Author Archives: kim

Adding Public Note to PRIMO

Posted on September 18, 2019 by kim

We have shelf notes in Primo for most of the Course Reserves books. If you need to add a public note, this is what you do: In ALMA: 1) Search PHYSICAL ITEMS:  Scan item barcode 2) From the three dots: … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Patron ROLE expired!

Posted on September 13, 2019 by kim

We got this error message this morning.  Patron records in ALMA have MULTIPLE points of expiration.  There is the actual Expiration Date, the PURGE date and hidden in all of the roles in ALMA there is an expiry date for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Update on Guest Access computer terminals

Posted on July 24, 2019 by kim

We are back to four operational Guest terminals.  They are located at: Two on the first floor by Starbucks Stack 6 Stack 7  *(This one used to be on Stack 8) Continue reading →

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Government Documents

Posted on July 5, 2019 by kim

When I configured Alma, I purposely left out the Government Documents, since the collection was being withdrawn from our library. In the intervening years, we have had some patrons who wanted to borrow certain titles, which always made this a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Limits on Patron borrowing

Posted on April 23, 2019 by kim

As with Millennium, certain patron types had restrictions on how many items they can have out at one time. All Faculty groups/Staff and PhD students have unlimited access. Other students types:  Undergrad, Grad and Cont. Ed (both Undergrad/Grad) are allowed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Renewing consortia materials in ALMA.

Posted on April 18, 2019 by kim

Go into the NETWORK TAB and grab the barcode number(s). Move back to the LOANS tab Select the library who owns the books Enter the barcode as if you are checking the books out Item should renew If it doesn’t, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New Patron Count form

Posted on April 10, 2019 by kim

A more streamlined Patron Count form has been created. Effective immediately, we are only counting the total number of patrons at any location in the library. We no longer need to know whether or not they are sitting at a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Alma Error: Item won’t circulate from this location

Posted on April 3, 2019 by kim

What does that mean? This location does not have the Circulation desk attached to allow lending, returning and requesting. Either Kim or Dana can fix this. Go to the ALMA Configuration menu Select General Configuration Select Configure Central CT State … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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How to do Return receipts/Loan receipts

Posted on February 27, 2019 by kim

RECEIPTS:  Anyone remember the Italian Resource Center ladies who always need ‘return receipts?’  Well, this is what we needed way back then. Return Receipts: To get a return receipt, you need to know that BEFORE you check the item in.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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ALMA Activity Letter

Posted on February 27, 2019 by kim

ACTIVITY REPORT:  Remember the day, back on February 2, 2017 when Alma spit out about 900 emails to all our patrons about what books they had, what they owed, etc.?  The patrons were calling, the Bursar was calling, bedlam out?  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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