patrons will be imported into their original patron group.

· Items with barcodes taken from deleted temporary items can now be returned after the temporary item is purged. This will reduce instances of the “Barcode not found’ problem when an item is scanned in Circulation.

· Item barcodes can be re-assigned to patrons and vice versa. This will reduce instances of the “Barcode is detached” problem when items/patrons are scanned in Circulation.

· If transactions in the Library and Equipment databases have the same ISN, deleted holdings in one database will be purged if there are no open transactions in that database. The query now includes the database ID.

· Added ability to partially match a bib record against an authority record during verification.

· Authority records that are created during the verification process no longer have end of field punctuation.

· The drag and drop functionality would not work if there was no location in 852#a. This was fixed.

· When creating a new patron record, the expiration date of the patron group selected will be inserted into 853#e. Currently, the expiration date used is the default patron group as set up in Group Editor and not the patron group to whom the patron is assigned.

· When creating a new holding for an existing bib record, the 852#k (prefix) is now copied into the new holding.

· Sorting now ignores non-filing characters.

· Holding subfield 'k' is added to holdings created from the bibliographic and holding marcedit frame.

· Hitting Enter on the 'Record has changed' dialog after clicking Next Record now saves changes.

· Retrieve from MARC Magician of records not currently in the database appends (adds) the records to the current database.

· The crash that occurred when invoking the Retrieve from MARC Magician from any view other than Bibliogrphic has been fixed.

OPAC

Enhancements

· The Bookbag display is now identical to the Record Detail screen.

· Link to Syndetics (More Info button).

· OPAC now supports displaying cover images linked to 996#a of bib record.

· Added the ability to print/save all holdings attached to a bib record. This feature is a configurable option in the M3Opac.ini file by setting “Save_Holdings=1”.

· Library name can be customized on the main screen.

· In scoped environments, local holdings are designated with a star icon.

· Browse window is invoked if 0 results are returned.

· New installs include new and improved record display formats.

Fixes

· Blind See and See Also references no longer display.

· For Authority Control, the search term no longer displays as a cross reference on the search results screen.

· Major redesign to correct how See Also references are displayed.

Inventory

Enhancements

· Media-type icons included in all report views. Icons are based on the leader, 007, and 008 fields according to the same specifications as OPAC’s icon display.

· Add an option to mark newly found items as ‘normal’. Display the Location (852#a) on the Missing list.

· Increase the font size on all reports.

· When saving an uploaded barcode file, leave the default name blank. Clients have reported that they have forgotten to rename the file and have overwritten a previously saved file.

Miscellaneous

· The search dialogue is now able to handle special characters, such as ampersands.

· The backdoor user name/password was removed. The backdoor can be reinstated when needed for a pre-determined period of time.