CCS News
AUGUST 3, 2012
FROM THE COMPUTER ROOM:
BiblioCommons – the error message that was popping up referring to a Stack Overflow error was patched by BiblioCommons – we have no reports of re-occurrences.
Get Ready for 3.4.1 – Our new planned date for installing 3.4.1 is Tuesday, October 23 in the evening. This means that libraries will be on the new release on Wednesday October 24. Our date has been planned so that we can take advantage of the release of Service Pack 2 – which will contain code to assist client downloads. We will be installing 3.4.1 with SP2 on the test server shortly after August 20 – so please set aside time for testing in late August and September.
AUTHORITIES NEWS:
Over the next few weeks, Marcive will be sending files of updated authority records for me to load into the CCS database. These updated authority records are the first step in a series of phases, that will make the Library of Congress’ authority file (and CCS’ too) be compliant with the new cataloging rules formulated by RDA. No headings will be affected in this initial phase. This week 2437 updated authority records were loaded, and more records will be loaded next week.
AUGUST 3, 2012
FROM THE COMPUTER ROOM:
BiblioCommons – the error message that was popping up referring to a Stack Overflow error was patched by BiblioCommons – we have no reports of re-occurrences.
Get Ready for 3.4.1 – Our new planned date for installing 3.4.1 is Tuesday, October 23 in the evening. This means that libraries will be on the new release on Wednesday October 24. Our date has been planned so that we can take advantage of the release of Service Pack 2 – which will contain code to assist client downloads. We will be installing 3.4.1 with SP2 on the test server shortly after August 20 – so please set aside time for testing in late August and September.
AUTHORITIES NEWS:
Over the next few weeks, Marcive will be sending files of updated authority records for me to load into the CCS database. These updated authority records are the first step in a series of phases, that will make the Library of Congress’ authority file (and CCS’ too) be compliant with the new cataloging rules formulated by RDA. No headings will be affected in this initial phase. This week 2437 updated authority records were loaded, and more records will be loaded next week.
Virginia Seward
CCS Authorities Librarian
A FEW STATISTICS:
Here are a few statistics for FY11-12 (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012) as a preview of the CCS Narrative Annual Report:
1,125,691 MARC records (up 50,593 or 4.74%)
5,460,502 item records (up 340,702 or 6.65%)
639,730 user records (up 32,770 or 5.46%)
15,591,114 checkouts and renewals (a new record, up 210,722 or 1.37%)
holds placed online: 1,782,200 (up 233,738 or 15.09%; 447,036 were placed in Workflows, 1,243,748 in Bibliocommons)
ILL items sent by CCS libraries: 581,857 (down 11,418 or -1.93%)
We’ve been busy... and that’s with less than two months of Highland Park activity.
CCS MEETINGS NEXT WEEK:
Wed., 8/8/, 9:30, Algonguin: Catalogers
Thur., 8/9, 9:30, Lake Villa: ILL
(Reminder: the August 8 Executive Committee meeting is canceled!)
5,460,502 item records (up 340,702 or 6.65%)
639,730 user records (up 32,770 or 5.46%)
15,591,114 checkouts and renewals (a new record, up 210,722 or 1.37%)
holds placed online: 1,782,200 (up 233,738 or 15.09%; 447,036 were placed in Workflows, 1,243,748 in Bibliocommons)
ILL items sent by CCS libraries: 581,857 (down 11,418 or -1.93%)
We’ve been busy... and that’s with less than two months of Highland Park activity.
CCS MEETINGS NEXT WEEK:
Wed., 8/8/, 9:30, Algonguin: Catalogers
Thur., 8/9, 9:30, Lake Villa: ILL
(Reminder: the August 8 Executive Committee meeting is canceled!)
