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At the last AAC meeting, we agreed to change the way we ask libraries to place and remove short loan stickers. To help out, OWLS has created a short video (about three minutes) that describes the process. Please take a look!

If you like this format, or would like to comment, please let me know!

Are you interested in learning more about circulation?  OWLS will be holding a new training class on Wednesday, May 21st.  Interested?  Find out more!

We've confirmed with Innovative that while the monthly April circulation statistics are still not correct, Innovative will  be able to rebuild these early in May. 

The daily circulation statistics appear to be correct now, but we won't be able to re-create the missing days.  We'll wait to run our monthly circulation statistics until we've confirmed that the numbers are correct, and we will let you know when the April statistics are correct. 

Previously....
We're currently experiencing problems with the April circulation statistics.  This means that the daily circulation statistics reports, available in Web Management, are not reporting the correct data.  We have opened a call with Innovative about this and will keep you updated.

If you're printing out the OWLSnet Directory, the following pages have changed and should be updated:

*Page 19  Farnsworth Public Library (OCO) - Winter and Summer Hours have been updated

If you're printing out the OWLSnet Directory, the following pages have changed and should be updated:

*Page 16  Marion Public Library - Director information updated

If you're printing out the OWLSnet Directory, the following pages have changed and should be updated:

*Page 2  Appleton Public Library - There are two changes under Contacts

If you're printing out the OWLSnet Directory, the following pages have changed and should be updated:

*Page 22  Shawano City-County Library - Director - TBA.  Sharrie Schweitzer is Interim Director.

The patron registration committee meeting, originally scheduled for Monday, March24th, has been postponed.  The meeting will be re-scheduled, and a new meeting date will be posted soon.

If you're printing out the OWLSnet Directory, the following pages have changed and should be updated:

*Page 24  Suring Area Public Library - address has been updated.

At today's AAC Meeting (Friday, March 14th), we made the following decisions:

• Check for _____ discs labels were approved.  These will be ordered and sent out to all OWLSnet libraries. OWLSnet staff will send out a list of all popup messages (excluding the in-transit ones), indicating which ones are to be deleted based on previous AAC decisions.
  
• New removable short loan stickers are now available.  For some reason, the previous batch was not.  Replacement stickers can be ordered from Patty.
• The 2008 patron purge was completed on Wednesday.  If your library would like a list of these patrons, please let Laura know.
• A revised Receipt for Payment form was approved.  An announcement will be made when these are ready to order.
• AAC agreed with the PC Management Committee's recommendation that we purchase SAM.
• OWLS will delete all lost and paid items that have been lost and paid for at least a year.
  
• Since we'd like ILL items to come back as quickly as possible, we will change the ILL notice schedule to match the video notice schedule.