CCS News

MAY 8, 2009

FROM THE COMPUTER ROOM:
Upgrade to Symphony 3.2.1 – We have changed the date of the upgrade to occur beginning the evening of Sunday, May 24. We will be processing the upgrade while libraries are closed for Memorial Day,

New machine – We will be getting a replacement to our 890 Production Server in the coming weeks. We will keep you posted on the schedule for this project. At the moment the computer room is being prepared for the new electrical requirements.

Tipping Point – We will be adding a network appliance called Tipping Point to further fortify the network from unwanted traffic. When we implement the appliance, the network will be interrupted very briefly. This will occur either early in the morning before 8 A.M. or after library closing at night. We will keep you posted on the date and time when the network will be interrupted. We expect to do this sometime after our upgrade to 3.2.1.

Epay – As soon as the upgrade is in place, we will make ePay/Sirsi integration available. A memo will appear shortly.

SUBJECT HEADING NEWS:
For those interested in Buddhist art, use “Buddhist art” now as a subject heading, instead of “Art, Buddhist”. The same type of change also occurred Wednesday night with the subject headings of “Zen art”, “Zen arts”, and “Buddhist arts” .

Also congratulations go to Niles and Des Plaines, for submitting 3 subject heading proposals that were approved by LC this week. “Cumulative songs”, “Cumulative tales”, and “Guitar Hero (Game))” are now newly approved subject headings.

Virginia R. Seward
CCS Authorities Librarian

CCS MEETINGS NEXT WEEK:

Mon., 5/11, 1:30, Park Ridge: OPAC Review Task Force

Wed., 5/13, 2 P.M., CCS: Executive Committee