CCS News
OCTOBER 31, 2008
FROM THE COMPUTER ROOM:
Help with SIP - The number of PC Reservation systems, Self Check Systems and other components using the SIP2 protocol are increasing all the time. Before signing on the dotted line with a vendor, it is a good idea to schedule a call with the computer room so we can advise on the steps you might need to implement your new SIP device. As a reminder, you might need a new SIP license, and in that case we will ask you for a PO. (Cost is $750.) Once we order the license for you, Sirsi will configure the system. That may take a few weeks. Then your installer can schedule an installation date with you and us. Some configuration needs to occur in your network as well as ours, so if you use a consulting service, be sure they are aware of your project and they have coordinated the schedule with us. Then Voila! you are ready to test on your new SIP device.
SERIES IN THE CCS CATALOG UPDATE:
There are lots of rumors going around (and they all are true) that the 440 series statement has been made obsolete. This proposal, which was approved at the ALA meeting last summer, was implemented by LC last Friday, Oct. 24th. Suffice to say that there is no cause for alarm. There will still be series statements in the CCS catalog, but instead of being coded in either of 2 fields as it is now, only one field will be used (the 830). CCS will implement any changes gradually, because OCLC is still determining how to do their changes on their billions of records and there is no new coding needed. At a later day, CCS will do a series of global changes so that all series will be coded the correct way. But for now, catalogers should still coding series as they have before.
Thank you,
--Virginia
Virginia R. Seward
CCS Authorities Librarian
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that several people have asked recently if there’s anything that can be done about the annoying Java error message: “There are open wizards that require attention. Please close the wizards.” This issue has been discussed here before, but it bears repeating for the benefit of Phase II libraries that are just now becoming familiar with the Java client. The message typically pops up when you try to use function keys in Java and it’s a problem because closing the wizard usually prevents you from completing the action you were trying to do with the function key. For example, in the Circulation Module the F9 key brings up the Place Hold window when you’re in an Item Search & Display results screen. When you're in Detailed Display, F9 allows you to search for an item using the IS&D wizard and, when you locate the title you want, use the function key to place a hold on the item without switching to the Place Hold wizard. But if you close the wizard (as instructed in the error message), you can’t take advantage of the F9 key’s shortcut to placing holds.
To fix this, you need to activate the Multiple Windows Display option found under the Java Preference menu on the Desktop Setup window. Once you have the ability to open multiple windows, you will not see the error message or be blocked from using function keys. (But you’ll still see the message when you close a WorkFlows session that has open wizards.) The procedure for setting up multiple windows is not difficult and there’s a document on the CCS web page called Multiple Windows display in Java that illustrates how to add this option to the menu bar. It’s found on the Sirsi Resource Page, under the Documented Procedures column. -- Ken Victorson
HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL FROM THE CCS STAFF!
CCS MEETINGS NEXT WEEK:
None! (The Nov. 5 Catalogers workshop will NOT be held!)
