September 29, 2006

Genline CD update

Genline CD location is the ref consultation station; the logon is available in the staff-only FAQ.

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September 20, 2006

FIXIT info - comments from staff

Fixit works for any problem in MNCAT (a.k.a. Aleph). We can also fix our records in RLG's Eureka and OCLC's WorldCat. If the problem is in a different database than those three, or if it is with the U Libraries interface, it should go to someone else. If you're not sure who to send something to, we'll be happy to help you get it directed to the right place.

Stephen

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Yes, fixit is still in operation, and it should be used for reporting errors in data in MNCAT.
These shouldn't come to autosys. On the other hand, if MNCAT is down or there are problems with
searching, etc., those should come to autosys and should be assigned to LEO.

Chris M

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September 16, 2006

Dyabola CD user manual is online

Dyabola has Webberized the user manual to the CD. The manual is available at
http://www.dyabola.de/manuals/user/en/user_frm.htm

For the CD instructions go to the right sidebar and click on 3. Functions (CD-ROM)

I will continue to see if we can add the online access to Dyabola, since we can get in using the password that came with the CD....
SG

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September 12, 2006

MULS database unavailable

After third day of being unable to get into the MULS database, I called MINITEX to ask what's happening with it. Answer: it hasn't been updated for a year and the software used to construct it is no longer being supported, so the MULS database has been taken down. It may or may not be brought back in a few months; in the meanwhile, we are encouraged to use WorldCat instead for local serial holding information.

Denny

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L'Annee Philologique subscription problem

L'Annee Philologique is asking for a password rather than scripting us through. We've had a problem with our subscription; Yumiko is trying to fix but it seems to be rather a mess. In the meanwhile we don't have online access to this.

I thought we still had the cdrom version, Database of Classical Bibliography, on our Reference cdrom machine, and MNCAT says that we do, but I don't see an icon for it.

We do of course still have the print L'An. Phil. in Reference room...

Denny

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September 06, 2006

Scheduling S30C in UMCal downloaded version

How to schedule S30C from the downloaded version of UMCal:

Tools -
-Search Directory
--Resources
---RM Computer/Media Lab
----RM UL OMWL S30C


To: Susan
From: Janet
Subject: Re: scheduling room S 30 C

When you search for the resource (S30C) you have to change the resource type to computer lab (or some such term in the drop-down box). Right now you're just getting conference rooms.
Jan

At 08:00 AM 9/1/2006, you wrote:

Hi, Jan.

I've lost track of the e-mail I sent back when I figured out how to schedule room S 30 C.
Worse yet, when i go into UmCal (downloaded version), only S 30 A & B show on the list. Is there something wrong with my search, or the system?

I can find it in UmCal Web version because I'd bookmarked it long ago. Maybe it would be a nice courtesy to us all, esp. new staff who teach, to send out a reminder of the instructions to folks who teach in Wilson?

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