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  • Voyager: Acquisitions/ vouchers with Voyager & PeopleSoft. Joseph M. Shubitowski, Getty. 45 min. This presentation will be about what we do to "sync" Voyager invoices/vouchers with our PeopleSoft Accounts Payable system. We have PL-SQL stored procedure code that extracts completed vouchers according to some very complex rule set. This then writes an XML encoded record block out to disc, this gets picked up by another server which runs a few XML transformations on the file to get it to look like the XML message block that PeopleSoft expects. We then ship these XML vouchers to the PeopleSoft staging server where it picks them up and loads them in.
  • Voyager: How do you come across? A collaborative look at the OPAC. Mary Logue/ Savannah Kelly, Westmont College. 45 min. Ever wonder if all that hard work in creating and editing your MARC records makes a difference to your patrons? Are all those fields really worth the effort? Can the public even view them? After looking at our OPAC display we realized that the public was unable to view all our hard work since the fields were not visible. So we went through a deliberate process of deciding which fields to show in the OPAC and how we wanted them to display. Join us to learn about our approach and discuss how to collaboratively incorporate public and technical service staff as you determine the best approach to creating a user-friendly OPAC.
  • Voyager 7 Tomcat WebVoyage Interface for Dummies, or: What will it take to customize our new user interface and remain sane? Laura Guy, Colorado School of Mines. 60 min. This session will outline some of what the presenter has learned about the Tomcat interface over the last 24 months. It will include an overview of the Tomcat UI and suggested ways to think about and plan customizations. There will also be a discussion of “fast and easy” changes you can make right away to customize Tomcat quickly. Topics such as XML, CSS, "skins," file naming conventions, the advantages of the Tomcat interface, and what to do when you "upgrade" will be covered.
  • SFX, MetaLib: Information Literacy for the Federated Searcher: MetaLib tips in a 50 minute session. Marcia Henry, CSU Northridge 60 Min. Highlights the current features in Metalib (Xerxes presentation) that are presented in a 50 minute class session as well as the critical questions users need to ask when reviewing retrievals and SFX menus. Teaching our patrons how to use their critical thinking skills to identify important key words, relevant databases, and the ongoing need to be able to identify elements of the citation are an essential component of teaching Metalib in an information literacy skills session.
  • Voyager: Access Full-Text E-Resources through OPAC: Bulk Import E-Resource Titles. Sharon Hu, Chicago State University. 45 min. Chicago State University Library uses Voyager ILS through the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries at Illinois (CARLI), including all electronic resources (e-resources) configured through SFX with the Voyager ILS. Instead of using an expensive e-resources management system, we bulk import bibliographic MARC records to the Voyager system; these MARC records are all full-text e-resource titles that are subscribed from various vendors with multiple corresponding access URLs. This places the bibliographic records with multiple 856 fields in the Voyager OPAC for the library users to directly access full text e-resources through the OPAC. This presentation will provide details such as: why import all full text e-resource titles to the Voyager ILS and what benefits are there for users, where and how to obtain the bibliographic MARC records (EBSCO), what bibliographic bulk import rules to setup in Voyager System Administration, what other system settings need to be configured along with the bulk import process, tips on how to prepare MARC records for import, what procedures are used for this process, and what frequency data needs to be updated and the process involved in updating MARC records. The practical process and operational procedures presented will help libraries handle e-resources in a different way and will improve the efficiency of accessing the e-resources by the library users.
  • General: Integrating Technology in teaching library skills. Anita Varela/ Barbara Sproat, Santiago Canyon College. 45 min. This session will be a demonstration of using SynchronEyes, clicker and Poll Everywhere in teaching library skills.
  • Implementing Aleph, ARC, SFX and MetaLib: Experiences and Lessons Learned. Chris Lincoln/ Susan Braun, Aerospace Corporation. 60 min. The authors implemented four ExLibris products this year: Aleph, ARC, SFX and MetaLib. Chris Lincoln will discuss lessons learned from switching ILS software, including database clean up requirements, Aleph configuration experiences and fine-tuning the OPAC. In addition, she will briefly talk about ARC, what it can do, and how it's working at Aerospace. Susan Braun will discuss her experiences and lessons learned setting up SFX and MetaLib, including linking to our numerous content vendors, developing and testing quick sets in MetaLib, and customizing the MetaLib interface.
  • Voyager: Access Demystified: Voyager 7 Access Query and Reports Basics. Anna Lois Kroll, The Master's Seminary. 60 min. This session covers the basic step by step process of writing a query using another query as a base, pasting in someone else's SQL, and making a query from scratch. Access queries will be examined to show what the different parts mean. It will also cover the basics of making a query look nice in report format. This session is designed to help the novice become more comfortable with Access queries. Although I will be using Access 2007 for the presentation, a lot of what I cover can be used in Access 2003.
  • Primo: Primo TotalCare. Tate Nunley, Ex Libris. 60 min. Ex Libris understands that different institutions have different needs. Primo TotalCare, a unified discovery solution for small and medium-sized libraries, provides all of the next-generation features that your users demand. Primo TotalCare provides state-of-the-art searching, sophisticated display and navigation of results, relevance ranking, sorting, and facets; and social computing features such as tagging, reviews, and ratings. A fully hosted solution, Primo TotalCare is an easy and affordable way to offer a modern discovery interface for all of your collections. Featuring the most seamless integration with the Voyager and Aleph integrated library systems, Primo TotalCare can be implemented in a rapid timeframe with minimal impact on library staff.




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    rhartman@hiu.edu Description for SFX, MetaLib session 1 Nov 23 2009, 7:09 PM EST by rhartman@hiu.edu
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    The description for the SFX, MetaLib session by Marcia Henry looks like a copy and paste of the Voyager 7 Tomcat session by Laura Guy. Can you update it. I'm trying to decide who from our staff might be able to benefit from attendance and this information would help.
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