{"id":16777,"date":"2025-08-26T21:29:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T03:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cortez-public-library-to-introduce-new-aspencat-catalog-system\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:01:21","slug":"cortez-public-library-to-introduce-new-aspencat-catalog-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cortez-public-library-to-introduce-new-aspencat-catalog-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Cortez Public Library to introduce new AspenCat catalog system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=e114782d-f396-5e5f-ac17-d73b8e19ce5c&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"The library\u2019s new system will streamline patrons\u2019 ability to find books and resources. The system, AspenCat, has already been implemented at the Dolores and Mancos libraries. (Courtesy photo)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">The library\u2019s new system will streamline patrons\u2019 ability to find books and resources. The system, AspenCat, has already been implemented at the Dolores and Mancos libraries. (Courtesy photo)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Scott DW Smith<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Cortez Public Library plans to roll out a new catalog system, AspenCat, on Sept. 24. The modern platform is designed to streamline how patrons search for and request materials.<\/p>\n<p>AspenCat has been implemented by libraries in Mancos and Dolores. Library accounts and Libby accounts for e-books and eAudiobooks will remain unaffected, and patrons will gain access to CloudLibrary, an additional eMaterial platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to bring AspenCat to Cortez,\u201d Library Director Beth Edson said in a news release. \u201cThis change will improve the patron experience and connect our community to an even larger collection of materials, both physical and digital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In September, the library will celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month. Residents are encouraged to obtain a library card to access books, digital resources and opportunities for learning and growth.<\/p>\n<p>Patrons can preview the AspenCat system by visiting the Mancos or Dolores libraries or viewing the system on their online catalogs. For more information, contact Edson at <a href=\"mailto:bedson@cortezco.gov\">bedson@cortezco.gov<\/a> or call (970) 564-4072.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>come into effect in September<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[639,21,28,60,29,360],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-16777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-book","tag-cortez","tag-headlines","tag-montezuma-county","tag-newsletter","tag-technology-general"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16777"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20386,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16777\/revisions\/20386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16777"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=16777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}