CCS News
JUNE 5, 2009
FROM THE COMPUTER ROOM:
Workflows machine upgrade – evening of June 10 - On the evening of June 10 (and through the night) we will be changing our Workflows server from a model Sun V890 to a Sun M5000.
Beginning at 9:15 pm on Wednesday June 10, iBistro, Workflows, SVA and Director’s Station will not be available. Some reports will run on Wednesday evening but the majority of reports will not be run until the next day. Transfers of data to Unique will not occur. Notices and statistics will be affected for that day. The Director’s Station data will not transfer and will be behind an extra day.
The new machine will have the same IP address as the old machine, so you do not have to make any adjustments in your network.
We plan to have the system operational by 8:00 am the morning of June 11 so that we can have a fairly normal day. The first report that will be run will be the Pick List and we plan for other reports to catch up during the day.
All correspondence about this upgrade will be via the System-status-l list and the s-help list.
You should NOT use the system for transactions on Thursday morning until we tell you that it is okay to do so. We hope to post the “ALL CLEAR” no later than 8am on Thursday morning (June 11).
Although we plan to have the system operational by the time libraries open, please be prepared to use your standalone procedures that morning “just in case”.
Linda
SUBJECT HEADINGS UPDATE AND OTHER AUTHORITIES NEWS:
This week, a few subject heading changes occurred in our database:
1. Depending on your author, please search for the fictitious character of Harry Brock, with either “Brock, Harry (Fictitious character : Ison)” or “Brock, Harry (Fictitious character : Roby)”
2. There was another subject heading change involving Buddhist – now it’s “Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies” and was changed from “Funeral rites and ceremonies, Buddhist”.
3. The big change of the week (insert fanfare here) are for the peasants. The subject heading used to be “Peasantry” and is now “Peasants”.
Also, CCS sent 4168 bibliographic records to Marcive on Wednesday, June 3rd for Overnight Authorities Processing. The records have been processed and were reloaded into our system. Of the 4168 bibliographic records, Marcive returned 1565 updated bibliographic records. Marcive also sent us 2215 new authority records.
-- Virginia R. Seward
CCS Authorities Librarian
CCS MEETINGS NEXT WEEK:
Mon., 6/8, 10:00, CCS: OPAC Review Task Force
Wed., 6/10, 10:00, CCS: Executive Comm.
Thur., 6/11, 9:30, NSLS: ILL
