Configure kiosk sites

You can configure kiosk sites for your library branches and customize your Vega Discover user interface. Kiosks provide availability and call numbers to both guests and patrons for the selected branch location.

Administrators must set up individual libraries in Vega before the libraries can perform customization tasks. For information on customization, see the following topics:

You can set the amount of time that you want to allow individual kiosks to remain idle before the system ends the session. Innovative recommends that you set a timeout period of at least 5–15 minutes for patron kiosks. The default timeout setting is 90 days.

For information on setting session timeouts, see Set the session timeout period.

Patron experience

Let’s say you’re at a branch library, and you use a kiosk. The preferred location for the kiosk is set to the branch location. If you search for an item, Vega displays call numbers for the branch and call numbers for your home library along with their availability. You can also select View More to see call numbers at other branches.

If you use a kiosk at a consortia library and you don’t sign in, the kiosk only displays call numbers and availability for that location.

  1. In the upper-right corner, select Settings Settings icon..
  2. From the Settings menu, select Library defaults.
  3. Select Site Configuration.
  4. Select Add New Site.
  5. On the Add New Site window, in the Site Name box, enter a name for the site.
  6. If your library belongs to a consortium, select Kiosk Site from the Site Type list.

    7. If your library doesn’t belong to a consortium, the list won’t appear.

  7. In the Domain Name box, enter the domain name of the kiosk.

    8. You must use lowercase letters (a–z). You cannot exceed 20 characters.

  8. Select Add New Site.
  1. From the Actions column, select Options The Options icon. for the site you want to edit.
  2. Select Edit.
  3. Select Locations.
  4. Under Select Kiosk Branch Level, confirm that the branch level selected for your library is correct. If you need to change it, select a branch level from the list.
  5. Under Locations, select a location.
  1. In the upper-right corner, select Settings Settings icon..
  2. From the Settings menu, select Library defaults.
  3. Select Site Configuration.
  4. In the Search box, enter either the name of the site you want to find or the first part of the site URL. (This is the value that was entered during the creation of the kiosk site domain name.)
  • Select the column that you want to sort by.
  1. In the upper-right corner, select Settings Settings icon..
  2. From the Settings menu, select Library defaults.
  3. Select Site Configuration.
  4. From the Actions column, select Options The Options icon. for the site you want to edit.
  5. Select Edit.
  6. Make the changes.
  7. Select Save.
  1. In the upper-right corner, select Settings Settings icon..
  2. From the Settings menu, select Library defaults.
  3. Select Site Configuration.
  4. From the Actions column, select Options The Options icon. for the site you want to delete.
  5. Select Remove.

    6. A confirmation window opens.

  6. Select Remove.