Setting Up Mobile PAC Library Information

The Mobile PAC home page displays a link for library hours and contact information. When the connection organization is a library or branch, the link opens information about the current connection organization. When the connection organization is the system, the link opens a page where the user selects a library or branch to see that organization’s information.

The specific hours are set in the Patron Services parameter Hours of operation for the connection organization. The address and telephone number are taken from the organization record.

Note:
The system-level PAC profile Suppress branches controls whether a branch is listed in the drop list of organizations. If you choose to suppress a branch, it is also suppressed from display on the Preferences page. See Enable Mobile PAC branch switching and set branch display order.

You can choose to display a message in addition to, or instead of, the formatted hours table. You can also choose to display a link to the library’s Web site along with the address and telephone number.

To specify the information that should appear on the Library Hours & Contact page:

  1. In the Administration Explorer tree view, open the Profiles folder for the organization, and select the PAC tab in the details view.
  2. To display the organization’s hours formatted in a table, set the profile Hours of operation: Display to Yes.

Note:
This setting also applies to Polaris PowerPAC.

Important:
The hours listed in the table on the Hours & Contact page are controlled by the settings in the Patron Services parameter Hours of operation. Even if you do not want to display the table on the Hours & Contact page, you must set up the organization’s schedule in the Patron Services parameter Hours of operation, because these settings also affect due dates and other circulation processes.

Tip:
The Hours of operation message option below is useful for organizations with split hours or other conditions that the usual Hours of Operation table does not accommodate.

  1. To specify a message to display on the Hours & Contact page, follow these steps:
    1. Double-click the Hours of operation message profile.

Note:
This setting also applies to Polaris PowerPAC.

The Language Strings dialog box opens.

  1. Select a language from the list of those licensed for Polaris PowerPAC.
  2. Double-click the message field in the Display text column and type the message (up to 500 characters).

Note:
You can insert diacritic characters in your message. Click Diacritics. In the Character Picker dialog box, select a graphic character set. Then select the character, and click Insert.

  1. Click OK.
  1. To include a link to the library’s Web site along with the address and telephone number, follow these steps:
    1. Open the Profiles folder for the organization, and select the Mobile PAC tab in the details view.
    2. Double-click Navigation: Web site URL and type the complete URL, beginning with http:// 
  1. Select File > Save.

Related Information

You can also use the PAC profile Multiple language strings to specify the Hours of Operation message. This method may be more convenient if you have multiple PAC messages to customize. For more information, see Editing Messages and Labels.