Kiosk and Collection Sites

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Custom Catalog Sites

There are two types of Discover catalog sub-sites that can belong to each library. They can be managed by one or more staff members designated as site admins. These are versions of the catalog that connect to the same collections in Sierra as the main site, but their appearance and certain user experience elements can be customized. These include how location information is displayed and the option to have a children’s catalog.

Training for managing showcases, homepages, and custom catalog sites can be requested by sending an email to techsupport@midhudson.org.

discover.midhudsonlibraries.org is the main consortium site. It is location-neutral when no user is logged in and customized to the user’s home library preference when they are logged in. It is managed by Mid-Hudson Library System staff.

Collection sites allow the catalog to be customized to a particular library (or group of libraries, such as a branch system) without the patron needing to be logged in.

Kiosk sites are designed for in-library use, prioritizing giving patrons information about the items that are available to them physically then and there without needing to be logged in. You can configure kiosk sites for each branch if your library has multiple branches.

Each site has its own base URL. When a patron logs into a site such as a kiosk, they will only be logged in to that site – the session does not automatically carry over to other sites, such as the main site. The base URLs distinguish each site from each other. The URL formats for collection and kiosk sites will be something like [yourlibrary]-discover.midhudsonlibraries.org/. To find yours, check this link or email techsupport@midhudson.org.

Continue reading to understand what makes them different from the main site, different from each other, and how staff management works.

Both Types of Sub-Site

  • Show the preferred library/libraries on the title card in the search results (if they own any copies) with red/green indicating availability. All other libraries that are not preferred but are in the consortium can be found in the View All Libraries link.
  • Can be limited to search and display only the preferred library’s materials (no View All Libraries). 
  • Can have their own homepage, header, and footer configurations. 
  • Can set an inactivity timeout period.
  • Can choose to inherit from the global settings:
    • experience settings (under interface configurations).
    • display settings.

Collection Sites

  • Allows selection of one or more preferred libraries. 
  • Collection Sites can receive and display eContent and OAI materials inherited from the main site OR can configure their own separate eContent configurations to load and/or circulate materials specifically to their library users – like direct Hoopla and OverDrive borrowing integration.
  • Should be used by libraries that want their own branding and promotion of their local library materials.

Kiosk Sites

  • Allows the selection of a single preferred library.
  • In addition to the name of the library and green/red availability indication, call numbers will be displayed on the search results title card.
  • Kiosks can receive and display eContent and OAI materials inherited from the main site but cannot have their own separate eContent configurations.
  • Should be used by a library for in-house library computers. Helps casual users of library computers see what’s available right now in the building with the option to expand their search to the rest of the system.

Staff Roles and Permissions

Most permissions are set per site. Each library has two websites by default – a collection site and a kiosk site. Each site should have at least one staff member chosen as site admin to manage the overall site and its users’ permissions.

Administration site: https://mhud.na.iiivega.com/staff/

Manage users: https://mhud.na.iiivega.com/staff/settings/users-and-roles/user-management/

Site-specific permissions

Site admin

  • Edit:
    • Audience theme (normal/kids)
    • Search results grid display options
    • Header logo image
    • Display name
    • Privacy policy
    • Header links
    • Custom header (please don’t change the custom footer)
    • Content scoping
    • Timeout period
    • eContent connections – e.g., for hoopla
    • Recently returned status
  • Add staff users to their sites
  • See all users in the system

To create a new Site Admin, directors should email techsupport@midhudson.org

Homepage content admin

  • Create, edit, and publish homepage content

Homepage content creator

  • Create and edit drafts of homepage

Homepage content reviewer

  • Only view drafts

Homepage content admins, creators, and reviewers can all manage the homepage from the staff administration site. See more at at Instructions: Homepage Creation and Management.

General permissions

Showcase creator

  • Create and edit drafts of showcases

To add the Showcase Creator permission to a staff account, email techsupport@midhudson.org

To create users, you (site admin) need their:

  1. Username – please match Sierra username!
  2. First name
  3. Last name
  4. Email address

Once a user is created, the new user should:

  1. Go to their email, look for “Update Your Account” from no-reply@iiivega.com.
  2. Click “Update password.”
  3. Enter a password.
  4. Go to: https://mhud.na.iiivega.com/staff/.
  5. Log in with the new username (or email) and password.
  6. If managing showcases: after logging in to the staff site, go to any public catalog site (such as https://discover.midhudsonlibraries.org/), and click Log In. The user will be automatically logged in as staff and have access to lists, saved searches, and showcase management.