MARCH 26, 2010

FROM THE COMPUTER ROOM:
Lexile Numbers – The Lexile, Accelerated Reader, and Reading Counts data fields from Marcive have been added to records. Our thanks to Joel for completing this work for us. We still have to build indexes to access these numbers and that will be done as part of the Oracle conversion.

Oracle Conversion – Beginning today libraries may use the test server under Oracle and see records that were loaded during the Bridge testing. We have been working hard to learn about this new database environment, and the impact it has on computer room operations and procedures.


SUBJECT HEADING CHANGES AND OTHER AUTHORITY NEWS:
The subject heading for "Literature, Comparative" is now "Comparative
literature".

LC also simplified certain headings, so "Widows-Legal status, laws, etc. (Hindu law)" is now "Widows (Hindu law)". This same simplification also occurred for subdivisions under the heading for "Women". So now, we have new headings of "Women (Islamic law)", "Women (Jewish law)", and "Women (Roman law)".

In other authority news, Marcive sent a file of 1397 updated authority records, which was loaded into our database. They also sent a file of 451 authority records that were needed, but not available before.


CCS MEETINGS NEXT WEEK:

Wed., 3/31, 10:00, NSLS: Governing Board