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Comment on Innovative Users Group – a conference report by Terry Simpkins

Terry Simpkins — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:45:04 +0000

I’ve been an advocate of MarcEdit for a while – I think it would simplify a lot of our tasks (e.g. adding specific fields/text to each bib record in a batch load, etc.) and obviate the need to do that all via load tables.

Thanks for this recap, Arabella!

Comment on Innovative Users Group – a conference report by Bryan Carson

Bryan Carson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:33:41 +0000

I’d like to talk more about this session:
“Another interesting session described one library’s approach to sharing responsibility for their ILS.”

Comment on Innovative Users Group – a conference report by Bryan Carson

Bryan Carson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:31:26 +0000

What Kim Massana said at IUG is in synch with what we learned at the NExpress directors’ meeting from our discussion with Tom Jacobsen from Innovative. (Tom is the INN-Reach product manager.)

Comment on POSTPONED. Liaison Discussion: Information Security Road Show by Carrie Macfarlane

Carrie Macfarlane — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:30:01 +0000

***POSTPONED*** Apologies for the short notice. We will reschedule.

Comment on Friday Links – April 12, 2013 by Brenda Ellis

Brenda Ellis — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:38:08 +0000

Readlists is a nice format and supereasy if what you want to link to are openly accessible web articles and posts. However if the article is a free pdf from a website, it doesn’t seem to work.

Comment on Summon slow and/or down by Arabella Holzapfel

Arabella Holzapfel — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:18:35 +0000

Worldwide users of Summon are reporting that it’s functioning again. It appears to be working normally here as well. (It had been down since around 2 am Eastern time.)

Comment on AD 51 meeting notes – April 4, 2013 by Kellam Ayres

Kellam Ayres — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:13:08 +0000

Thanks for sharing the minutes! Please keep me looped in with any discussions re: BL planning.

Comment on Fix for a mac computer in a classroom that’s not projecting correctly by Carrie Macfarlane

Carrie Macfarlane — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:29:56 +0000

Thank you so much for this timely advice. (I’m presenting at a conference with my Mac this Friday, and I’m taking your post with me!)

Comment on Goodbye VHS – The Analog Sunset by Petar Mitrevski

Petar Mitrevski — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:06:32 +0000

Hi Frank,

We are considering the effects of leaving the 35 mm projectors in a few locations. In some places this may be OK – the projectors are secured in a booth. In other locations they may be too exposed and likely to get damaged. Given that new units are not being produced, we are thinking about placing most or all slide projectors back in our stock and delivering them to locations by request. This way we could ensure they do not get damaged and also inspect them before delivery to make sure they operate as expected. Problem lies that if they are not used periodically the mechanical mechanism will seize up. We could control this if they were in our stock…

Keep the ideas flowing!

Thank you,
Petar

Comment on Goodbye VHS – The Analog Sunset by Frank Winkler

Frank Winkler — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:11:08 +0000

I quite understand transitioning away from technology like laserdisks, and even VHS, but I have a harder time with eliminating the capability of projecting 35 mm slides. I have a collection of thousands of 35 mm slides, which I have used for years of teaching introductory astronomy. Many of the images are available in digital form, but many are not and would require scanning. In any case, several person-months of effort would be required to convert my collection.

Happily, I am retiring this year, so I personally will be minimally affected by the change. (Though I can imagine giving an occasional lecture, or even teaching a course where I’d like to use my slides.) Still, I question the wisdom of removing perfectly good 35 mm projectors in rooms like MBH 216. Is there something else that requires the use of the shelf where the projectors sit?

So I hope ITS will keep existing 35 mm projectors in MBH216 and elsewhere, where they can be retained without a negative impact on more current technology.