MilCirc Setup Tips and Tricks to Get You Started

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MilCirc Set-up Tips and Tricks to Get You Started

• Susan DiRenzo
• The University of Akron
• OhioLINK Lead Imps
• 4.12.01

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Where to Get MilCirc Help/Info

• CSDirect Tutorials
• Millennium Circulation FAQ
• Millennium Administration FAQ
• Millennium Circulation Manual

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CSDirect Tutorials

• http//csdirect.iii.com/tutorials/
• Using Millennium Applications
• General Millennium features
• Examples are not MilCirc specific
• Millennium Circulation Login Manager
• Must have CSDirect login/password to access
  tutorials

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Millennium Circulation FAQ

• http//csdirect.iii.com/faq/milcirc_faq.shtml
• MilCirc specific questions and answers
• Must have CSDirect login/password to access FAQs

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Millennium Administration FAQ

• http//csdirect.iii.com/faq/miladmin_faq.shtml
• Specs, technical details, installation
  information
• Must have CSDirect login/password to access FAQs

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Millennium Circulation Manual

• Consider making at least one print copy of the
  manual for yourself

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Printing the Millennium Circulation Manual

• To Print the Entire Millennium Circulation Manual
• Access the Millennium Circulation Manual
• Under File, Select Print
• Select Section
• Click in the box next to each and every section
  of the manual
• Click on OK

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Printing the Millennium Circulation Manual
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Tip 1Read the MilCirc Manual

• General overview of MilCirc operations and
  features
• Not much information regarding MilCirc set-up is
  found in the main portion of the manual
• See Appendix for most helpful set-up information

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Tip 2 Draw up a Deployment Plan for MilCirc
installs/implementation

• Give yourself time to work out bugs glitches,
  and become familiar with MilCirc before
  installing library-wide (campus-wide)
• Get one or two volunteers to help you test the
  basic features of MilCirc (Circ and Course
  Reserves)
• Verify all machines slated to run MilCirc are
  brought up to spec before attempting installs

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Tip 3Create and Customize Test Login

• III will create several MilCirc logins upon
  installation
• milcirc ?
• iiimcirc?
• System
• The System login contains default settings for
  Millennium Circulation. Use as a template to
  customize MilCirc logins
• You cannot log in to MilCirc using the System
  login

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UA Libraries MilCirc LoginsINNOPAC LOGIN
ADMINISTRATION
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Accessing Login Manager
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UA Libraries MilCirc LoginsLOGIN MANAGER
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Preferences

• Preferences define the appearance of Millennium
  Circulation for a particular login.
• Change color, font, or view

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Manger Controlled Options

• Define the behavior of Millennium Circulation for
  a particular login
• Control access to Tabs and Modes

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Tabs

• Tabs
• Control access to specific functions such as
• Checkout
• Checked out items
• Checkin
• Holds
• Fines
• Bookings
• ILL
• Linked Patrons
• INN-Reach

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Modes

• Six basic MilCirc modes
• Circ Desk
• Renew (No-Patron)
• Checkin (No-Patron)
• Holds by Title
• Check-out to Visiting Patron
• Check-out to Remote Site
• Four Back-Office MilCirc modes
• Count Use
• Course Reserves
• Clear Holdshelf
• View Outstanding Holds
• Modes appear on Navigation Bar

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MilCirc Screen
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Copying Manager Controlled Options

• Click on the Manager-Controlled option box for
  the login you want to customize
• Select the login you want to copy from
• You will need to copy the System
  manager-controlled options to access Course
  Reserves (among other modes)
• Follow the same procedure to copy Preferences

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Copying Manager Controlled Options
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Tip 4Limit Network Access to MilCirc

• If you so chose, limit network access to MilCirc
• Default is set to allow access from all IPs
• Use to restrict access from off-campus
• Use to force specific logins (just like telnet)

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Limiting Network Access to MilCirc

• A gt ADDITIONAL system functions
• A gt ALTER system parameters
• L gt LOGIN names parameters
• N gt Limit NETWORK access
• Add IP address, access info, login info to
  MILLENIUM, MILPACSERVER, and MILDATA services

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Limiting Network Access to MilCirc
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Tip 5Activate required function authorizations
over 100

• Even if your library is not currently using
  password options over 100, certain functions
  between 101-199 must be activated in order to
  access MilCirc functions
• You are not required to activate functions over
  100 for entire system
• (15 gt Use PASSWORDS and AUTHORIZATIONS functions
  101-199.....................NO

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Activate Functions Authorizations Over 100
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Activate Functions Authorizations Over 100
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Activate Functions Authorizations Over 100
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Tip 6Create Logins for General Use

• Draw up plan for creating MilCirc logins
• Form a working committee to design MilCirc logins
  for multi-library sites

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Tip 7Take a Deep Breath

• Now that youve mastered MilCirc set-up, take a
  deep breath and relax for a day or two
• Because your next step is to become a MilCirc
  function and features expert

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MilCirc Set-up Tips and Tricks to Get You Started

• http//www.uakron.edu/library/ulsys/presentations/
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• Susan DiRenzo
• The University of Akron
• OhioLINK Lead Imps
• 4.12.01