Alma sessions
Monday April 25th at 10:00 a.m.
Alma Analytics Reports to Inform Collection Development by Laura Egan - Chester Fritz Library
In this presentation, the Head of Collection Strategies at the University of North Dakota will share the reports she put together to help inform collections decisions.
Tuesday, April 26th at 2:00 p.m.
Leganto: Bringing the Library to Point of Need by Monica Struck - Dickinson State University Library
DSU started using Leganto in Spring 2021. As we have worked more with the product, we have realized that this is more than just electronic course reserves. It is an opportunity to go where librarians do not often get to tread: the online classroom.
Wednesday, April 27th at 2:00 p.m.
Optimizing Alma Overdue & Lost Loan Profiles - presented by Nicole Murphy - ODIN
Learn how to utilize your Overdue & Lost Loan Profiles to their full advantage and make simple modifications to their corresponding notifications to best fit your library.
Thursday, April 28th at 11:00 a.m.
Creating and Managing Collections for Discovery in Primo by Jenny Grasto - NDSU library
This session will cover the methods of using Analytics Reports and Manage Sets to create and maintain lists of items to populate Collections for Discovery in Primo.
Friday, April 29th at 1:30 p.m.
ODIN Website – Mining for Hidden Gems presented by Lynn Wolf - ODIN
You have seen the basics, now let us burrow down a bit and explore the ODIN website!
Join me on an excursion to search for treasures you may not know are out there.
Polaris sessions
Monday, April 25th at 2:00 p.m.
Overdue notice setup in Polaris presented by Ginny Millette - ODIN
This session will cover notice intervals, printing notices options and helpful hints.
Tuesday, April 26th at 10:00 a.m.
Mobile Checkout @ GFP presented by Tonya Palmer - Grand Forks Public Library
An overview of our implementation of mobile checkout at Grand Forks Public.
Wednesday, April 27th at 10:00 a.m.
Embedding Outreach Services Manager In Your Outreach presented by Kirsten Henagin – West Fargo Public Library
Get an overview of the setup of Polaris’ Outreach Services Manager (ORS) and how West Fargo Public Library uses the tool for their senior outreach route. In this session, you will hear how WFPL went from managing their senior outreach routes from manual paper to integrating ORS into their operations.
Thursday, April 28th at 9:00 a.m.
Overview of the item record in LEAP: including circulation and holds controls by Liz Mason - ODIN
In this presentation we will cover all the aspects of the item record including the settings that control circulation, holds, and blocks.
Friday, April 29th at 10:00 a.m.
Simply Reports Demystified presented by Tonya Palmer – Grand Forks Public Library
Simply Reports looks complicated, but it is very handy – run weeding reports, create record sets, even track the number of new library cards created within a certain time.
Friday, April 29th at 1:30 p.m.
ODIN Website – Mining for Hidden Gems presented by Lynn Wolf - ODIN
You have seen the basics, now let us burrow down a bit and explore the ODIN website! Join me on an excursion to search for treasures you may not know are out there.