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More BASIC Details
Catalog uses the
simple-to-understand concept of the
traditional card catalog but has the
power of instantaneous searching and
immediate access to Title, Author,
Subject and Keyword lookup. Filing
order maintains the traditional
"AACR2" sorting. Media items,
Series Titles and Cross References are
color-highlighted. Detailed
bibliographic information can be
displayed for each item along with its
check-out status and expected return
date. Librarians and patrons alike have
praised the powerful Series
Title and Subtitle
cross-lookup feature. The Catalog can
be password-isolated from the
"librarian" activities.
(Ideal for public usage in the
single-computer library.)
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Item Entry features
include powerful Windows editing. With
the press of a button, you can display
a list of every Author, Subject and
Publisher you have used before. No more
variations in your catalog entries.
Step forwards and backwards through the
data to preview and easily update or
correct an entry. All catalog filing
and keyword selection is automatic.
Powerful import features such as MARC
and ASCII (text) imports are
included. Use MARC to download
cataloging information from the web
(such as US Library of Congress) or
import from vendor-supplied MARC files.
Use the ASCII import to obtain data
from other programs or
databases.BASIC now includes the wildly(!) popular one-click
cataloging:
Enter or scan the ISBN,
click the "qLOC" button.
Within seconds the entire record is
filled in (even the Dewey numbers) from
the Library of Congress online catalog
(over 14 million items.)
Requires Internet access and
a current Support
subscription.
Entering multiple copies of a title is
simplified by using the Recall Item
feature. This is further enhanced by
the use of the Recall Previously Saved
Item.
New Title Check feature can recall
information from complete or partial
Title text.
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Enter as many
Subject Headings as you need. Multiple
Authors, Alternate Titles, Analytics,
Series and Cross References give
your patrons many paths to find what
they need. Many libraries will find the
Donation tracking feature useful. Other
standard bibliographic information is
maintained. User-defined fields such as
Age Code and Profiles can be used to
create specific listings.
"Help" information is
immediately available on-screen using
the [F1] key and context-sensitive
buttons.
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Print Spine &
Pocket (or Circulation) Labels on your
laser or ink jet printer. Print or
reprint in batches from new or existing
items. Uses standard label stock
available from any library supply
store. Define fonts for an
attractive, consistent labeling.
PCCC can reuse partial sheets of
labels.
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Select from two
Card/Pocket label formats:
 New format
includes a Spine Label text
"image" on the left.
Assign user-defined field names.
Configure the Spine Label layout
specifically to your library's
needs.
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Print Catalog
Cards in sets including the Author,
Title, Subject and Shelf cards. The
card sets are printed in filing order.
Uses card stock available from any
library supply store.
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Listings can be
made in any imaginable order: Title,
Author, Subject, Shelf, Accession, Bar
Code, ISBN, Multiple Subject (a very
powerful listing feature), Donor,
Honoree, Author & Subject
Authorities. The Listing can be viewed
on-screen, saved as a file or printed
on the printer. A new
"filtering" feature allows
the librarian to further define the
list by media, dates, Age and Profile
codes, location and other criteria.
Holdings Report gives an immediate
"snapshot" of your
library's value and category
distribution. NEW Shelf List uses Spine
Label order, adapting to any
user-configured Spine Label
formatting.
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Newly Added: A CUSTOM REPORTS feature has been added to provide a completely user-defined report listing. Display only the needed fields; arrange the formatting; edit onscreen. Use the "filter" option to further refine the report results. Print the reports or export them in several useful formats: Text, Excel, TAB-delimited and XML. Unique reports are easy to create and modify.
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The one-day* Inventory
feature is an efficient means to
determine the status of every item in
the collection. While not required, bar
codes and a scanner make this
process even more efficient. Once every
item is "inventoried, " the
Inventory List is printed and
reconciled with the circulation cards.
The resulting list is a precise picture
of the collection showing misshelved
and missing items. (The CIRCULATION
module Inventory feature automatically
reconciles items checked out.)
* It's so efficient we have completed a 10,000 item library Inventory in just one day!
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The Shelf list
adheres to new standards that define
Series as shelved in sequence order
instead of the older alphabetic
standard. Unlike other library systems,
PC Card Catalog adheres to precise
"AACR2" alphabetizing for its
Listings and its Catalogs.
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The HomeWork utility (an
optional program) allows the "Item
Entry" program segment to be
installed on other computers.
Volunteers or staffers using their home
or office computers can now add data by
"merging" their entries with
the "master" collection. A
great way for libraries to switch
quickly to automation.
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Other features
include a built-in Backup procedure,
extensive context-sensitive
HELP, a printed manual, and
support. The
Keyword Catalog can be defined to
automatically use keywords from the
Title, Subjects, Notes, Donations or
any combination of the four.
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BASIC licensing can be obtained
for a single computer or for a limited
(3-user) network. Larger networks are
served with the unlimited
CIRCULATION license. All
versions can be used with the
network-capable PUBLIC ACCESS
program.
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Bookplates can be
printed from Donation information for
an attractive recognition of gifts.
Uses widely available label
stock.
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