The Year in
Review
FY2002 was filled with
activity, as LINC continued to grow and expand its horizons and usefulness to
the citizens of east central Illinois.
Ten libraries came online
This year proved busy as 10
libraries moved from the status of pre-online to online. This meant that their collections were
completely added to LINC, their patrons were also entered, staff were trained,
Dynix software for each library was configured, local area networks and
workstations were set up, internet connectivity was achieved, and publicity
about the big event was given to users.
Libraries celebrating in this activity were
Armstrong
High School
Catlin
Public
Chebanse
Grade School
Chrisman
High School
Clifton
High School
Donovan
Elementary
Mattoon
Public Library
Paxton
Public Library
Westville
High School
Willow
Branch Public (Cisco)
Eight new libraries join LINC
With notice from the Illinois
State Library that Live & Learn automation grant money would be unavailable
during FY2003, LTLS staff worked diligently to recruit libraries to automate
with FY2002 Live & Learn funds.
By the end of June, 2002, eight libraries signed contracts to join LINC
and fully automate their collections.
Those libraries are
Ashkum
Elementary
Bement
Public Library District
Martinsville
Public Library District
Oakwood
Grade School
Tolono
High School
Tolono
Junior High School
Tolono
East Elementary
Tolono
West Elementary
Web-based resources
Realizing that the world is
changing and that more and more valuable information is stored on web sites,
LINC Policy Council determined a policy and procedure for adding web-based
resources to LINC. Web-based
resources, or web sites, are now being cataloged and added to LINCıs
bibliographic database. Patrons
can do subject, author, or title searches on LINC and locate both print
materials and valuable web sites, including links to that site, that enhance
and expand on the types of information that have been traditionally found in
the LINC catalog.
Inclusion of these web sites
in the LINC catalog is based upon rigorous selection procedures. Cataloging of these sites is done by
the LTLS Cataloging Center on OCLC before being exported into LINC. A web-based submission form was
developed so librarians could suggest potential sites for inclusion in LINC.
The LINC Directors Group also approved a mechanism for sharing costs for this
access and cataloging project.
IPac
LTLS staff, epixtech, and a
test group of libraries worked throughout the year to install, configure and
test iPac, the newest web catalog for LINC. This product will be released for general use in
FY2003. Preliminary review of its
use in test mode is yielding exciting
statistics about the use of this product by both in-library and remote
users.
User-friendly new components
of the first version of iPac include enhanced cataloging information, such as
book covers, table of contents, summaries, and reviews; scoping to local
holdings for each library that has a PAC license; links to useful web sites that correlate to author, title,
or subjects for a specific title; and a new logo for LINC.
FY2003 will bring additional
customization of iPac and the addition of a Spanish version of this product.
PC products update
As epixtech released new
versions of PC Reliance, Pac4Windows, and Cat4Windows, LTLS staff again
utilized its sneakernetı to install and upgrade these 3 PC-based software
products on workstations in the LINC libraries. A total of 87 libraries were visited by LTLS Automation
staff for this purpose alone.
Dynix Release 182
In June, LTLS staff upgraded
the Dynix software to Release 182.
Several known bugs were fixed with this upgrade. New Dynix functionality added as a
result of this upgrade included
status agingı, floating collections, and changes to the software necessary
for the installation of iPac.
New services
In January, 2002, email
notices and patron self-renewal functionality were implemented for all LINC
libraries. Patrons who have email
addresses in their patron record now receive the first overdue notice via
email. Holds notices are also sent
via email if the library agency is configured to print holds notices. Self-renewal means that patrons
can renew items (if the item allows self-renewal) through the online catalog.
OCLC Batchloading
LTLS sent 3 files of new holdings to OCLC, as part of the
statewide batchloading project done 3 times per year. All systems in Illinois submit new holdings to a statewide
site, these files are then merged into one. This eliminates duplicate bibliographic records being sent
to OCLC. LTLS also sends deletes 3
times a year separately, directly to OCLC.
November Added
Holdings = 67,614
November Deleted
Holdings = 14,427
March Added Holdings
= 34,637
March Deleted
Holdings = 9,597
June Added Holdings =
33,576
June Deleted Holdings
= 8,829
Cataloging Center
The LTLS Cataloging Center cataloged materials for 83 LINC
libraries throughout the year. A
total of 21,994 new materials books, kits, videos, dvdıs, audiotapes, web
resources, and others- were cataloged, while 6,418 retrospective conversion materials
were added to LINC. The LTLS
Cataloging Center also runs WebCheck on a weekly basis and replaced marc
report, marc report
Authority control
Two things monthly updates
new bibs added previous month 41,688
bibs 19,191 autho
Entire database was sent in
december. Send entire database (1 every two years) 605,381 26,475
Support
LTLS staff
continued to provide automation support to the LINC libraries throughout the
year. This included
troubleshooting of varying problems and issues, recall requests, configuration
changes, security updates, and other duties that serve to support the automation
activities of the LINC libraries. Some examples of this support include
Recall requests = 327
End-of-year statistics = 85 reports
Automation calls = 2,066
Functional password changes = 850
LINC Policy Council Members
Sally Duchow [Chair],
Danville Area Community College
Special/Academic
Representative
Phill Cohee [Vice-Chair],
Danville Public Library,
Public
Library Serving over 10,000 Representative
Mary Bissey, Champaign
Public Library
Public
Library Representative
Bethany Bolduc, Tuscola
Public Library
At-Large
Representative
Janet Cler, Tolono Public
Library District
At-Large
Representative
Cynthia Helms, Centennial
High School
School
Representative
Jan Ison, Lincoln Trail Libraries System
Lincoln
Trail Libraries System Representative
Lynn Schmit, Mahomet Public Library District
Public
Library under 10,000 Population
Clar a Schroeder, Central
Community School District
At-Large
Representative
Barb Turner, St. Joseph
Elementary School
School
Representative
Glenna White, Shiloh
Schools,
School
Representative
LINC Committees
Cataloging Center Heads Committee
Mary Bissey, Champaign Public Library
Howard Grueneberg, Urbana Free Library
Nancy Curran, Charleston Carnegie Public Library
Holly Nordheden, Danville Area Community College
Merdy Smith, Lincoln Trail
Libraries System
LINC Database Standards Committee
Mary Bissey, Champaign Public Library
Joanne Kelley, ROE Schoolworks
Karen Hackman, Central High School
Holly Nordheden, Danville Area Community College
Mary Towner, Urbana Free Library
Lucy Webb, Lakeview College of Nursing
Merdy Smith, Lincoln Trail Libraries System
LINC Nominating Committee
Fred
Schlipf, Urbana Free Library
Barb
Nolan, Danville Public Library
LINC Libraries
|
Online Libraries
|
Holdings
|
Active
Patrons
|
|
|
|
Allerton Public Library-Monticello
|
35,335
|
2,431
|
|
|
|
Arcola Elementary School Library
|
6,202
|
*
|
|
|
|
Arcola High School Library
|
3,596
|
*
|
|
|
|
Arcola Public Library
|
18,066
|
1,334
|
|
|
|
Armstrong Township High School Library
|
4,456
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
Arthur Jr.-Sr. High School Library
|
5,808
|
276
|
|
|
|
Arthur Public Library
|
22,902
|
1,407
|
|
|
|
Camargo Township District Library
|
26,504
|
1,366
|
|
|
|
Casey Township Library
|
25,630
|
1,616
|
|
|
|
Casey-Westfield Jr-Sr High School Library
|
6,482
|
472
|
|
|
|
Catlin Elementary School Library
|
9,364
|
357
|
|
|
|
Catlin High School Library
|
6,720
|
166
|
|
|
|
Catlin Public Library
|
13,891
|
529
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial High School Library
|
13,153
|
1,678
|
|
|
|
Central High School Library
|
19,339
|
1,230
|
|
|
|
Champaign Pub.- Douglass Branch Library
|
13,997
|
95
|
|
|
|
Champaign Public - Central Library
|
229,935
|
31,035
|
|
|
|
Charleston Carnegie Public Library
|
52,456
|
5,003
|
|
|
|
Charleston High School Library
|
12,681
|
752
|
|
|
|
Chebanse Grade School Media Center
|
3,460
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
Chrisman High School Library
|
4,078
|
214
|
|
|
|
|
Cissna Park Community Unit School Library
|
33,369
|
1,017
|
|
|
|
Clifton High School Media Center
|
*
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
DACC - Learning Resources Center
|
73,149
|
2,825
|
|
|
|
Danville Public - Outreach
|
11,145
|
39
|
|
|
|
Danville Public Library
|
160,118
|
5,559
|
|
|
|
Donovan Elementary School Library
|
8,181
|
298
|
|
|
|
|
Donovan Jr./Sr. High School Library
|
5,011
|
339
|
|
|
|
East Prairie Elementary School Library
|
8,234
|
143
|
|
|
|
Elwood Township Carnegie Library
|
9,134
|
500
|
|
|
|
Fenton English Library & Media Center
|
6,415
|
927
|
|
|
|
Georgetown Public Library
|
16,850
|
904
|
|
|
|
Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School Library
|
3,756
|
442
|
|
|
|
Gilman Area District Library
|
16,012
|
985
|
|
|
|
Glenn Raymond School Media Center
|
8,173
|
348
|
|
|
|
Hoopeston Public Library
|
35,787
|
3,556
|
|
|
|
John L. Nash Middle School Center
|
19,114
|
1,783
|
|
|
|
Lake Land College - Virgil H. Judge Learning Resource Center
|
38,362
|
3,394
|
|
|
|
Lakeview College of Nursing Library
|
1,604
|
51
|
|
|
|
Lincoln Trail Libraries System
|
3,525
|
124
|
|
|
|
Mahomet Public Library District
|
25,088
|
3,547
|
|
|
|
Marshall High School Library
|
10,621
|
372
|
|
|
|
Marshall Junior High School Library
|
4,589
|
269
|
|
|
|
Marshall North Elementary School Library
|
8,737
|
520
|
|
|
|
Marshall Public Library
|
27,148
|
1,866
|
|
|
|
Marshall South Elementary School Library
|
5,020
|
488
|
|
|
|
Martinsville Junior/Senior High Library
|
3,845
|
186
|
|
|
|
Mary Miller Junior High School Library
|
4,752
|
386
|
|
|
|
Mattoon Public Library
|
63,447
|
5,356
|
|
|
|
|
Monroe School Library
|
10,517
|
941
|
|
|
|
Monticello High School Media Center
|
11,031
|
599
|
|
|
|
Moyer Library - Gibson City
|
33,722
|
1,530
|
|
|
|
Newman Grade School Library
|
8,238
|
157
|
|
|
|
Oakwood Public Library District
|
16,625
|
1,322
|
|
|
|
Paxton Carnegie Library
|
22,659
|
1,381
|
|
|
|
|
Rantoul Public Library
|
75,823
|
4,428
|
|
|
|
ROE Schoolworks Learning Resource Library
|
6,298
|
181
|
|
|
|
Roosevelt School Library
|
2,075
|
104
|
|
|
|
Shiloh School Library
|
15,575
|
490
|
|
|
|
St. Joseph Community Consolidated School Library
|
12,006
|
797
|
|
|
|
St. Joseph Township Swearingen Memorial Library
|
27,067
|
1,209
|
|
|
|
St. Joseph-Ogden High School Library
|
6,373
|
528
|
|
|
|
The Urbana Free Library
|
266,551
|
14,618
|
|
|
|
Tolono Public Library District
|
31,245
|
3,350
|
|
|
|
Tuscola Community High School Library
|
6,528
|
22
|
|
|
|
Tuscola Public Library
|
19,726
|
1,494
|
|
|
|
Villa Grove School District #302
|
18,015
|
903
|
|
|
|
Watseka High School Library
|
5,682
|
398
|
|
|
|
Watseka Public Library
|
35,305
|
2,217
|
|
|
|
Westville Public Library
|
18,116
|
1,206
|
|
|
|
Westville High School Library
|
9,780
|
381
|
|
|
|
|
Willow Branch Township Library
|
7,610
|
287
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pre-Online
Libraries
|
Holdings
|
Active
Patrons
|
|
|
Arthur Elementary Library
|
4,152
|
292
|
|
|
Ashkum Elementary School Library
|
|
|
|
|
Bement Public Library District
|
|
|
|
|
Bismarck-Henning High School Library
|
4,522
|
|
|
|
Chrisman Grade School Library
|
14
|
|
|
|
Clifton Grade School Library
|
673
|
|
|
|
Kansas High School Library
|
786
|
|
|
|
Martinsville Public Library District
|
10,459
|
71
|
|
|
Milford District Library
|
3,520
|
64
|
|
|
Milford Grade School Library
|
2,444
|
|
|
|
North Ward Elementary Library
|
1,210
|
|
|
|
Oakwood Grade School Library
|
|
|
|
|
Piper City Public Library District
|
5,608
|
8
|
|
|
Tolono High School Library
|
|
|
|
|
Tolono Junior High School Library
|
|
|
|
|
Tolono East Elementary Library
|
|
|
|
|
Tolono West Elementary Library
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Union List
Libraries
|
Holdings
|
Active
Patrons
|
|
|
Chrisman Public Library
|
4,524
|
19
|
|
|
Illinois State Geological Survey Library
|
7,599
|
|
|
|
Lincoln Trail Elementary School Library
|
12,638
|
|
|
|
Mahomet-Seymour High School Library
|
10,603
|
|
|
|
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School
|
8,103
|
|
|
|
Martinsville Public Library District
|
10,459
|
71
|
|
|
Middletown Early Learning Center
|
*
|
|
|
|
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Library
|
376
|
|
|
|
Sangamon Elementary School Library
|
*
|
|
|
*indicates
no data available
