CCS News NOVEMBER 16, 2007
FROM THE COMPUTER ROOM:
Workflows Test Server – the patch cluster 5D is now installed on the test server.
Email Overdues – we have put two libraries up using email overdues. Are you next?? If so open a WonderDesk Incident. We will send you the form and we will have you operational on this service soon thereafter.
Thanksgiving Hours – Most libraries are closing early on Wednesday, 11/21 but Evanston, Round Lake and Des Plaines will be open normal hours.
The Computer Room will also be staffed the evening of Wednesday 11/21 until the libraries close. The Computer Room will be closed Thanksgiving Day. That means the output customarily transferred in the van will be delayed until the delivery on Monday. Naturally you can get all reports on the Web. We are open for support during our normal hours the Friday after Thanksgiving.
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that in addition to the Circulation, Cataloging, and Serials classes that will be presented by a Sirsi trainer in association with our migration to the Java client, we’ve also arranged for an Acquisitions training session? The two-day training will be held in conjunction with the other sessions during the last week of January and first week of February, 2008. (Specific dates for all classes will be announced soon.)
Although the earlier, C client-based Acquisitions module was flawed and isn’t being used much by CCS libraries, the new Java-based version is very popular with current users. Because their experience has been so positive, I strongly encourage libraries who are able to participate in Phase I of Java training & implementation to enroll a representative in the Jan/Feb Acquisitions training session (I’ve reserved spaces in the class for all libraries that expressed an interest in the Acquisitions Usage survey I sent out in July, but there are several seats still available). This training will provide a good opportunity for libraries to learn how well Acquisitions works in Java and find out about the potential advantages of using it in the future. There will be participants in the class from CCS libraries that are successfully using Acquisitions now and you’ll discover that they’ve done a lot of the preliminary work needed to implement this module at your library. For example, they’ve already created patterns for well-designed Order ID codes, Fund codes, and Holding codes; have written procedures and cheat-sheets; and have worked out alternative ways of structuring the daily work flow so it will accommodate local needs. Please contact me by phone or email if you want to participate in the upcoming Acquisitions training. Ken Victorson
There will be no CCS News next week due to holiday absences. Happy Thanksgiving to all; we at CCS are thankful for all the good people we serve and the support we get.
CCS MEETINGS THE NEXT TWO WEEKS:
Wed., 11/21, 9:30, CCS: SCRAP
Wed., 11/28, 9:30, CCS: Acquisitions
Technical Group
Wed., 11/28, 10:00, NSLS: Governing Board
