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Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 10:03:42 EST
From:         Tom Norman <normant@GVSU.EDU>
Subject:      Electronic Regional Library
Comments: To: NOTIS discussion group list <NOTIS-L@VM.TCS.Tulane.EDU>

          The West Michigan region (of which Grand Valley State
          University is a part) is beginning to plan for an
          'electronic regional library'.

          This regional library will build on the regions's current
          library systems, and CD-ROM networks.  While we envision
          that this will begin to look like the much discussed
          'virtual library', our entent is to build more of an
          electronic support system for a current library.

          We want to access other electronic card catalogs in the area
          (possibly via PACLINC), and provide dial-in service for a
          wide range of CD-ROM databases as well (we are in the
          process of purchasing UMI's GPO/BPO product --
          General/Business Periodicals Online, which provides full
          text of many publications).  We do not want to start
          a consortium.

          Are there any regions out there that approach this model?
          If so, would you please be so kind as to contact me to
          discuss the joys, headaches, how you went about setting this
          up, etc.?

          Thanks for the help!!

          Tom Norman
          Systems Analyst
          Grand Valley State University

          Internet:      normant@gvsu.edu
          Phone:         (616) 895-2289
          Fax:           (616) 895-3889
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Date:         Mon, 4 Jan 1993 10:09:28 -0500
From:         Kevin Calmes <TMIS1692@VEGA.SELU.EDU>
Subject:      4.6.1 OPAC under 5.1

What steps are required to continue use of the 4.6.1 OPAC under 5.1?

Thanks,

Kevin

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*  Kevin Calmes                           Internet: TMIS1692@SELU.EDU         *
*  Library Programmer - TECH1             IP#       147.174.1.5               *
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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 16:19:24 PST
From:         Dan Gillett <ZZGILLET@UVVM.UVIC.CA>
Subject:      5.1 and LB391JC New/Dropped Headings List

One thing that it does not state in the 5.1 installation instructions but
is implied by the MHI change is that you will need to run your 5.0.2
version of LB391JC prior to implementing 5.1, and then run the 5.1 version
(after 5.1 LB300JC) up to step LB391020.

Dan Gillett,   NOTIS TECH1,   E-Mail: ZZGILLET@UVVM.UVic.CA
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada. (604/721-7676)
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 15:03:19 -0600
From:         LEIGH WILLIAMS <F_WILLIAMS@CCSVAX.SFASU.EDU>
Subject:      Need Harry Samuels' address
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I need Harry's email address ASAP.  Can someone oblige me?

AdTHANKSvance (thanks in advance),
Leigh
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Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 1993 13:47:10 -0600
From:         LEIGH WILLIAMS <F_WILLIAMS@CCSVAX.SFASU.EDU>
Subject:      RE: CHAT: New Song
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A banner day!  Not only a clever new ode from our Poet Laureate, but
also an outstanding effort from a new bayou-land voice (the South
rises again)!  Who says we ain't cultured?  Both have been carefully
stored away for NUGM '93.

Leigh
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 12:59:00 CDT
From:         Dineen Grow <GROW@MACC.WISC.EDU>
Subject:      Pieces

We do count and use the "pieces" field.  If something gets discharged and is
missing a piece, we check the Circ History File (sorry, I don't know whether
this is the technical name for this file.)  Anyway, we are usually able to
determine the name of the last patron who charged the item.  Our practice is to
contact the individual and ask whether they still have the item.   We have
retrieved quite a few pieces using this method.  Of course, if they say "No" we
take their word for it
.

Dineen Grow**Room 170, Memorial Library**University of Wisconsin-Madison**
728 State Street**Madison, WI 53706**(608) 263-1721**Grow@macc.wisc.edu
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Date:         Thu, 7 Jan 1993 10:57:49 EST
From:         LIBEM056@SIVM.BITNET
Subject:      PROCESSING UNITS

We are a new Notis site still in the decision making stage about how we will st
ructure Notis particularly with regard to our acquisitions function and process
ing units.  Our situation, in a nutshell, is as follows.  Ours is a multi-branc
h organization.  Each branch is responsible for initiating requests for itmes t
o be ordered.  The request generally have basic bibliographic information, and
some branch specific information such as requestor name and branch fund number.
The requests are then reviewed by a centralized acquisitions department which c
reates the purchase order, processes reciepts, invoices, etc.  We are consideri
ng creating tow processing units.  One for the requests (provisional 9xx record
s) and a second that would be the main processing unit for cataloging, o/p/r re
cords, etc.

Any comments from other Notis sites on how you have handled this type of decent
ralized request/centralized acquisition situation or some pitfalls you might se
e in our proposition would be appreciated.



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Phone: 202-357-2163
Bitnet: libem056@sivm
Internet: libem056@sivm.si.edu
Anne Gifford, Systems Division
Smithsonian Institution Library
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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 16:40:18 PST
From:         Marlene Elster <9118MRE@UCSBVM.BITNET>
Subject:      GTO and CJK

Can someone please tell me how GTO handles CJK vernacular fields (i.e. 880).
Does it strip the field out or is there a way to modify the program(s) so
it will?

Thanks in advance.

Marlene Elster, TECH1
University of California, Santa Barbara
(805) 893-3909
9118MRE@UCSBVM.BITNET
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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 12:20:00 EST
From:         DIANE LUCAS <DLUCAS@PITTVMS.BITNET>
Subject:      LCSH

The University of Pittsburgh has had LCSH in production since Oct. 1990,
but have reluctantly discontinued batch claiming since we moved to 5.0.2.
The batch claiming programs activate LCSH records in the OPAC by changing
the processing unit from LC to whatever processing unit you designate, and
also changing the subject heading use coe from "a" to "c".  the subject
heading use codes in name and series authority records were also changed
from "a" to "c" in 4.6 if those headings were used as subjects in your
database.  Although that wasn't documented, it was a nice bonus.  When we
moved to 5.0.2, we found that name and series subject heading use codes
were still being changed, but without taking the field tags into account
in the matching process.  So, the authority record for the series "Ancient
Greek literature" would have its subject heading use code changed to"c"
if there were subjects in the database tagged as 650, even though the
heading in the series authority record was, of course, tagged 630.  This
results in erroneous cross references being displayed of course.  NOTIS
has been told about the problem, but has told us that the program is
working properly.  I am currently working with our Tech1 and Computing staff
to try to identify where the problem is occurring.  So, while we continue to
load LCSH monthly, we are doing our claiming manually.
--Diane Lucas
Authority Control/Catalog Maintenance Librarian
University of Pittsburgh
dlucas@pittvms.bitnet
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 08:55:19 CST
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Comments:     Originally-From: "Sara Bradley, UNA" <76507.2174@COMPUSERVE.COM>
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Subject: Notis - I/ A Interface

>To: >INTERNET:NOTIS-L@TCSVM.BITNET
>
>     The University has recently purchased the software
>Information Associates (IA) for their Administrative computing.
>The question was brought up to interface the Notis Acquisition
>module with the IA financial module.  We  do not have any
>interface with our current system.  Does anyone out in Notis Land
>use IA.  If so, do you interface with Notis Acquisitions?
>
>Sara Bradley, Tech1                         LMS 5.0.1
>University of North Alabama                 MDAS 1.2.U
>205-760-4637                                GTO 3.0
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We're working on this project right now. I'd be happy to answer any questions
you may have.

Harry Samuels
Programmer/Analyst (TECH 1)
University of Alabama
Bitnet: HSAMUELS@UA1VM
Internet: HSAMUELS@UA1VM.UA.EDU
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 15:48:24 -0600
From:         MADEWELL@VUCTRVAX.BITNET
Subject:      Re: strange 5.1 problems

About your strange displays on your terminal that has ALA character
support...you might check NSYS and the terminal definition for that
terminal and make sure you have indicated that the terminal does
support the ALA character set. --Ramona
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 11:31:36 EST
From:         Laura Tull <LTULL01@UKCC.UKY.EDU>
Subject:      Multiple item ids in item record

Our cataloging staff had need to replace an item id in an item record.
I have assumed that the old item id becomes inactive when you do this but
we tried to circulate the material using the old item id and it circulated.
This isn't suppose to happen is it?
Laura Tull
Lib I
Kentucky State University
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Date:         Sun, 10 Jan 1993 21:28:17 EST
From:         Jeffrey Trimble <JTRIMBL@WVNVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Heading use codes/LB360

Yes, I noticed the change from 4.6 to 5.0x with this batch job and
errors 2-4.  I sent tons of examples to NSI and after six weeks or
so, they determined that "it is working correctly as expected".  They
said it was design to be based on a "tag mask" instead of specific
tags.

Also, have you noticed that when you have a character string (e.g. Demography)
used as a 130 (series) and then as 650s (subject) that this batch job
hates two authority records?  It never did this BEFORE.

I guess, if it ain't broke, someone will figure out how to break it.
Could this be another of one of those infamous "enhancements"?  Dread
the thought.

Jeffrey Trimble
Cataloging/Authorities Librarian
West Virginia University
JTRIMBL@WVNVM (Bitnet)
JTRIMBL@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU (Internet)
(304)293-4060
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Date:         Thu, 7 Jan 1993 00:13:17 EST
From:         Gordon Schumacher <RGSX@CORNELLC.BITNET>
Subject:      LCSH
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I'm in the process of *trying* to provide LC subject headings for
my cataloging Librarians.... Working mainly from a document from
Barbara Hieber from U. of Pittsburg (thank you thank you Barbara..)
which is also in the NUGM proceedings of some time back, I have things
relatively under control and understood.

However:

in talking with one of my authorities librarians and trying to set this
up so it is most useful for her and her colleagues, I have come up with
some questions which don't *seem* to be addressed by the documentation
I have at hand. To wit....

The implication of both the NOTIS doc and the info from Barbara  is that
(unless I am totally misunderstanding...), one loads the LC subject auth.
records into the primary institution group authority file and indexes them
in the corresponding index file(s). My auth Librarian recalls that this
seemed to make subject heading records which we hadn't claimed, still
appear in the public display; which they don't particularly want, I gather.
Is this the experience of those of you who are using the LCSH auth records?
The alternative I see is to create a separate Institution Group and the
files to handle them so that they can be "claimed" into  our institution.

I would appreciate any input on this. Please excuse if the question is
ill-worded or I am missing something obvious.  It is nigh on 1am and
I am trying to work on NOTIS 5.1 at the same time so I have quite likely
not researched this as much as I might....

My apologies to Judy Brugger if I have misunderstood the issue. I am still
a 'TECH1 in training'....

Gordon Schumacher
Asst. Director of Library Technologies
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
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Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 14:00:00 EST
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From:         "Beverly Westermeyer, OIRM" <IRMGE005@SIVM.BITNET>
Subject:      NUGM Membership

From:   Beverly Westermeyer, OIRM
We'd like to join NUGM and find out about the NUGM SIGs and
activities.  Would someone please respond with a contact name and
bitnet/internet address for membership information?  Thanks in
advance for your help!

Beverly Westermeyer, SIRIS Manager

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Beverly Westermeyer  -  IRMGE005@SIVM.BITNET
Office of Information Resource Management
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 12:00:01 CST
From:         GSTRAWN@NUACVM.ACNS.NWU.EDU
Subject:      Re: LCSH

We have loaded the LCSH authority records into our main authority file,
with the processing unit code "LC." Information from these records does
not appear in the public catalog unless the record is claimed, and a
heading use code is changed to "c."

Gary L. Strawn
Authorities Librarian, etc., Northwestern University Libraries
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Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 09:04:52 CST
From:         "Jorge L. Cruz" <VB7R0036@SMUVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: 5.1 testing...discharge of overdue book problem

Please respond to the list.

Lydia Pettis:  I'd be interested to know whatever you find out.  We are
scheduled to move to 5.1 within the next few months.


Jorge L. Cruz                          Voice:  (214) 768-2275
Head, Circulation Dept.                  Fax:  (214) 768-4236
Science/Engineering Library
Southern Methodist University         Bitnet:  VB7R0036@SMUVM1
Dallas, TX  75275-0375              Internet:  VB7R0036@VM.CIS.SMU.EDU
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Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1993 13:57:51 PST
From:         Dan Gillett <ZZGILLET@UVVM.UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Suggested NOTIS MVS JCL Standard

MVS sites that are just starting to look at 5.1 should be aware that the
proclib contains 6 PROCs with actual hard JCL errors: LB391PRC, LB480PRC,
LB610PRC, LB790PRC, LD300PRC and LIF790PR.  In addition the new parameters
SPACE= and SRTSPC= are used in 6 different ways so you will need to look
at each PROC to see how to code these parameters.

I would also like to add my vote to an endorsement of PROCs.  What I object
to is the rather inconsistent way NOTIS codes the PROCs they give us.
You would think that they could get 101 PROCs is order!

Dan Gillett,   NOTIS TECH1,   E-Mail: ZZGILLET@UVVM.UVic.CA
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada. (604/721-7676)
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Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 1993 14:52:24 EST
From:         GPO Mail <GPO@MARCIVE.MHS.COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject:      MARCIVE USER MEETING
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Want to learn the latest on MARCIVE services?  Come by our booth
at the MidWinter meeting of the American Library Association in
Denver this month.
           Booth 1336 in the Colorado Convention Center
We are also hosting a user's meeting and would love to see you
there.
                      MARCIVE USER'S MEETING

                DENVER MARRIOTT CITY CENTER HOTEL
                      1701 California Street
                     DENVER BALLROOM SUITE 3

                           SUNDAY NIGHT
                         JANUARY 24, 1993
                             8-10 PM
Agenda
Suite 3
     8 - 8:30 pm  Welcome
                  Review of 1992 at MARCIVE
                  Announcements
                  Topics of general interest to MARCIVE customers
                  Refreshments
Suite 3
     8:30 - 10 pm GPO Services
                  GPO CAT/PAC and GPO CAT/PAC Plus
                  MARCIVE Enhanced GPO Database Services
                  Shipping List Service (SLS)

                  Discussion will include:
                     New products & services
                     Enhancements to existing services
Suite 4
     8:30 - 9 pm  Bibliographic Services
                  Authorities Processing
                  Marcive/PAC
                  Retrospective Conversion
                  Other services: MARC records, cards & labels,
                  Cataloging Input System

                  Discussion will include:
                     New products & services
                     Enhancements to existing services

We look forward to seeing you there!

Bob Fleming, Jan Meldrum, Rose Marie McElfresh and Joan Chapa
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Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 1993 09:01:11 CST
From:         "Michael J. Stephens" <VB7R0007@SMUVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: NOTIS JCL

On Tue, 5 Jan 1993 17:22:12 EST Alan Alexander-Manifold said:
>PARMs, etc.  Once they get through it all and make it all consistent, won't
>it be wonderful?
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I certainly agree with all Alan has said here.  Of course once the JCL is
cookin' we will all have to switch to the "Brand New And Improved" UNIX
version of NOTIS.  Then we will have to gritch and bitch about all those
shells that don't work right!

Michael J. Stephens, Tech1
Sr. Systems Analyst II           *  Phone:    (214) 768-3453
Computer & Information Services  *  FAX:      (214) 768-3449
Southern Methodist University    *  Bitnet:   vb7r0007@smuvm1
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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 16:15:46 -0500
From:         Kevin Calmes <TMIS1692@VEGA.SELU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Need Harry Samuels' address

Is it HSAMUELS@UA1VM.UA.EDU?
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Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1993 13:49:22 CST
From:         Nancy Pope <LBYSEC@LSUVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Midwinter SIGS

This is NOT an official notification. Just a list of SIG meetings for
Midwinter, from the ALA list. Thought some of you could use this.
Of couse, it is subject to correction and change by NOTIS and the SIGs.

NOTIS MEETINGS MIDWINTER 1993 DENVER,CO

FRIDAY, JAN 22
2 - 4PM             Circ           CCC-A104
2 - 4PM             NUGM Plng      RAD Blrm A

SATURDAY, JAN 23
8 - 10PM            Consortium     CCC-A210
8 - 10PM            Gov Docs       CCC-C105
8 - 10PM            Cartographic   MAR-Homestead

SUNDAY, JAN 24
9:30 - 12:30PM      Preservation   CCC-C106
2 - 4PM             LIB1           HYAT State
2 - 5:30PM          Faxon/EDI      CCC-C103
8 - 10PM            Cat/Auth       CCC-C209
8 - 10PM            MARCIVE        RAD Beverly, Vail

MONDAY, JAN 25
12 - 2PM            MDAS           MAR Salon I/J

TUESDAY, JAN 26
8:30 - 11AM         RLG            CCC-C111
8:30 - 10:30AM      Serials        CCC-A207
10:30 - 12:30PM     OPAC           CCC-A207
2 - 4PM             Acquisit.      CCC-A106

Nancy N. Pope                 Phone:    504/388-3215
Assistant to the Dean         FAX:      504/388-6992
LSU Libraries                 BITNET:   LBYSEC@LSUVM
104 Middleton Library         Internet: LBYSEC@LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA  70803
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Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:45:36 EST
From:         Anaclare Evans <AEVANS@WAYNEST1.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: NUGM Membership

NUGM stands for NOTIS Users Group Meeting--a once a year meeting for all
NOTIS users held in Chicago, usually in early October.  A mailing to announce
the meeting is usually sent in July.  Programs are planned by the various SIGs
to be of interest to their members and usually are presented by staff from
various NOTIS sites.  You don't really have to join anything, just watch your
mail.

The various SIGS meet at NOTIS and some also meet at other meetings like ALA,
SLA, MLA, etc.  They represent the interests of the staff members using NOTIS.
The Cataloging/Authorities SIG will be meeting at ALA MidWinter on Sunday even-
ing from 8PM to 10PM Colorado Convention Center Rm C209.  The topic of the
session will be workstations and will have speakers from several NOTIS sites.
If you show up at our meeting and add your name to our membership list, you
will be a member. Check the official program under unofficial meetings to
verify the location.  You will also see an agenda for this meeting posted on
this listserv.
Anaclare Evans
Chair, NOTIS Cataloging/Authorities Users Group
aevans@waynest1.bitnet
aevans@cms.cc.wayne.edu
313-577-4006
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