Polaris Acquisitions/Serials User Group Meeting - April 2021
Apr 7 2021 | 11am - 12pm

 

The Polaris Acquisitions/Serials User Group Meetings are the first Wednesday of every month at 11am CT


Meeting Summary:

Updates

  • 6.7 was installed on PROD 3/22/21
    • Nicole did demo on new LEAP functionality for Serials
      • Combine Serials Issues
      • Serials Check In Status Filter
  • 7.0 is coming this summer
    • Update will allow manual creation of serial records in LEAP for unexpected issues/supplements that don't follow publication patterns

IUG Conference Video - Revisiting your Acquisitions Workflow

Discussion on how libraries handle magazine check-in and yearly deletion of back issues

  • NGF started using item records rather than publication patterns for serials due to functionality gaps in LEAP
  • DIP routinely deletes via record sets in the Polaris client
  • Issues modifying records for supplements that don't follow publication patterns

NGF is celebrating their 121st anniversary and planning some events for it

Meeting Links

Link to Recorded Session
Revisiting Your Acquisitions Workflow

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