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Getting Started with Millennium Cataloging

Starting with basics | Opening | Checking settings | Prepare item record templates | Searching for biblio records | Attaching holdings | View a record in public catalog | Deleting records | Importing records | Adding original record | Creating new biblio record | Miscellaneous

Starting with the Basics

Minerva is a consortium of more than 85 Maine libraries, including public, academic, school, and special libraries. All of the members use the computer program Millennium to provide patrons with services including circulation, interlibrary loan; serial control and cataloging. While all these options may be accessed through circulation, catalogers should go directly to the cataloging module.

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Opening Millennium Cataloging

Opening the cataloging module is similar to beginning a circulation session. Click on the Millennium icon on the desk top and a box will appear with a prompt for Username and Password. Authorizations are password sensitive. For example only a few catalogers have special permission to move other libraries' item records.

  1. Each library is assigned a three letter code to use as the first part of the username. For example Baxter Memorial Library uses “bml.” The Username for cataloging is this same three letter code plus “cat.” Baxter Memorial Library's username for cataloging is “bmlcat.” For many libraries the Password is the same as the one used for circulation and serials.
    Enter login with username and password
  2. When Millennium cataloging opens, a prompt appears for the cataloger’s unique cataloging Initials and Password. Contact Information Support at the Maine State Library if you need authorization to access the cataloging module.

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Checking Millennium settings

The program will automatically open in Cataloging. All the settings must be correct before you begin to work. Most changes only need to be made once and are linked to the users’ password rather than the computer being used. At the top left of the screen you will see edit functions.

Edit functions

Setting the window display

  1. Go to Admin and select then Settings from the drop down menu.
  2. Click on the Window tab. The Multi window mode should be selected.
    Settings
  3. It is important to save the settings as indicated at the bottom of the screen and click on OK. The window will close.

Selecting correct prompts

  1. Go to ADMIN and Setting. The window will open to New Record Templates; be sure the setting is “Always prompt for template” as shown in the example below. This will insure that a prompt to complete an item record will display automatically.
    New record templates
  2. Save the settings as indicated at the bottom of the screen and the window will close.

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Next: Preparing item record templates