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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 08:06:45 EST
From:         Tom Norman <normant@GVSU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: offsite backups
Comments: To: NOTIS discussion group list <NOTIS-L@VM.TCS.Tulane.EDU>

          We create offsite backups every night.  The backup tapes are
          copied, and moved to a site twenty miles from campus.

          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, 21 Dec 1992 13:12:14 EST
From:         Jeffrey Trimble <JTRIMBL@WVNVM.BITNET>
Subject:      MHLD $6 to $8 in 5.1

Here's my 2 cents worth:

Not all MFHL records have $6 in them.  You might have 700 MFHL records,
and only 350, have $6 (link and sequence no) present,  only those 350 would
convert.  One scenario is for an institution to convert its holdings from
a manual form to MFHL record, and being inconsistent, would enter the 8XX
with $6 on some records, and not on others.

This is from the point of view of a cataloger who has witnessed conversion
from a manual file to the MFHL record, so it is possible that some records
do not have $6.

Making sense yet?

Jeffrey Trimble
Cataloging/Authorities Librarian
West Virginia University
>>Home of MountainLynx<<
   >>A NOTIS System<<
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Date:         Wed, 30 Dec 1992 16:45:55 EST
From:         Gordon Schumacher <RGSX@CORNELLC.BITNET>
Subject: RE: RLIN TOP
              30 Dec 1992 14:29:10 EST from <YETTER@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU>

Well - after 24 hours, my NOTIS contact did find a "current" version
of the doc for me; with LCN110B in it. Thanks for the moral support.
Gordon

On Wed, 30 Dec 1992 14:29:10 EST Peggy Yetter said:
>> I'm in the process of trying to get the "newest" version of RLINTOP
>> to work, hopefully with the idea that it will support 5.1 and MHLD
>> records.
>>
>> We've been running with a highly customized version of the original
>> program(s) which we were a Beta test site for.  I'm finding the doc lacking
>> in some major areas (like it refers to running LB031 but I was sent neither
>> JCL nor source for this puppie....).
>>
>> Questions:  any RLINTOP users out there?  any who have done maintenance to
>> it in the relatively recent past?  ANY Rlin sites at 5.1 with some sort
>> of tapeout working???
>>
>> Any help is appreciated...
>>
>> Gordon Schumacher
>> Asst. Director Library Technologies
>> Cornell University
>We have run RLINTOP in our test 5.1 region and it handles the MHLD record
>without any problems.  We have not done any customization other than the
>prescribed ones.  You must have a rather outdated copy of documentation.
>LB031 was replaced by LCN110.
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>| Peggy Yetter                       : Van Pelt Dietrich Library Center |
>| Systems Analyst                    : 3420 Walnut Street               |
>| University of Pennsylvania         : Philadelphia, PA  19104-6206     |
>| yetter@penndrls.upenn.edu          : (215)898-4824                    |
>|         MVS/ESA 4.2; CICS 2.1; NOTIS 5.0.2; MDAS 1.2; GTO 3.0         |
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From: HOUSSAH5@EGAUCACS.BITNET (HOUSSAM OF EGYPT)
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Subject: Library Software for MVS?
Date: 23 Dec 92 06:22:22 GMT
Reply-To: Houssam Amer <HOUSSAH5@EGAUCACS.BITNET>
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Hi,
I wonder if anybody out there could help us identifying a library system
that works under the US-MARK format and is already adapted to accomodate
the changes in this format which are about to be released.

NOTE: THIS PACKAGE WILL RUN UNDER IBM/MVS PLATFORM.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Please Direct responses to my direct mail address <HOUSSAH5@EGAUCACS.BITNET>
-Houssam Amer
Analyst Programmer
The American University in Cairo
Cairo- Egypt
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Date:         Wed, 30 Dec 1992 10:28:00 EST
From:         LIBMAK@CCNY.BITNET
Subject:      NO MAIL AT THIS TIME

              Set NOTIS-L NO MAIL
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Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 11:23:00 CST
From:         JEAN BEAN <JEANBEAN@KSUVM.BITNET>
Subject:      FINE COLLECTION PROCEDURES

Kansas State Univ. Controller's Office is proposing to interface their new Bill
ing/Receiving  module (BRS) with our Library's NOTIS fine system.  The BRS modu
le is part of Information Associates IDMS On-Line System and includes FRS (Fina
ncial Precord System) and SIS (Student Information System).  We have some reser
vations and concerns about information transfer problems and I would appreciate
 feedback on any NOTIS site doing fine collection at the University Bursar's or
 Controller offices.
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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 12:47:03 CST
From:         Bob Samson <SAMSON@LIBRARY.UTA.EDU>
Subject:      MDAS lost explain screens

We're still running MDAS 1.2.1 and I just encountered a strange
problem.  I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this.

Some time ago I defined a new MDAS database and copied in one of the
sets of default help screens, @iac.  We brought the file up with only
a merged headings index while we worked out some problems with the
keyword index.  I went in through MSYS and deactivated the k= command.

Today we brought up the keyword index so I went in through MSYS again
and re-activated the k= command, but all the keyword help and explain
screens are now blank.  Is this the way the system is suppose to work?

I guess I'm going to have to delete the database definition through
MSYS and then redefine it so as to copy in all of those screens
again.  It sure doesn't seem like this should be necessary.  Any
advice would be appreciated.

Bob Samson
Assistant Director for Automation Services
University of Texas at Arlington
University Libraries
P.O. Box 19497
Arlington, TX  76019

(817) 273-3000 x4955
SAMSON@LIBRARY.UTA.EDU
b366rcs@utarlvm1.bitnet
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Date:         Wed, 30 Dec 1992 13:01:32 -0500
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From:         Stephen Davis <daviss@CUNIXF.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU>
Subject:      GTO & 035
Comments: To: NOTIS Listserv <notis-l@tcsvm.bitnet>

We've read with some apprehension about the change that NOTIS has apparently
made in version 3.1 of GTO in which--as we understand it--overlay will *only*
work when the OCLC (or RLIN record) control number matches the content of a
NOTIS 035 field (plus the NUC symbol for the utility).  I.e.,

        OCLC 001 1131239  -->   NOTIS 035 (OCoLC)1131239

In order to increase staff productivity, we have just finished designing a
workflow which *depends* on an 035 to 035 match, and which works in GTO
version 3.0 just fine. In this workflow, a person looking for full-level or
upgraded copy on OCLC for an existing NOTIS record

        1) keys in a duplicate of the NOTIS control number in a local
                035 field, with our local NUC symbol as a prefix
        2) deletes any other 035s in the local NOTIS record
        3) switches to an OCLC session (on the same workstation)
        4) locates a more desirable OCLC record
        5) keys the same local NOTIS control number in an 035 in the OCLC
                record (a macro key can be used to save keying and increase
                accuracy)
        6) issues the OCLC export command

This allows the new OCLC 035 to match the new NOTIS 035, making it possible
for the user to overlay with just one lookup each in local NOTIS and OCLC...

           OCLC                             NOTIS
        ----------------------       ----------------------
        | 001 11131239        |      | Rec.Key: AGE12345  |
        | 035 (NNC)AEG12345   |----->| 035 (NNC)AGE12345  |
        -----------------------      ----------------------
(In each case the 035 was keyed by local staff.)

This new approach is speeding our workflow substantially.

                        *       *       *

So, I guess my question for those sites who know about this "fix" is: Is it
true that it will no longer be possible to match 035 to 035 (with non-OCLC/RLG
control numbers), even as an option?   If so, has anyone found another way
around the time-consuming 4-part lookup required to overlay records in this
new way?  (I.e, NOTIS to find local reccord, OCLC to identify suitable record
for overlay, NOTIS to input OCLC control number in 035, and OCLC to initiate
record export.)
==============================================================================
Stephen Davis                           email:  daviss@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu
Ass't Director for Library Systems      voice:  (212) 854-4744
219M Butler Library                     fax:    (212) 222-0331
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 11:24:00 EST
From:         Suzanna Lengyel <LENGYEL@YALEVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: FINE COLLECTION PROCEDURES

This is in reply to Jean Bean from Kansas State University.  Yale University
Library has been transferring NOTIS bill and fine charges to the "Bursar's
Office" for over a year and a half.  (Prior to our implementation of the
circulation module in NOTIS, we used to send a weekly tape of bills and fines
originating from our Geac circulation system to the Bursar's.)  Feel free to
send questions via email to lengyel@yalevm or phone (203) 432-1844 (after
January 4th).

Suzanna Lengyel.  Yale University Library Systems Office.
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Date:         Wed, 30 Dec 1992 14:29:10 EST
From:         Peggy Yetter <YETTER@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU>
Subject: RE: RLIN TOP
Comments: To: NOTIS-L%TCSVM.BITNET@NOC2.DCCS.UPENN.EDU

> I'm in the process of trying to get the "newest" version of RLINTOP
> to work, hopefully with the idea that it will support 5.1 and MHLD
> records.
>
> We've been running with a highly customized version of the original
> program(s) which we were a Beta test site for.  I'm finding the doc lacking
> in some major areas (like it refers to running LB031 but I was sent neither
> JCL nor source for this puppie....).
>
> Questions:  any RLINTOP users out there?  any who have done maintenance to
> it in the relatively recent past?  ANY Rlin sites at 5.1 with some sort
> of tapeout working???
>
> Any help is appreciated...
>
> Gordon Schumacher
> Asst. Director Library Technologies
> Cornell University
We have run RLINTOP in our test 5.1 region and it handles the MHLD record
without any problems.  We have not done any customization other than the
prescribed ones.  You must have a rather outdated copy of documentation.
LB031 was replaced by LCN110.
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| Peggy Yetter                       : Van Pelt Dietrich Library Center |
| Systems Analyst                    : 3420 Walnut Street               |
| University of Pennsylvania         : Philadelphia, PA  19104-6206     |
| yetter@penndrls.upenn.edu          : (215)898-4824                    |
|         MVS/ESA 4.2; CICS 2.1; NOTIS 5.0.2; MDAS 1.2; GTO 3.0         |
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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 15:54:16 CST
From:         Gary <GSTRAWN@NUACVM.ACNS.NWU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: OPAC introductory screen

Our OPAC introductory screen is 4 pages long.

Gary L. Strawn
Authorities Librarian, etc., Northwestern University Libraries
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 12:46:00 +0200
From:         HOUSSAM OF EGYPT <HOUSSAH5@EGAUCACS.BITNET>
Subject:      US MARK & NOTIS...

Hi there,
        Here at the American University in Cairo, we are looking for a
powerful Library Software to run on an IBM machine running MVS. This
software is required to accomodate the already announced changes that
were introduced to the US MARK. So far, NOTIS is the strongest candidate.
This software has been recommended from various reputable academic institutions
in the United States.
If you could send any relevant information which would help us in our decision,
we will be very grateful.

Thank you in advance.

-Houssam Amer
The American University in Cairo,
Academic Computing Services.

E_mail: "HOUSSAH5@EGAUCACS"

P.S. Merry Xmas to all!!
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Date:         Tue, 29 Dec 1992 11:49:30 EST
From:         Cindy Cline <MCLCINDY@UKCC.UKY.EDU>
Subject:      LSER PROBLEMS

To Anyone with LSER experience:

I have started converting check-in records to LSER and discovered that
for some titles the checked-in issues do not display on the opac. I have
looked at all the obvious things like the various display codes in LSER
and NOTIS. This semms to be a random occurence but often enough to be
a problem (about 5% of titles).

Has anyone else experienced this? Have any ideas on what may cause this or
how to correct it?

Thanks in advance,

Cindy Cline              BITNET: MCLCINDY @ukcc.uky.edu
Serials Librarian        PHONE: 606-233-6781
Medical Center Library
Univeristy of Kentucky
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Date:         Thu, 31 Dec 1992 07:50:00 CST
From:         MADEWELL@VUCTRVAX.BITNET
Subject:      LSC994B (MHLD conversion)

Vanderbilt ran LSC994B last night and put the latest NOTIS 5.1 tape
in production this morning.  The job ran 5 hours, 22 minutes for us.
It encountered 2,981,327 records, 107,048 MFHL records, and modified
87,061 records.
_______________________________________________________________________________
/ Ramona Steffey Madewell              /               Bitnet:                /
/ Automation Project Librarian (LIB1)  /          MADEWELL@VUCTRVAX           /
/ Vanderbilt University                /              Internet:               /
/ Library Systems                      /    madewell@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu    /
/ 419 21st Avenue South                /       Phone: (615) 322-7125          /
/ Nashville, TN  37240                 /         Fax: (615) 343-0394          /
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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 14:22:39 -0600
From:         WRIGHTJA@VUCTRVAX.BITNET
Subject:      Re: offsite backups

Our Acorn files are backed up weekly and stored at our Library Annex, about 2
miles from the campus.  Newtwork backup is also at the Annex, monthly, with a
weekly backup during the intevening period kep by a staff member at home.

_______________________________________________________________________________
/ Jean Wright                        /                 Bitnet:                /
/ Research and Development Librarian /           WRIGHTJA@VUCTRVAX            /
/ Library Systems                    /                Internet:               /
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/ Nashville, TN                      /         Phone: (615) 322 - 2718        /
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Date:         Tue, 29 Dec 1992 19:34:03 EST
From:         Gordon Schumacher <RGSX@CORNELLC.BITNET>
Subject:      RLIN TOP
Comments: To: notis-l@tcsvm.bitnet

I'm in the process of trying to get the "newest" version of RLINTOP
to work, hopefully with the idea that it will support 5.1 and MHLD
records.

We've been running with a highly customized version of the original
program(s) which we were a Beta test site for.  I'm finding the doc lacking
in some major areas (like it refers to running LB031 but I was sent neither
JCL nor source for this puppie....).

Questions:  any RLINTOP users out there?  any who have done maintenance to
it in the relatively recent past?  ANY Rlin sites at 5.1 with some sort
of tapeout working???

Any help is appreciated...

Gordon Schumacher
Asst. Director Library Technologies
Cornell University
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 15:50:37 EST
From:         Warren Van Wyck <WVW@UVMVM.BITNET>
Subject:      NOTISrv and NCSA Telnet

       I'm having problems using NCSA Telnet (PC Version 2.3.03) with
       NOTISrv.  I've asked NSI about it, but they don't use this
       program.  The problem is:
              On the NOTISrv main menu, the cursors keys for up and
              down do not show on the 'pull-down' sub-menus.
              Therefore it's difficult to figure what item is being
              selected.

              (Below this level the cursors keys do work -- so I doubt
               this keyboard or key-mapping is hay-wire).


       Does anyone have NCSA Telnet working with NOTISrv?  If so, would
       you tell me what version you are using, and if you had to do
       anything special with CONFIG.TEL or key-mappings.

       I'm open for any suggestions.  Kermit for TCP/IP does the same.

 Warren Van Wyck, TECH 1             |   Bellnet:  (802)656-8421
 University of Vermont               |   Universitas Viridis Montis (UVM)
     NOTIS specifics: LMS 5.0.2, NOTISearch, GTO 3.0 - Prism
     Environment    : CICS 1.7 (BTAM) under VSE/SP 3.1 under VM/SP 5
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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 11:09:15 CST
From:         "Anne L. Highsmith (409-845-8111)" <K026AH@TAMVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      MHLD upgrade in release 5.1

I ran the MHLD upgrade when installing 5.1 in my test region (lsc994jc
- convert $6 to $8) and found some wild discrepancies in the number
of mhld records found vs. the number "converted". My favorite example
was in the Northwestern test files, where out of 627 records, the
job reported that it converted 95. Has anyone seen similar figures?
If so, are the discrepancies serious?

Anne L. Highsmith
NOTIS Coordinator
Texas A&M University
409-862-4234 (voice)
409-845-6238 (fax)
email: anne-highsmith@tamu.edu
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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 12:54:49 -0600
From:         C-HEND@UMINN1.BITNET
Subject:      OPAC introductory screen

Our staff would like to have a second screen behind the OPAC introductory
screen to provide additional information.  We found we were not able to
add a screen (IA or IB) and received an abend L28R.  I'm wondering if
we have something amiss or if this is designed so that the introductory
screen is by definition a set with only one screen in it.  We could set up
a new group of explain screens to include the desired text.  Before I suggest
this, I was wondering if any other NOTIS-site has created additional
introductory screens.  Thanks for any help you can give.



Constance Hendrick                          Phone:  (612) 625-4343
Asst. to Director,                            FAX:  (612) 625-3428
University Libraries Automated System      BITNET:   c-hend@uminn1
University of Minnesota Libraries  Internet: c-hend@vm1.spcs.umn.edu

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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 15:48:14 CDT
From:         "Colegate V. Spinks" <ZCVS@ADM.ANGELO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: offsite backups
Comments: To: NOTIS discussion group list <NOTIS-L@VM.TCS.Tulane.EDU>
              18 Dec 1992 15:19:29 -0500 from
              <BWELL%ECSVAX.bitnet@VM.TCS.Tulane.EDU>

We image our productions systems daily to backup kept on site and image
the system weekly on a five week roll offsite.

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Date:         Thu, 24 Dec 1992 06:04:27 EST
From:         Peggy Yetter <YETTER@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU>
Subject:      LSC994
Comments: To: notis-l%tcsvm.bitnet@NOC2.DCCS.UPENN.EDU

I don't know if our experience echoes other institutions' experience but I
thought I'd let people know.  We have a test database of 200,000 records.
It took an hour to run LSC994 against that database.  Since we are going live
with 5.1 on January 8th, I decided to run LSC994 against a copy of our
production bib file to make sure we don't run into any problem records.  Our
production database is 1.7 million records.  That took 9 hours.  Seems rather
extreme when all it's doing is converting $6 to $8.  Really puts a crimp in
our cross-over schedule.
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| Peggy Yetter                       : Van Pelt Dietrich Library Center |
| Systems Analyst                    : 3420 Walnut Street               |
| University of Pennsylvania         : Philadelphia, PA  19104-6206     |
| yetter@penndrls.upenn.edu          : (215)898-4824                    |
|         MVS/ESA 4.2; CICS 2.1; NOTIS 5.0.2; MDAS 1.2; GTO 3.0         |
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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:57:58 EST
From:         "Dennis McGreer, Indiana University,
              (812) 855-7299" <DMCGREER@UCS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      RE: Tech Sessions

I'll volunteer.  Pls send open/needed sessions.

Dennis McGreer
BITNET: DMCGREER@IUIS
   (812) 855-7299 or 855-6692
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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 14:05:16 CST
From:         "Anne L. Highsmith (409-845-8111)" <K026AH@TAMVM1.BITNET>
Subject: RE: Problems with MDAS 1.3
              21 Dec 1992 14:00:28 EST from <YETTER@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU>

Thanks to Peggy Yetter for her solution on how to define in-house
terminals so that they don't require sign-on. Just tried it, and it
works like a charm.

Anne L. Highsmith
NOTIS Coordinator
Texas A&M University
409-862-4234 (voice)
409-845-6238 (fax)
email: anne-highsmith@tamu.edu
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