Category: voyager
Using Voyager SIF records to create Alma XML patron load data
So, you've moved to Alma, but your Student or HR system is still providing patron records in Voyager SIF format. We've been using the Voyage SIF format for patron records since implementing Voyager, and so over time developed a PHP include file to allow us to read, generate and write Voyager SIF patron records in…
New refworks.cgi for Voyager 9
An update to the previous postings for Refworks in Tomcat Web Voyage, specifically a new refworks.cgi file. Description Adds RefWorks as an export format to all OPAC pages, both single and multiple. Author: Ken Herold Additional author(s): See code Institution: Hamilton College Year: 2014 License: BSD style Short description: Use, modification and distribution of the code are permitted provided…
OAI-PMH provider for Voyager
DescriptionA fully-featured OAI-PMH Provider (server) implementation for Voyager with customizable set definitions.Features: Support for all verbs (functions) of OAI-PMH 2.0 Configurable sets Can utilize keyword indexes Can return records in Dublin Core as well as MARCXML Access control for IP addresses Support for handling of deletions Can return bib and authority records Author: Ere Maijala…
Adding Reading Levels in Voyager
The goal is to add a 521 MARC field that contains reading level information, to specific Voyager records. In a nutshell, we know that the online Scholastic database has reading levels for each title that they have. And we want to match these titles with our Voyager catalog records, then add reading level information to…
Voyager Converting from ID Barcode to Magstripe
Converting from ID Barcode to Magstripe For the sake of efficiency and security, many campuses are implementing "one card" systems where new magstripe-embedded ID cards are replacing old "analog" IDs. In these cases libraries are often in the position to drop their old "barcoded" library cards and use these new cards for patron identication. This…
Voyager SSN to IID
SSN to IID Concerned about patron privacy, many institutions that previously had used social security numbers (SSN) as identification numbers for students or faculty have recently begun to use institution identification numbers (IID) instead. Many libraries are also abandoning the practice of using sensitive personal data like social security numbers as identifiers in library registration.…
Auto Client Update Cheat Sheet
DescriptionCheat sheet created for staff to use during Voyager client auto-update process. Find this document in the attachments section of this entry.Incidentally, for auto-upgrade to work correctly, you must have the stanza in the voyager.ini file be correct. Ours looks like the following. Your stanza will look similar aside from the IP. Note that the…
Add a Voyager Location Cheat Sheet (Steps)
DescriptionThe steps for adding a new Voyager Location. Find this document in the Attachments section of this entry. Author: Laura Guy Additional author(s): Institution: Colorado School of Mines Year: 2013 License: BSD style Short description: I don't add a new Voyager location very often. When I do, I use this document to help make sure I cover all the…
Place Holds in Voyager - Manage in ILLiad
DescriptionThis enhancement will allow patrons to place holds for either journals or books from the action box on the record display page. Once the request is made however, it is routed into the ILLiad Interlibrary Loan system. Effective June 2014 and upon Molloy's upgrade to Voyager 9, unfortunately I will not be able to illustrate…
Analyzer Report XML: Duplicate Titles with Call Numbers and Location
Description Report that can show overlap with both ebooks (so long as they are in a unique location)and physical items that are duplicates in one or more locations. Author: Judy Brink-Drescher Institution: Molloy College Year: 2012 Comments Analyzer code courtesy of Lesli Moore; creator of query was Laurence Amoureux based on a query written by Kathy Salika. This…