CCS News
JANUARY 4, 2013
FROM THE COMPUTER ROOM:
Housecleaning and automatic patron purges – Since all libraries are purging inactive patrons now on a monthly basis, it is a good time to review the rules by which patrons are cleaned from the database. Most libraries use 3 years – but some may use a different parameter. So assuming 3 years:
1. Any patron who has not been active for 3 years will be purged
2. But, any patron with inactivity of 3 years with bills or overdue fines will not be purged from the database
3. Last activity date is the last checkout date or last time the patron was authenticated using SIP.
AUTHORITIES NEWS:
Two files from Marcive were loaded into our system recently. One contained 4150 updated authority records and the other contained 322 new authority records that were needed in our database, but were not available before this time.
Virginia Seward
CCS Authorities Librarian
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
CCS MEETINGS NEXT WEEK:
(Please note: the Jan. 9 Catalogers meeting has been CANCELED!)
Wed., 1/9, 10:00, CCS: Executive Committee
Thur., 1/10, 10:00: repeat of collectionHQ webinar
Fri., 1/11, 9:30, Round Lake: Circulation
