CCS News June 20, 2014

CCS News
 
June 20, 2014

FROM THE COMPUTER ROOM:
SMS is on the Move.........
At today's meeting, SirsiDynix provided us with the tools needed to create a custom server-side back end self-registration application needed to update the SMS database. The tools provided detail on how to update the patron's record, populating the SMS phone number and the Patron's User Category field.

Our next meeting with SirsiDynix regarding SMS will be on July 10th. Prior to our next meeting, we will be creating a working version of the back end of the self- registration application.  Once this is complete, we can begin working on the web interface for the Patron SMS Self-Registration.

AUTHORITIES NEWS:
This week, CCS sent a file of 8,277 bibliographic records to Marcive for authorities processing. 7,109 records were updated and returned to CCS, as well as 3,368 new authority records. All of these records were loaded into our system.

Sometime soon, two more files from Marcive will be loaded into our system. One contains 2695 updated authority records and the other contains 315 new authority records  that were needed in our database, but were not available before this time.

Virginia Seward
CCS Authorities Librarian

CCS BILLING REMITTANCE REMINDER:
Business Managers, Going forward we ask that you please send a copy of the bill along with your payment every month. It will make it much easier on our end since more than one person handles the incoming payments received and we need to credit the payments properly.
Thank you.

CCS MEETINGS NEXT WEEK:

None!  But we look forward to seeing some of you at ALA... no news yet on a SirsiDynix reception but we’ll pass along any communiques we receive.