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Welcome to the Polaris News newsletter! This issue we have the latest on Polaris 7.6, info about security certificates, and upcoming webinars and classes.

 

 

 

 

 

Polaris 7.6 is available now! Highlights include: 

  • Bulk Waive Fines – Administrators are now able to define bulk waive criteria and schedule patron charges to be waived overnight.
  • Advanced MARC Editor – The Leap MARC editor now offers in-line editing and more hotkeys for editing MARC records.
  • Item Templates – Supports managing Item templates in Leap.
  • Acquisitions Workslips and Vouchers – Allows staff to print purchase orders, line item workslips, and invoice vouchers in Leap.
  • Serials - Leap now includes serial claim actions, the claim alert list, and improvements to publication pattern prediction for Southern Hemisphere titles.
  • Vendor integrations - Polaris 7.6 includes support for SFTP transmission of EDI files  and exported notices, and improvements to the notices export process.

See more here: Polaris 7.6 updates the Leap MARC editor, improved vendor cooperation

Come to the Polaris 7.6 webinar for the full story! 
The webinar is on Thursday, June 6 at 1pm ET | 12pm CT | 11am MT | 10am PT
Click here to register now!

 

 

 

Important news for hosted libraries

 

 

 

Hosted library updates

If Innovative hosts your Polaris or Vega system, do not renew your SSL certificates this year! Going forward, they will be provided by us!

Your IT team will need to make a one-time change to your DNS setup, which we will guide you through, and we’ll take care of your SSL renewal each year. We hope this will be a welcome change—reducing your library expenses and staff administrative time.

If you have an upcoming certificate renewal deadline or any questions, please open a ticket with our support team.

Software-only libraries: Please continue to purchase SSL certificates and submit them to us using our documented processes on Supportal (login required) – no changes.

 

 

 

 

 

Innovative has partnered with LibraryIQ to provide analytics through the Vega Library Experience (LX) platform. LibraryIQ is an analytics and reporting solution that uses real-time data to provide insights about collection management, service development, patron engagement, and strategic planning.

With a web-based platform, LibraryIQ's insights empower staff to make data-driven decisions that ensure budget optimization while understanding and meeting user needs, tailoring collections and resources to their local community using a powerful combination of data related to patron engagement, demographics, collections, metrics, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) information.

LibraryIQ will discuss their solution and provide a demo on our upcoming webinar:  Register for the May 21 webinar here.

 

 

 

New ProQuest content subscriptions can now be added to your Polaris agreement

 

 

 

If you are interested in purchasing new content subscriptions for your library, you can add them to your library software agreementProQuest, Part of Clarivate™, content available for purchase includes but is not limited to:

ProQuest Historical Newspapers™ - With nearly 200 historical titles, ProQuest Historical Newspapers™ includes the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in easily downloadable PDF format. Learn more about ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

O’Reilly for Public Libraries - The O’Reilly for Public Libraries subscription includes more than 50,600 books, 2,800+ audiobooks, 30,000 hours of video, expert playlists, and on-demand courses in areas such as information technology and software; business; digital media; professional and personal development; and desktop and web applications. Learn more about O’Reilly for Public Libraries.

HeritageQuest Online® - Powered by Ancestry®, this collection includes core data sets from the U.S. census collection, U.S. city and county directories, state and county military records, and so much more. Learn more about HeritageQuest Online. 

Fold3 Library Edition - Fold3 Library Edition by Ancestry provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. Learn more about Fold3 Library Edition.

Newspapers.com Library Edition - Newspapers.com Library Edition is an extensive database that provides online access to 4,000+ historical newspapers dating from the early 1700s into the 2000s. Libraries can subscribe to the entire database (world collection), multi-state collections, or state-level collections. Learn more about Newspapers.com Library Edition.

Libraries already subscribed to ProQuest content can continue to renew through their standard process or talk with an Account Manager if they have additional questions. 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes are being made to the technology that underpins INN-Reach, and Innovative is planning on completing the upgrade of all INN-Reach systems by the end of June 2024. This timing coincides with the end of support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

 

 

 

Upgrade your skills with Innovative training

 

 

 

Get to the next level

Managing Polaris Serials

June 4  1pm – 4pm ET | 12pm – 3pm CT | 11am – 2pm MT | 10am - 1pm PT

This 1-day workshop is designed for the Serials Supervisor Technical Services Supervisor who has responsibility for managing workflow and print serials processing within the Polaris environment.

See more training here: https://bookwhen.com/innovative?tags=polaris

 

 

 

 

 

 

What's New in Polaris 7.6

June 6 @ 1pm ET | 12pm CT | 10am PT

Learn about what's new in Polaris 7.6

Register here

 

 

 

 

Expand Your Library Analytics with LibraryIQ

May 21 @ 2pm ET | 1pm CT | 11am PT
Learn about the LibraryIQ Analytics platform

Register here

 

 

 

 

Leap weeding workflow deep dive

On Demand

Learn the three major elements of the new weeding workflow in Leap

Register here

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look into the future!

 

Innovative's Product Status Board gives you insight into what's coming for Polaris and other products, and you can even leave comments for our Product team!
Click here to see what's coming in Polaris!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Resources

 

 

 

Recent News

Celebrating 10 Years of Polaris Leap
This Leap year, we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of Polaris Leap, first launched in 2014.

That's a Wrap: Highlights from the IUG 2024 Conference

See our wrap-up showing highlights from the 2024 Innovative User's Group conference in Detroit.

Innovative users explore patron "Wrapped" summaries and appless checkouts in 2024 IUG Hackathon
The IUG Hackathon, sponsored by Innovative, was part of the pre-conference activities at the IUG 2024 annual conference. Participants delivered many exciting integrations in just 24 hours.

Rochester Hills Public Library uses Vega Promote to modernize patron communication
The Michigan library is using Vega Promote to send image-rich, engaging emails about library collections and happenings to their community.

Details about Polaris 7.6 and more

See the Polaris Training and Learning Center for release notes and more details about Polaris: https://innovative.libguides.com/polaris

 

 

 

 

 

 

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