NExpress Users Group Meeting

We met on May 18, 2011 for our NExpress Users Group meeting and discussed a slew of topics (notes will be emailed to the nexpress list):

• Overview of Koha 3.4 and our impending upgrade after May 22
• Sound Cues will be turned on in Koha – you can mute your computer’s internal or external speakers, if you do not want the sound cues
• Managing lost items and how the lost function works in Koha
• The Collection Development committee will be re-convened to discuss collaborative collection development
• Jim will convene a committee to discuss and make recommendations about the restricted item types
• Sharon reviewed how Purchase Suggestions work in Koha, as opposed to Harley
• Mickey would like ideas for new customer-centered monthly statistics
• Sharon reviewed the new ‘enhanced’ reports – just click run!
• Heather will re-convene the Cataloging Committee – let her know if you are interested
• Email nexpresshelp@nekls.org
• Be careful when pulling courier labels – H, O and L libraries are getting mis-routed holds
• We discussed possible enhancement ideas that we could sponsor

11. New Business:

• Send out reminder that you must SET the ‘default’ patron messaging for Holds notification when creating a new patron
• Hold priority list numbering issues/confusion
• Searching
• Agent and Koha link? Still a problem getting useful status information – there is no strong ‘available’ status that Agent can pull from Koha

• Patron types limited to Your set library
• Can’t edit Guarantee’s phone?  Longstanding bug, says Mickey.
• Need to delete old patron notes
• Orphaned transfers – re-place the hold?  Regenerate the request – should be report these out?