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IUG 2010 Lightning Rounds

F5 - Behind the Scenes

Monday, April 19th @ 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Code It! Count It! Mary Ann Mercante, Assistant Dean and Head of Technical Services, Maryville University of St. Louis

This presentation will show examples of ways to code information in item and order records for the gathering of statistical information for both short and long-term purposes. Illustrations will include the defining and use of MARC tags in item records, the use of fixed field values in order records, and the use of free-text internal notes fields in both types of records.

DIY Innovative Software Documentation Using a Wiki  Carrie Preston, Continuing Resources/Database Maintenance Librarian, Ohio University

Can Web 2.0 technologies help your staff learn to use Innovative software, integrate best practices, follow consistent procedures, and keep track of coding schemes? Ohio University Libraries used a wiki platform to build an archive of cataloging and ILS system administration documentation.

Making Rapid Update Rapid  Lloyd Chittenden, Technical Services Librarian, Fort Lewis College

Demonstration of making rapid update for individual records work with a single bar code scan with no keystrokes or mouse movements between each item.  Normally this process requires a keystroke and mouse click between each scan.  This slows the process down significantly.  My method allowed us to change the locations for 32,000 books last summer, despite the fact that we had no way to get them into review files.

Getting Authority Control Under Control   Catherine Scullion, Catalog Librarian—Technical Services, Appleton Public Library

The Appleton Public Library is a member of the Outagamie-Waupaca Library System (OWLS) serving the northeast Wisconsin population.  After a brief period of using the services of an authority control vendor, the small staff of the Appleton Public Library has taken on the challenge of in-house authority control for their system’s catalog database.  Steps that the staff has taken to simplify the authority control process using Millennium tools including Global Update, Headings Report, and Create Lists will be shared.  Suggestions for organizing authority control procedures and retrieving updated authority control information will also be featured.

Getting Millennium to Run on Older Computers  Joe Reimers, Notre Dame Kresge Law Library, Technology Support Specialist

Using Linux and assorted other tweaks, it is fairly easy to make Millennium reasonably well even on outdated computers.  For budget-conscious libraries, this can offer greater flexibility in what staff can do.

K6 - Our Public Face

Tuesday, April 20th @ 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Using WebPAC Logins to Distribute Password Information for Non IP Databases  Terry Ballard, Assistant Director of Technical Services for Library Systems, New York Law School
 
Our parent institution informed us that they had improved the portal and that they would no longer be able to provide a secure screen to distribute information about passwords to non-IP recognized databases. After considering things like buying our own server, we realized that we had the capability to use the Innovative server as a filtering mechanism.
 
What is Perl?  Phil Shirley, Technology Services Coordinator, Cuyahoga Falls Library

An introduction to what Perl is, what you need to get started using it, and a couple of examples of how it\'s being used in Innovative libraries.

Mashing Up Your Bestseller Lists!  Peggy Shaughnessy, Web Applications Developer, Poudre River Public Library District

We were really tired using staff time to update our New Times Bestseller lists every week to get links into our bib records. So we took matters into our own hands! We got an NY Times API key and wrote a Coldfusion script to mashup the feeds with our Syndetics bookjackets and links into our catalog. Staff and patrons are thrilled!

Server Side Scripting from a Distance  Mark Huppert, Systems and Web Coordinator, Australian National University Library

The III license prohibits use of unauthorized third party software on the Millennium server. This means no php, asp or any other server-side scripting. Or does it?  Learn how to use another server to do the scripting for Millennium without violating your license.

Dress Up Your OPAC  Emily Clasper, System Operations Manager, Suffolk Cooperative Library System

Looking to enhance your users' Catalog experience but don't have a high level programmer on staff?  Come learn a "bell and whistle" or two!


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