| October 25, 2005 | |
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2005 - 136 |
UPCOMING MEETINGS |
LINC Users Group Meeting, November 16, 2005, 1:30 p.m. | |
| 2005 - 137 | LINC USERS GROUP MEETING |
LTLS will hold a LINC Users Group meeting on November 16, 2005 from 1:30 to 3:30. LTLS encourages anyone who has security with LINC to attend this meeting. Our new product, MediaMall, will be demonstrated. Registration is not required. | |
| 2005 - 138 | MEDIA MALL DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULE |
There is one remaining demonstration of Media Mall scheduled for October 26, 2005 – 9:30-11:30 am. The demonstration covers how to place holds, how to checkout materials, and how to download content. For questions, contact Donna Schaal, 217-352-0047, ext. 204, or email dschaa@lincolntrail.info. | |
| 2005 - 139 | LINC POLICY COUNCIL MEETING |
At its October 19, 2005 meeting, LINC Policy Council conditionally approved a new Notice Printing policy, subject to review by the LINC Directors Group before November 1, 2005. To ensure the best possible customer service, this new policy requires libraries to print notices every day they are open. The entire text of this new policy can be viewed at http://www.ltls.org/linccommittees/lpc/oct2005noticeprintpolicy.html. LINC Directors should submit comments on this policy via email to pboze@lincolntrail.info, before November 1, 2005. | |
| 2005 - 140 | QUARTERLY BATCHLOAD STATISTICS |
Lincoln Trail submitted
another quarterly file of adds/deletes to OCLC. These files are
now being processed. Here are the numbers for items added/deleted
from July 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005. | |
| 2005 - 141 | AUTHORITY CONTROL STATISTICS |
Another authority control process has been completed. On October 16, we processed a file that updated 1,560 authority headings and corrected those headings in 11,528 bibliographic records. | |
| 2005 - 142 | WEBJUNCTION RESOURCE |
WebJunction has updated a web site, entitled "Technology Watch List for Small Libraries." For interesting reading about trends in technology, go to: http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=7769. | |
| 2005 - 143 | WIRELESS ACCESS IN LIBRARIES |
NLE is a company that partners with SirsiDynix in providing wireless networking solutions for libraries. If you are interested in finding out more about their products, email pboze@lincolntrail.info. | |
| 2005 - 144 | LINC-L LISTSERV |
A LINC-L Listserv has been set up to allow library staff to post Horizon questions and help each other with answers. Several people have already signed up. Since this is a library staff listserv, it’s up to you to contribute and make this a successful list. Here are the instructions for subscribing to the LINC–L listserv: An email will confirm that your subscription has been processed and you will begin receiving all announcements posted to the linc-l list until you unsubscribe from the list. If you experience problems subscribing to this list, send an email to rjohns@lincolntrail.info. | |
| 2005 - 145 | REMINDER: LINC POLICY ON ADDING ITEMS |
When adding items into LINC, the policy states that you should search for the item at least three different ways before sending the item in to the LTLS cataloging center. The ISBN is the most popular way to search, but if you are unable to locate an item by this number, you should also try title and author searches. As of January 1, 2005, the ISBN was extended to a 13-digit number. At this time, LTLS has not implemented the conversion from 10 digit ISBNs to 13 digit ISBNs in the LINC catalog. If your item only has a 13 digit ISBN, search by title and author instead. Send the item to the cataloging center when appropriate. Note: For Baker & Taylor items, you should wait a few days and check to see if the record will be loaded by the cataloging center for you. |