Good morning library staff,
As you come into the libraries this morning, please remember to first check in your hold
shelf items, following all prompts from Workflows exactly, and then check in your incoming
delivery items, also following all prompts from Workflows exactly. It is necessary to
follow any instructions from the software in order to complete the reset process started
by SirsiDynix last night. Please refer to
https://support.swanlibraries.net/content/migration-hold-fix-instructions-f… for
additional information including detailed instructions and an FAQ.
SirsiDynix and SWAN will monitor the holds situation throughout the day and SWAN will send
updates as they become available.
Please continue to report data issues to
help@swanlibraries.net<mailto:help@swanlibraries.net>. Be sure to include patron and
item barcodes for issues with checkouts, holds, and other circulation functions, and
control numbers or barcodes for catalog issues. We cannot troubleshoot the issues you
observe without this information.
Data Issues Updates: The updates below reflect current progress on a number of issues
impacting all or most libraries. We are also tracking a number of other isssues including
date numbers for weekly and daily periodicals, replacing unwanted Dewey call numbers with
PERIODICAL and investigating On Order items.
Holds: We are in the middle of a process to resolve hold issues. All items on hold shelves
should be checked in this morning, followed by all delivery items. Please refer to
https://support.swanlibraries.net/content/migration-hold-fix-instructions-f… for details
on the processes you should be following this morning. We will continue to monitor the
situation and send updates as they are available.
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Patron Address Changes: We learned yesterday that during our patron data cleanup, a number
of patrons who reside in cities that share zip codes with neighboring cities had their
addresses incorrectly updated to their neighboring city. We have received a file contain a
list of users potentially affected, which we will review today before SirsiDynix updates
the user records to reflect the correct city. This file requires some manual cleanup
before it can be loaded.
IN PROGRESS: Manual cleanup complete, file transferred to SirsiDynix to update affected
patron records in Workflows. Please note, there is no way to be 100% precise, and some
manual cleanup at the library level may be needed, but this should resolve the issue for
most users.
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Items with autogenerated barcodes: A number of items were loaded into Workflows with
autogenerated barcodes. This produces an "Item Not Found" in catalog error when
scanning barcodes during check in and check outs. The cause of this problem originated
within Millennium when the item was created. In some item records, barcodes were entered
by library staff as a MARC field, which could not be included in the data export. As a
result, the corresponding item records were loaded with autogenerated barcodes.
RESOLVED: Items incorrectly assigned an autogenerated barcode have been reassigned their
proper barcode. Some items including acq titles and legacy ebook records will have
autogenerated barcodes. This is expected. Resolving this issue also corrected some
problems with users missing checkouts or holds on their accounts.
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Items with missing call number pre- or post-stamps: The cause of this problem has been
identified, and a list of affected items has been developed. SWAN has supplied SirsiDynix
with a list of corrections to make. These errors are due to a number of issues, including
call numbers entered as non-MARC, nonstandard call number formats, and data entry problems
from Millennium. IN PROGRESS
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Patron names displaying in wrong order: Users entered into Millennium without punctuation
separating Lastname Firstname are not displaying properly in Workflows.
With Middle Initials: RESOLVED
No Middle Initials: IN PROGRESS: A file has been created with over 4000 effected patrons
that will be corrected. Please note, there is no way to be 100% precise, and some manual
cleanup at the library level may be needed, but this should resolve the issue for most
users.
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Item Types Unknown: These items have been identified and will be remapped to their proper
item types.
IN PROGRESS: Most of these have been resolved. SirsiDynix is finishing cleanup of these
items.
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Patrons with incorrect barcodes: A small number of users had their barcodes changed last
week between April 6 and 10th. They were loaded with their previous barcode. They should
now be updated to reflect the more current barcode. RESOLVED
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Item Status: Items with current locations like Missing, Display, and Repair should be
checked out to a corresponding system use user. RESOLVED