www.booksys.com 1

What’s New in V10.6?

This abbreviated Atriuum update cycle included several new features specifically based on customer requests.

Administration FeaturesA Remember Branch check box has been added to the Log On form for the librarian side of Atriuum (Centralized versions of Atriuum only). This option will remember the selected Branch so you can set it and forget it.

Generic Dust Jacket Images [Administration | OPAC | Searching | Assign Media Icons: Edit Images (button) or Administration | Catalog | Media Icons: Edit Images (button)] display in the OPAC of Atriuum behind the title as another way to identify the material type. They replace the colored (red, blue, purple, green, etc.) book images when there isn’t a Dust Jacket Image from an OPAC Snapshot subscription. With this release, therehave been new ones added for Audio Device, Braille, Equipment2, and Games.

If you need to automatically mark items lost after a prolonged overdue period, use this setting (Administration | Circulation | Circulation Settings: Automatically Mark Overdue Items Lost After X Days). The field is delivered empty, meaning the feature is disabled by default.

If overdue items aren’t being returned despite email notifications, enable this option (Administration | Patrons | Patron Settings: Perpetually Send Overdue Emails). This setting is linked to the one above it, Resend Overdue Warning To Patron In X Days. When enabled, the perpetual setting will continuously send the email every X days as specified until the item is returned.

What’s New in V10.6?

(800) 219-65712

Circulation FeaturesMaterial Type has been added to the flyouts of items added to the queue and as a new column on theCirculation Desk.

The Material Type has also been added to the circulation receipts for the Circulation Desk and the Circulation Menu.

The Circulation Menu and Circulation Desk check in forms now have a Waive Overdue Fines option to handle fine amnesty days. Any overdue items checked in while this flag is set will automatically waive the fine. Assessed and waived fines are recorded in statistics and history. (Appropriate Worker Permission required)

www.booksys.com 3

What’s New in V10.6?

A Create Reserve For This Item (button) has been added to the List Of Reserves form on Review Item. Now you can look up an item and then reserve it on the spot for a patron.

Catalog FeaturesAnother option has been added to the Mark Items Lost/Found form on the Catalog Menu that allows the exemption of fines (both overdue and replacement cost). This option also exists when marking items lost using the Circulation Desk.

What’s New in V10.6?

(800) 219-65714

Patron Features The latest addition to the Patrons Menu is the ability to merge two patron records (Patrons | Consolidate Patrons). If you suspect duplication, simply search for two records, compare, and consolidate. All circulation, fines, and history move from one record to the other.

A link to Fullfill Reserve With Alternate Item has been added to the List Of Reserves form. This featureallows a reservation to be fulfilled with another item. For example, a paperback or large print could beused in place of the hardback holding originally requested.

When reviewing a patron’s record, a similar button has been added to the Reserve Details form, locatedon the Patron Information screen.

www.booksys.com 5

What’s New in V10.6?

Report FeaturesA new report has been added to the Standard Reports form (Reports | Other Reports | Title Usage). This report tabulates the amount of times a bibliographic record (including all holdings) has been circulated.

Previously saved Manually Added Statistics can now be edited and deleted (Reports | Statistical Reports | Manual Statistics Reports). The Raw Data For Editing form provides access to supplemental reports. A data element or date range can be modified or removed by clicking View in the Action column to open an editable field in any report. On the Manual Stats Data form click Edit in the Action column.

What’s New in V10.6?

(800) 219-65716

OPAC FeaturesUsers of both Atriuum and Booktracks can now allow students logged on to My Items in OPAC to see what textbooks/assets they have checked out along with currently checked out library materials.

This feature requires Common Login to be set up between the two programs (Server settings, contact Book Systems’ Techincal Support for assistance) and for the students’ patron records to share the same patron link identifier/student link. Once those pieces are in place, enable the setting (Administration | OPAC | Add Ons: Booktracks Circulation In My Items).

www.booksys.com 7

What’s New in V10.5?

Administration FeaturesPatron Pictures can now be displayed in Check In results, allowing the librarian using the Circulation Menu or Circulation Desk, or the patron using Self Check In, to verify the correct person returned the circulated item. This feature is disabled by default and can be enabled under Administration | Circulation | Circulation Settings: Show Patron Picture On Check In.

Note: The Administration | Library | Library Settings: Display Links Instead Of Pictures option must be set to “No” to see pictures.

Atriuum’s Custom Sounds feature has been expanded to allow different circulation sounds based on Item Circulation Class; for instance, DVDs, ILL items, or anything that might require separate attention could have a different successfully checked out or failure sound to draw attention. These sounds play in regular Circulation or Self Check Stations, allowing a librarian or patrons to know if special items (such as items designated in a library scavenger hunt) were checked out. The sounds per Item Circulation Type are edited in the same location as other sounds, Administration | Library | Custom Sounds. In the absence of custom sounds for an item circulation class, the default sounds will play.

What’s New in V10.5?

(800) 219-65718

A new setting, Search Both 10- And 13-Digit ISBNs, has been added to the Quick Cataloging (Z39.50) Settings form found in the Administration | Catalog submenu. It is enabled by default. If disabled, some servers may only return a MARC record with the same number of digits as the scanned ISBN.

New documents have been added to the Downloads form found in the Administration | Library submenu: Atriuum Inventory Resource Guide (new app), Apex Handbook (new licensed product), and Acquisitions Handbook (licensed module).

Media Icons & Generic Dust Jacket Images (Administration | OPAC | Searching | Assign Media Icons) More Media Icons have been added so that patrons can easily recognize the assigned Material Type. Additionally, per customer request, we have created some Media Icons to identify Material Types based on Genres.

www.booksys.com 9

What’s New in V10.5?Generic Dust Jacket Images display in the OPAC behind the title as another way to identify the type of material. They replace the colored (red, blue, purple, green, etc.) book images when there isn’t a Dust Jacket Image from an OPAC Snapshot subscription. New ones have been added for Seed Library, Web Resources, Magazines, PDFs, and Photos.

Librarian DesktopThe new Projected Due Date widget displays the date items will be due for the default Item Circulation Class when checked out by patrons in your default Patron Circulation Class. Enable this widget using the Configuration Panel (if you have the correct worker permissions) located under the Atriuum logo (hover).

OPACItem Report Classes can be grouped together to filter OPAC searches. Groups can be defined under Administration | Catalog | Report Class Grouping (User Defined Field). Here you define your groups, like Non-Fiction, to combine Item Report Classes in Call Number ranges (000-099, 100-199, etc.). Once created, OPAC Search Results can be limited by these groups, such as Non-Fiction or Fiction, similar to Age Group or Material Type limiting. This limiting is disabled by default but can be enabled under Administration | OPAC | Searching: Show Filter Option For Report Class Grouping.

What’s New in V10.5?

(800) 219-657110

Custom Item Statuses can now be hidden in OPAC. From Administration | Circulation | Custom Item Status, there is a column called Exclude From OPAC. Editing the Custom Item Status will allow you to change the designation. Any items with this status will not be shown in OPAC when enabled.

If you chose to allow patrons to register for a library card online via OPAC they can. The request will be e-mailed to the librarian and recorded in the database as a request. Requests can be reviewed and rejected or accepted (which transfers the data to a new patron record). The feature is disabled by default. To enable go to Administration | OPAC | Settings: Allow Patrons To Register For Library Card Online. Click Edit Settings to open the OPAC Administration: Online Registration Setting form. From here you can enable the setting, decide on mandatory registration form fields, create terms and conditions, and more.

Atriuum now provides a group of Custom Header Images from several of our OPAC themes. You may choose a delivered stock image from the drop-down list or upload one of your own images. This list is accessible from Administration | OPAC | Themes And Layouts: Custom Header Image.

www.booksys.com 11

What’s New in V10.5?

My Items now displays digital content that the patron has checked out or reserved in Axis 360, OneClickdigital, and OverDrive. The patron and library would require an active account in the eResource service. All related settings are disabled by default under Administration | OPAC | Add Ons. Once configured, a patrons’ digital resources that are checked out/reserved display (including links to those resources) along with their regular library materials.

Circulation FeaturesA new button has been added to the Pay Fines/Fees form to waive all of a patron’s current fines. At the top of the form, where the Total Amount Due is listed with the Pay Exactly button, the Waive Exactly (button) was added which will excuse all the fines/fees. A history action is recorded for waived fines/fees.

What’s New in V10.5?

(800) 219-657112

Two new settings have been added to the Circulation Settings form specifically for Custom Item Status:

1. Automatically Remove Custom Item Status On Check In clears the specific status from an item when it is returned. The new setting is disabled by default.

2. Assign Custom Item Status To Items Checked In At Another Branch (Centralized Atriuum Databases only) applies a specific status to an item record so the librarian knows not to keep this item. This setting requires saved Custom Item Statuses.

Catalog FeaturesWhen adding new holdings, the Barcode field has been repositioned above the Number of Identical Copies to Add field on the Holding Record form.

Patron FeaturesCall Number now displays in List Of Reserves on the Patron Information form and on the Reserve Details form.

www.booksys.com 13

What’s New in V10.5?

New warnings and alerts have been added for expiring library cards on the Patron Information form. The expiration date now displays in color, whether it is current (black text), will expire soon (orange text), or is already expired (red text), along with an explanation.

A new field has been added to the Add/ Edit Patron form, called Secondary E-Mail Address (User Defined Field). This secondary e-mail address is used to e-mail another person related to the patron (such as a parent). When e-mailing Form Letters, options are provided to use the main e-mail address, use the secondary e-mail address if populated, or use the secondary e-mail address only.

The Patron Lookup Results form now displays an address and branch (Centralized only) to make it easier to select the correct patron record, for instance, distinguishing between patrons with the same name. Addresses only display if the worker has the following Worker Permission enabled: View Patron Personal Information. Centralized Version Distributed Version

What’s New in V10.5?

(800) 219-657114

Any Form Letter including a list of patron’s fines now also includes fines for any other patrons the recipient isResponsible For (based on their Patron Records and Patron Settings).

Report FeaturesThere are several new statistical reports that have been added to Atriuum. Two are specific to Report Class Grouping: Circulation By Report Class Grouping and Items Added And Deleted By Report Class Grouping.

Four others are specific to Age Group and Material Type: Circulation By Age Group, Circulation By Material Type, Items Added And Deleted By Age Group, Items Added And Deleted By Material Type. These reports are accessible from Reports | Statistical Reports.