CCS News
APRIL 2, 2010
FROM THE COMPUTER ROOM:
Part time operator position open – It is with regret that we will be saying goodbye to our Sunday night operator, Jim Kraft. Jim has served us well for over six years. We will be hiring a Sunday operator soon so if you are aware of someone with the background we need then please send the resume to lzaleski@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us. The position is for 5 hours per week and some fill-in work. A complete description can be found at
http://ccslib.org/attachments/JOB_DESCRIPTION_March2010_part_time.pdf
Sunday April 4 – the CCS computer room will be closed on Sunday April 4. We will be staffed during normal hours on Friday and Saturday.
SUBJECT HEADING CHANGES AND OTHER AUTHORITY NEWS:
LC has changed an important subject subdivision. So, for example, what was “English fiction – Film and video adaptations”, is now either “English fiction – Film adaptations” or “English fiction—Television adaptations”. Another good example, where you will find many of these type of changes is under a subject search for Shakespeare. There are now “Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Film adaptations” and also “Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Television adaptations.” Besides these mentioned, there are many more – mostly under types of literature or under an individual author.
In other authority news, CCS loaded two files recently that were sent from Marcive. One included 1397 updated authority records and the other included 451 new authority records, that were not available before. Hopefully next week, another batch of bibliographic records will be sent to Marcive for both authority processing and reading notes enrichment.
LEXILE NUMBER PROJECT UPDATE:
CCS’s project for adding reading notes (aka Lexile, Reading Counts, and Accelerated Reader) to all affected bibliographic records is in the final stages. The data has been added to all affected bibliographic records, and you can search under “Lexile” or “Accelerated reader” by doing a general keyword search. But please wait until after the Oracle rebuild later this month, for new indexes and search boxes that will allow you to fine tune those types of searches.
WINDOWS 7/WORKFLOWS HINT:
At CCS HQ, we’ve learned the hard way that it is necessary to handle the Workflows Client with care on a Windows 7 PC to avoid a series of error messages that files need updating; the client works after clicking on the messages, but Carpal Tunnel Syndrome may arrive a nanosecond sooner. Or not. Roger Anderson has documented the workaround Sirsi has shared with us (even though they don’t officially support Windows 7 yet):
To install Java WorkFlows on a Windows 7 machine
1. Close all software applications. Nothing should be running.
2. Go to Control Panel
3. Select User Accounts and Family Safety
4. Select User Accounts
5. Select Change User Account Control Settings
6. Change the slide bar to the lowest setting: “Never Notify” (ignore the “not recommended” message)
7. Click OK
8. You should be prompted to restart your machine. Restart.
9. Double click the Java WorkFlows icon to open it.
10. You might be prompted to update the client. Select Yes. Some installations may not give the prompt to update the client. (Mine did want me to update.)
11. Supply your login and password as usual.
12. WorkFlows should be updated with the files it needs. Set your configuration, desktop setup, defaults, etc. they way you like them.
13. Close WorkFlows
THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE CRITICAL FOR SECURITY. BE SURE YOU FOLLOW THEM.
14. Go to Control Panel
15. Select User Accounts and Family Safety
16. Select User Accounts
17. Select Change User Account Control Settings
18. Reset the slide bar to the second highest “recommended” setting
19. Click OK
20. You should be prompted to restart your machine. Restart. Congratulations!
CCS MEETINGS NEXT WEEK:
Wed., 4/7, 9:30, NSLS: Catalogers
Thur., 4/8, 9:30, NSLS: ILL
