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Beginning Cataloging webinar archive posted
Posted on January 23, 2012 | No CommentsThe archive and materials from the Beginning Cataloging: First Steps to Becoming a Fantastic Copy Cataloger webinar have been posted online. I’ve linked to several different ways to “experience” the webinar, including viewing it online, listening to it, and viewing it through Blackboard Collaborate. Please let me know if you have any questions about cataloging [...] -
Winter 2012 New Collection Additions
Posted on January 8, 2012 | No CommentsI’m adding more items to the NEKLS professional collection again for your professional needs. Many of the selected materials aren’t available yet, but you can place holds on them if you have a NExpress library card; they’ll be sent out as soon as they are cataloged and come available. Don’t have a NExpress library card? Contact [...] -
August 2011 NExpress Users’ Group Meeting
Posted on July 19, 2011 | No Comments[ August 25, 2011; 10:00 am; ] The next NExpress Users Group meeting will be Thursday, August 25, at 10:00 am at NEKLS HQ in Lawrence. Please email Mickey any agenda items or issues you want to discuss. We underwent a substantial upgrade to our Koha system over the July 4 holiday weekend, with, quite literally, zero problems reported. We are currently running Koha [...] -
Materials Replacement Fund
Posted on June 28, 2011 | No CommentsThe Southeast Kansas Library System is now handling Materials Replacement Fund claims on behalf of the State Library. The procedures remain those you are familiar with if you have submitted claims in the past. Go here for guidelines and a printable form. Alternatively, you can go to the SEKLS website and select Materials Replacement Requests [...] -
Important change to the Kansas Library Card
Posted on March 9, 2011 | No CommentsFrom Jeff Hixon on KANLIB: The “Register for a Temporary Card” option for the Kansas Library Card will be discontinued on Friday, March 11, 2011. As was the case in the original version of the card, only library staff will be able to create new accounts. We have seen a dramatic increase in misuse of this service [...] -
Adding a Holiday to the Agent ILL system
Posted on March 1, 2011 | No CommentsIf your designated ILL person ever goes on vacation or your library is going to be closed or you can’t access Agent (the statewide Kansas ILL system) for a few days, you can set up a Holiday for the system to automatically skip your library for that period of time. Here’s how you can do that. [...] -
Launching Blue Sky Express
Posted on January 27, 2011 | No CommentsKansas Library Express is establishing a connection to courier service in Colorado. Starting January 31, 2011, Blue Sky Express will link Kansas Library Express members with Colorado courier libraries including Colorado State University and the University of Colorado as well as to the University of Wyoming. Blue Sky Express is a cost-effective delivery system, and a [...] -
Courier Shipping Tips
Posted on October 27, 2010 | No CommentsUse these suggestions for shipping on the Kansas Library Express Interlibrary Courier Service. Libraries in Northeast Kansas shared over 25,000 items through the courier in the month of September. Kansas Library Express Tips for Success View more presentations from Northeast Kansas Library System. Photo credit: “protection township” from Flickr user NEKLS under a Creative Commons license. -
Fall ILL Meeting, NEKLS Remote Host
Posted on October 5, 2010 | No Comments[ October 20, 2010; 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. ] The NEKLS office will be one of the available remote ELMeR sites for the fall KILR (Kansas Interlibrary Loan Rountable) meeting on Wednesday, October 20. The face-to-face meeting will be held at the Salina Public Library, in Salina, Kansas. Agenda 9:30-10 a.m.: Registration 10-11 a.m.: Autographics update, Mary Jackson, Resource Sharing Project Manager for Autographics 11a.m.-Noon: Agent Questions, KICNET Update, Rhonda Machlan, State [...] -
Shipping DVDs
Posted on August 18, 2010 | No CommentsCrushed cases and damaged DVDs have been reported in courier shipments. The high volume of items sent between libraries requires careful packaging. Prevent damage to DVDs by careful packaging when shipping on Kansas Library Express. Ship DVDs or CDs in protective cases, not the hard plastic “jewel” cases supplied by retail outlets. Use a protective, padded [...]