The next V-Cat Training Day will be held on Thursday, October 17 at the WVLS office. This event is in person only.
Attendees may register for a full or half day.
Refreshments and Conversation 9:15-9:30 a.m.
V-Cat Sierra Z39.50 Cataloging Training & Q & A 9:30 – 12:00
Attendees will learn how to use Z39.50 to connect to OCLC to search, analyze, and save bibliographic records to the V-Cat Sierra database. Prior to attending, library staff must attend a MARC Alert training or receive permission from Rachel.
Who should attend? Library staff new to cataloging in V-Cat or interested in a refresher training.
Who should attend? Library staff new to cataloging in V-Cat or interested in a refresher training.
Lunch (provided by V-Cat) 12:00-12:45 p.m.
V-Cat Resource Sharing and Holds 12:45 -2:45 p.m.
Attendees will learn about a variety of key components to resource sharing among V-Cat libraries including handling damaged items according to V-Cat guidelines, handling items with holds that cannot be filled, tips for updating items from high demand item types to regular item types and more. As time allows, we’ll cover additional holds and resource sharing questions including tips for placing and managing holds, tips for managing paging lists, tips for managing the holdshelf, and additional holds and resource sharing questions.
Who should attend? Library staff who work with circulation, holds placement and management, damaged items, and updating high demand item types.
Questions can be sent to Katie Zimmermann at .