First Annual WILIUG Conference - June 2, 2005
Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Conference photos

Program Sessions	Program Materials
Welcome & Brief Report from WILIUG Chair Jenny Schmidt, Library Support Specialist, SWITCH Library Consortium	2005-07 WILIUG Steering Committee June 2005. Membership Update
What's New : Release 2005 Update Diane Lewin, Customer Sales Consultant for Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Mary Chevreau, Director of North American Customer Sales for Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
The Color of Money : Running Fiscal Close & Moving Financial Functions in Mil Acq Corey Seeman, Assistant Dean for Resource & Systems Mgmt, University of Toledo Fiscal Close is no longer a telnet-only activity, but a separate mode within Millennium Acquisition with the release of Millennium Silver. In this session, we will review Millennium fiscal close and look at some of the financial functions now part of Millennium. In addition, this program will introduce users to the basic parameters of fiscal close (which do not change from telnet to Millennium), setting up the new year, handling endowments, and other steps you need to take before, during, and after fiscal close.	Running Fiscal Close and Moving Financial Functions Into Milacq (PDF) Running Fiscal Close and Moving Financial Functions into MilAcq (PPT)
Millennium Create Lists in Action : Showing the Differences between Rapid & Global Update in Millennium Fran Juergensmeyer, Technical Services Manager, Waukegan Public Library Jenny Schmidt, Library Support Specialist, SWITCH Library Consortium Do you perform certain tasks in Millennium but find yourself creating lists in the text-based system? Come learn how you can create and then make use of a list all within Millennium. This session will start out reviewing how to create a list and edit records using Millennium Create Lists, with special attention given to some of the more advantageous features. The presenters will then take a practical list example to illustrate the differences between Rapid and Global Update in Millennium Cataloging. If time permits, the presenters will create a report in Millennium Statistics using the same list.	Millennium Create Lists (PPT) Boolean Operators Cheat Sheet (HANDOUT) Using Review Files with Millennium Rapid & Global Update (PPT) Differences between Rapid & Global Update (HANDOUT) Things to Look for in 2005 (HANDOUT) Mastering Global Update (Richard Jackson's great handout)
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) Diane Lewin, Customer Sales Consultant for Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Mary Chevreau, Director of North American Customer Sales for Innovative Interfaces, Inc. This presentation will introduce the FRBR conceptual model and demonstrate how FRBR will work within the Millennium staff system and Web OPAC, to return structured search results of works available in many different versions, formats and languages.	FRBR & Millennium (CS Direct web site)
Time for a Change? Part I. An Overview of Web Opac Redesign Charles Gimon, Web Coordinator, Minneapolis Public Library Recent releases of Millennium have made the process of redesigning your OPAC much easier. Focusing on his recent experiences in redesigning the web catalog interfaces at Minneapolis Public, the presenter of this session will talk about using such tools as Macromedia Dreamweaver in redesigning your public catalog, setting up and working in the staging area, working with wwwoptions and style sheets.	An Overview of Web OPAC Redesign: Beginning Session (HANDOUT)
ERM Overview & Update Diane Lewin, Customer Sales Consultant for Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Mary Chevreau, Director of North American Customer Sales for Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Many libraries are struggling with the question of how best to control information related to their licensed resources. Innovative's Electronic Resource Management (ERM) provides the tools to track and manage electronic subscriptions with the same efficiency as other holdings, eliminating the need to build separate databases, integrating the information with the Millennium system, and enabling data to be conveniently accessed as necessary. Timely and appropriate information is available to public services staff and patrons through staff views and the Web OPAC. This presentation will provide information on ERM and detail recent updates made to the product as of 2005.	ERM Update (CS Direct web site)
Cataloging Forum -- Using Innovative with OCLC Connexion Helen Gbala, Cataloger, Addison Public Library This is an open forum for catalogers and other staff interested in discussing how to effectively use OCLC Connexion with Millennium Cataloging, as well as the approaches/steps libraries are taking to migrate to Connexion. Come with questions, answers and tips for your colleagues. The facilitator will have questions for the group to help guide the discussion.	Using Innovative with OCLC Connexion (HANDOUT)
Tours of the Carthage College Library	2004 Wisconsin Library of the Year (HANDOUT)
Time for a Change? Part II. An Overview of Web Opac Redesign Charles Gimon, Web Coordinator, Minneapolis Public Library Part two focuses on more in-depth coverage of OPAC redesign focusing on such tools as Macromedia Dreamweaver in redesigning your public catalog, setting up and working in the staging area, working with wwwoptions and style sheets.	An Overview of Web OPAC Redesign: Advanced (HANDOUT)
IUG Clearinghouse -- An Exciting Resource for IUG Members Corey Seeman, Assistant Dean for Resource & Systems Mgmt, University of Toledo Started in 2004 by a group of IUG volunteers, the IUG Clearinghouse is a member-driven and supported, web-based resource that includes the solutions, forms, scripts, guides, manuals and other resources that IUG members have created to work with the system. Its purpose is to facilitate the sharing of such resources. The presentation will provide background information on this project, show how it is set up and managed. It will also feature examples from the Clearinghouse and show how you can get involved!	IUG Clearinghouse (PDF) IUG Clearinghouse (HTML)
Patron Empowerment : Graphical Self Check, Ecommerce and Self Registration Diane Lewin, Customer Sales Consultant for Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Mary Chevreau, Director of North American Customer Sales for Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Patron self-service is becoming more critical to all types of libraries, both to provide ease of use and greater flexibility for patrons, and to assist libraries with budget allocation. Tools are now available to empower your patrons and free library staff for other tasks. Patrons can perform circulation transactions, pay fines, and register for library privileges and programs online. This session will provide information on Innovative's Ecommerce, Millennium Graphical Self Check, Program Registration, Patron Online Registration and Wireless Workstation.	Patron Empowerment presentation (CS Direct web site)
Using Perl Scripts with Create Lists Steve Heser, Library Systems Administrator, Milwaukee County Federated Library System (MCFLS) It's common knowledge that Create Lists is one of most useful and flexible tools in Millennium. Would you be surprised to learn that you can take those review files in Create Lists and generate html pages that link directly to your catalog? With some technology, a little persistence and a Perl script, you can make your review files come alive. In this session you will learn what it takes to use the scripting language Perl, a primer on how it works, and how MCFLS has used Perl to display holds information for collection development purposes.	Using PERL Scripts with Create Lists (HTML)
Automating Collection Development and Outsourcing Copy Cataloging Allison Reeves, Associate Director & Access Services Librarian, Carroll College How can a small library survive when everyone is working two or three jobs within the library? The answer for the Carroll College Library was to automate and outsource. In an effort to maximize staff and enhance customer service for patrons, the Todd Wehr Memorial Library of Carroll College is using Innovative, YBP and PromptCat to automate collection development, streamline acquisitions and outsource copy cataloging. This session will go over the steps of implementation and address the results of the new work flow established during the 2004/2005 fiscal year.	Automating Collection Development and Outsourcing Copy Cataloging (PDF) Automating Collection Development and Outsourcing Copy Cataloging (PPT)
Put Yourself On Notice (Automatically), Millennium Notices Bill Topritzhofer, Coordinator and Technical Support Specialist, SWITCH Library Consortium As of Millennium Silver, Millennium Circulation features Auto Notices which allow libraries to save notice settings/parameters and create a schedule for the automatic generation (and sending/printing) of all types of circ notices. In addition, Silver features new courtesy (or "pre-") notices that allow libraries to notify their patrons that materials will be due before the item becomes overdue. This session will go over the steps for setting up both courtesy notices and automated notices, and will address circulation parameters in Millennium.	Put Yourself On Notice (Automatically), Millennium Notices (HTML)