Administrative/Business
How to Join the Montana Shared Catalog
How to Join Please open a help desk ticket with your questions, to request a cost estimate, and to learn what benefits and obligations come with being a Montana Shared Catalog member. Eligibility Publicly funded or not-for-profit libraries including ...
Montana Shared Catalog - Frequently Asked Questions
About This article covers frequently asked questions (FAQs) and answers when it comes to the Montana Shared Catalog (MSC). What is the Montana Shared Catalog (MSC)? View a quick overview of the Montana Shared Catalog consortium on the State Library's ...
Partners Sharing Group - Policies and Procedures
Partners Policies and Procedures - About For general information about Partners, including how to join, visit the Partners Resource Sharing Group page. These elements are essential for every Partner member’s success: Membership requires a commitment ...
Withdrawing from the MSC
As communities grow and change, it may be that the Montana Shared Catalog no longer meets your users’ resource sharing needs. In the event that this happens, below are important deadlines and information. If you have any questions, please open a ...
Meeting Minutes and Recordings
Members Council Meetings The MSC Members Council meets twice a year: in the spring and fall. Generally, the spring meeting is in-person while the fall meeting is online. Below are copies of all meeting minutes for the last two years. Links to meeting ...
BridgerNet / Gallatin County Resource Sharing Group
About BridgerNet All libraries in the Montana Shared Catalog consortium share the Symphony integrated library system (ILS), as well as access to system support and training. The Gallatin County libraries, sometimes also called BridgerNet Sharing ...
4-Rivers Resource Sharing Group
About 4-Rivers While all libraries in the Montana Shared Catalog consortium share the Symphony integrated library system (ILS), as well as access to system support and training, the 4-Rivers Resource Sharing Group ("4-Rivers" for short) libraries ...
Partners Resource Sharing Group
About the Partners Resource Sharing Group The Partners Resource Sharing Group (Partners) is the largest library sharing group in Montana. While all libraries in the Montana Shared Catalog (MSC) consortium share the Symphony integrated library system ...
Members Council Bylaws
Article I: The Montana Shared Catalog Organization Montana Shared Catalog (MSC) is a cooperative library consortium, which includes academic, public, school, and special library members in Montana working in partnership with the Montana State ...
MSC GovDelivery Newsletter Archive
Please subscribe to our GovDelivery Topic to avoid missing important information. Subscribe here! April 4/17/2024: Reminder: Montana Shared Catalog Member Meeting Today 4/10/2024: Montana Shared Catalog Updates - 4/10/2024 - Help Desk and Ticket ...
School Libraries - New School Year
About This article is meant to orient new and returning school librarians at the beginning of the school year. Support If your library is part of the Montana Shared Catalog (MSC) there are many resources available to assist you in your daily work. ...
MSC Resource Sharing Groups
What Does it Mean to Be in an MSC Resource Sharing Group? While all libraries in the Montana Shared Catalog (MSC) consortium share the Symphony integrated library system (ILS), as well as access to system support and training, the MSC's resource ...
Content Management Committee (CMC)
About This article is to inform MSC members about the Content Management Committee (CMC). Duties The CMC is a standing committee of the MSC. The primary functions of the CMC are to promote consistent bibliographic records, cataloging, and circulation ...
Closure and Reopening Services
About In the event that your library has an extended closure planned (e.g. construction) or needs to close unexpectedly, there are a number of ways the MSC can help. Please open a ticket to request any of these services. Services Circulation/Patron ...
MSC Cost Share Formula
The Montana Shared Catalog cost share formula distributes costs to participating libraries according to these percentages: Based on title (30%), circulation (10%) and patron (30%) counts that come directly from the system. The remaining 30% is ...
New Staff Landing Page
About This article is meant to orient new (or not-so-new) library staff to MSC training resources for WorkFlows, the online catalog, statistical reporting, and more. To practice the WorkFlows tasks covered in the articles below (configuration, ...
Directors Landing Page
About This article is meant to orient library directors to MSC resources. Overview of the Montana Shared Catalog View a quick overview of the Montana Shared Catalog consortium on the State Library's YouTube page. Read through Montana Shared Catalog - ...
MSC Cataloging Standards Compliance Intervention Policy
Adopted by the Membership: 10/4/2018 Introduction This document is intended to be used when restoring member library compliance with record standards and attachment rules. Where section 15 of the MSC Member's Contract stipulates that members must ...
WorkFlows - Ordering Barcodes
About This article covers barcode formatting for MSC libraries and provides a non-exhaustive list of vendors. Barcode Format The MSC uses Codabar barcodes. They're 14-digit numeric barcodes using Check Digit Calculation Option Mod 10. The digits ...