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New browse feature in Sierra update 1.1.2

For those of you who don’t like the lengthy big-box display of results in Sierra, there’s a new option in version 1.1.2 called compact browse display.  It’s explained at http://csdirect.iii.com/sierrahelp/Default.htm#sril_compact_browse_display.html#kanchor1878.

To activate it in Sierra, go to Admin, Settings, and select the ‘Display’ tab.  Check the box for Compact Browse, then click on OK and Save Settings.  I had to exit Sierra and then relaunch it to get the feature to work properly.  In addition to getting single-line results lists, large sets of results display much more quickly than in Sierra’s standard browse display.

If you’re working on a laptop, you might have to move the taskbar to save the setting changes; Susan reported having this problem.  She also suggested that folks might want try the new Glacier Point skin for Sierra that became available in update 1.1.1.  If you have any trouble changing these settings, just let Susan know.

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Sierra: Update 1.1.2 to be installed on 10/16/2013

The Sierra application and database servers will be updated to Sierra 1.1.2 Wednesday, October 16th. There is no downtime required for this update. However, a restart will be required after the install in order to download new SDA (Sierra Desktop Application) software..

This update resolves several reported known issues and introduces some new functionality including an optional compact browse and OCLC Control Number Expansion.

For more details, click on the Release 1.1.2 link on the Sierra SharePoint.

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Electronic Services

The 2013 EGL-IUG has been cancelled.

This year’s Eastern Great Lakes Innovative Users Conference (EGL-IUG), scheduled for Friday, September 13 at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, OH, has been cancelled.

The Planning Committee will be starting its work for a 2014 EGL IUG early by considering new possibilities for how the conference will be organized. Look for a survey to be offered in the later months of this year for your input as to what you’d like to see from a regional conference such as the EGL-IUG.

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Save the date! The EGL-IUG meeting will be held on 9/13/2013

Save the date! The 2013 EGL-IUG meeting will be held on Friday, September 13 at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio (www.robertscentre.com).  More details to come as they are made available.

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Electronic Services

Sierra News and Update / IUG 2013 review on July 9th 1:30 – 3:00

Sierra News and Update / IUG 2013 review

When: Tuesday, July 9th  1:30 – 3:00
Where: Bierce 154

Join e-Services and celebrate our 1 year Sierra-nniversary. We’ll review the library’s accomplishments of last year and tell you about upcoming Sierra enhancements and developments.  We’ll show you how to find the latest information on Sierra from III and IUG and talk about the upcoming III Sierra training sessions and plans for implementing an on-going Sierra training schedule.  And best of all, we’ll have some goodies to eat and prizes to give.

Schedule of events

1:30 – 1:40:         Mingle, grab some goodies, find a seat and welcome.
1:40 – 2:00:         Sierra development review and Akron Sierra development leadership.
2:00 – 2:20:         Sierra and III news and updates with time for Q & A.
2:20 – 2:40:         Sierra Training at UA Libraries.
2:40 – 2:55:         IUG resources, enhancement process, IUG 2013 highlights
2:55 – 3:00:         Raffle and prizes.

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Electronic Services

Sierra: Create Lists known issue resovled

III updated our system settings and has resolved the create lists editing issue.

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Electronic Services

Sierra: Create Lists known issue

We are experiencing affects of a Sierra 1.1.1 known issue. Users are not able to update data in variable fields within Create Lists. I’ve submitted a request to III to resolve this issue.

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Electronic Services

Sierra: New theme – Glacier Point

Release 1.1.1 includes a new display theme called Glacier Point. The Glacier Point color scheme is off-white, tan, dark blue, black, and dark red. The system defined default Sierra theme is Half Dome which has a color scheme of a very light green, white, dark red, dark orange, and various shades of brown.

If you would like to try out and/or switch to the new Glacier Point theme, please submit a Footprints ticket and indicate which login/s you want the theme installed on.

glacier

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Electronic Services

Sierra: Release 1.1.1 installed

Sierra Release 1.1.1 installed on Tuesday, 6/18/2013.

  1. If you haven’t done so already, please restart your Sierra Desktop Application (SDA) so the new software can be installed.
  2. Please review Release 1.1.1 notes, known issue resolutions, and Release 1.1.1 known issues. Links to this information can be found on the Sierra SharePoint: https://sharepoint.uanet.edu/Library/depts/ulsys/sierra/default.aspx
  3. Release 1.1.1 contains some new features and enhancements. More details to come on the following:
  • New Glacier Point theme (user-defined setting)
  • Icons with labels (user-defined setting)
  • Browse display enhanced to bold the sorting title

 

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Electronic Services

Sierra: Scoping update 3/6/13

I’m in the process of enabling scoping on the individual UAL Catalog search pages. I’m started on the main catalog search page and I will update each search page (tab) in the order they appear on the screen. Except for the Advanced Search page (tab). This page is a little tricky so I prefer to work on it after hours.

Scope Drop Down

 

Joe Salem will be posting information on how to use and search scopes in the UAL Catalog. You can also learn more about scoping by visiting the Scoping SharePoint at:
https://sps.uakron.edu/sites/UL/depts/es/ulsys/scoping/default.aspx