ENTERPRISE OVERVIEW AND FAQSPresented by

Jessie Goodwin and Amy Marchwick

How do patrons use our catalogs?

Type of Search

BrowseKeyword

eLibrary vs Enterprise• Main difference? Enterprise’s modern search engine,

offering relevant results for your patrons.

• Book river of eye catching new items.

• Place hold, Text this, Staff View (MARC) buttons placed better, easier to use

• “Find more on these topics” link gone

• Kids’ library gone—working on creating links to juvenile items

The Lingo: Rooms? Widgets?

Home Button

Book River or Carousel

Account Log In

Accordion

“Modal display”=pop-out display when patrons click

on the item

Searching• Modern search engine, more like Amazon--not authority driven,

not Boolean based

• “fuzzy” searching, “auto complete” as patrons type searches

• Advanced search for phrases, formats, include or exclude search terms

• Search targets vs. search limits

Targets

Limits

Faceted Searching

• Patrons limit searches using facets, which work as filters

• Might want to limit how many facets appear as options in the search results screen.

• Facets are only as good as our cataloging records.

Advanced Searching

New Items

Sharing Group Member

My Account

Navigate with tabs

Patron Info

Name

My Account

Select all items and renew

Or select one at a time

Holds options

Holds options

Patron Lists

Making the Switch

• Video on Enterprise FAQs and Facets are available on the Montana State Library’s Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/album/2157082

• Contact the MSC staff using the Support link. Put in a ticket with Help Topic “Enterprise” when you’re ready to switch.

• Watch for a customization form that will allow you to make selections on formatting. As soon as you are able to edit your own Enterprise page we will start training.

Try it out• Go to: http://tinyurl.com/EnterpriseMSC

• Click on your own library’s Enterprise page