Additional new features released for Vega LX modules
If your library staff are regularly updating their Vega™ Discover Showcases, then they’ll love our new features in Vega™ Promote and LX Starter to make sure the most up-to-date resources and cover art are included in every email. Recent releases for Vega Promote and LX Starter, based on library feedback, deliver key updates that simplify workflows for including Discover Showcases in emails and managing patron records.
New features include:
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‘Set It and Forget It’ Showcases in Emails
Your emails now automatically feature the latest Discover Showcase updates, ensuring fresh content for both marketing and notice emails, so your staff can focus on connecting with the community instead of time-consuming administrative tasks. Before sending, the system checks for the latest Showcase and updates it if needed, bringing in fresh titles. Plus, we have a proofing method in place that ensures there are no empty showcases in emails. These features are available in our LX Admin interface for library staff, used by both Vega Promote and LX Starter customers.
“When adding Showcases from saved searches, you can truly set it and forget it – your emails will always deliver the latest Showcase content automatically. Any update to a Showcase will also sync before each email send, so there’s no need to revisit it,” says Taylor Fisher, Senior Product Manager.
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Additional Language Templates for All Notice Types
Now libraries can have up to five templates (including the default template) per notice type in LX Starter. This allows you to better serve multilingual communities by offering library email notices in more languages.
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Deleting Patron Records – Sierra Phase 1
For libraries using Sierra 6.2, Super Admins and Admins now have an additional option for managing patron records within LX Admin. The admin roles in LX Admin can now delete patron records from the interface. The system verifies with Sierra before deleting a patron record, and if the deletion is approved, records are removed from both the ILS and LX Admin. If the ILS blocks patron deletion, the patron record remains in both systems. Deletions made in the ILS also sync with LX Admin for seamless updates. As we build an interconnected ecosystem for library management and community engagement, this two-way functionality enables libraries to see all of their contacts and make decisions from either interface. Libraries on Polaris will receive this functionality in a future release for the Vega Library Experience modules.
Do you want to know about how LX Starter helped The New York Public Library connect more easily with their patrons by sending customized notices? Read more about it here.
Rochester Hills Public Library uses Vega Promote to modernize patron communication and foster a seamless experience for their patrons across catalog, email, and SMS. Read more about their launch of Vega Promote on our website or download their full library story here.
Our Vega LX modules are new and improved every two weeks. If you’d like to stay up to date on what’s new in Vega, sign up for our release notes. Users with access to the Support website can sign up for the release notes and help register colleagues as well. You can also view all release notes for Vega Promote and LX Starter when logged in to the Innovative Knowledge Portal.
Do you want to keep your patrons informed with relevant emails? To find out more about Vega Promote or any solution in the Vega LX engagement suite, contact us today. To learn more about LX Starter* and how it can help you build stronger connections within the community, check out this fact sheet.
* LX Starter is included in the subscription costs for the Sierra and Polaris integrated library systems.