Oak Harbor Library Blog

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Hold Your Holds-Polaris is Coming

A new online library catalog that offers personalized library experience is almost here! Starting in early April, you will be able to find library materials faster and more efficiently, personalize your account with request lists and reading history, have more control over your incoming requests and share reviews using integrated social media tools.
This much needed update replaces a system that is more than 20 years old, and the transition is a huge endeavor. At Sno-Isle Libraries it involves the transfer of 1.3 million book and other item records from one system to another, plus the accounts of nearly 500,000 cardholders.
For the next two weeks you won't be able to place new requests, and none of your previously placed holds will come in. Don't worry, your requests are safe and will be successfully transferred to the new system. In the meantime, you can still search the catalog, access library resources online, and check out and return books, movies and music. We're saving some great stuff for you at the library! Find out more at www.sno-isle.org/explore/polarisinfo
Serendipity reigns again - Mary

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is very exciting!

Anonymous said...

So needed - and so wanted! yay

Oak Harbor Library said...

Now accepting requests - it's live!

Ted said...

When will we be able to start requesting holds on books?

Ted said...
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Oak Harbor Library said...

You can start requesting holds anytime!