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Push Notifications in Aspen LiDA

Patrons with the SWAN Libraries + app can opt in to receive push notifications from your library. Push notifications are currently available for saved searches and custom messages from your library. Holds notifications are not yet available. Library staff with OPAC Administrator permissions can add push notifications.

Add a new push notification

  1. Go to Aspen Administration > Aspen LiDA > LiDA Notifications.
  2. Select Add New.
  3. Add a Title - this will appear at the top of your push notification.
  4. Enter the body of the Message. You can optionally use emojis, but you cannot use any HTML including links.
    1. Follow the character limits listed.
  5. Enter the time for Sends On.
    1. This sets the date and time the notice should start appearing in patron notifications.
    2. Note: Aspen will look for notifications to send every 15 minutes. This means it could take several minutes to start receiving notifications on devices.
  6. Enter the time for Expires On.
    1. Set the length of time for the notice to disappear from the patron's notifications.
    2. The default is 7 days.
  7. Set On tap, send user to where you want to send the user, either a screen in LiDA or a link to a website.
    1. If you set An external website, you will need to enter the External URL.
    2. If you set Aspen LiDA Screen, you will select the screen in LiDA .
  8. Select your Library (you can ignore Locations).
  9. You can optionally select Patron Types to receive notifications.
    1. Please only send notifications to your patrons if you select patron types.
  10. Select Save Changes

Resend a notification

If you need to resend a notice, you can uncheck Notification sent at the bottom of the screen.

Note: Aspen will look for notifications to send every 15 minutes. This means it could take several minutes to start receiving notifications on devices.

Notifications report

You can view a report of notifications sent under Aspen LiDA > Notifications Report . This will include patrons from all libraries.