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Course Reserves Staff Users Manual v.19

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:14:54 -0400

Course Reserves Staff Users Manual v.19

Tri-State Becomes Trine University

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:49:55 -0400

News Article:

Tri-State University officially changed its name to "Trine University" last week, on August 1. For details about their name change, see

Tri-State University to become Trine University, August 1

Aleph V. 19 Upgrade & Congrats from Ex Libris

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:23:09 -0400

News Article:

2008 July 25

To: PALNI Library Directors and Staff
From: Vince Lucas, PALNI Project Manager
Subj: PALNI Aleph Upgrade & Congrats from Ex Libris

As all of you know, PALNI completed its migration from Aleph Version 17 to 19 two weeks ago, and I'm happy to report that staff have made very good progress since then in resolving the outstanding "clean-up" issues in the aftermath of the upgrade. Of the 62 new Version 19 issues recorded on the PALNI help desk since July 1, more than half have now been successfully closed. Because of the inherent complexity of Aleph, a two-version Ex Libris system upgrade like this one is a major project, and successfully completing our V. 19 implementation is a milestone for PALNI.

I also wanted to share with all of you a couple of congratulatory emails that we received from Ex Libris staff. First, here is an email from Alan Manifold who leads the Ex Libris Aleph Support Team in North America, and with whom we worked closely, especially on the latter stages of our upgrade project: >p/>

> > 
>> >> ------- Original Message --------
>> >> Subject: Congratulations!
>> >> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:56:49 -0500
>> >> From: Alan Manifold 
>> >> To: Vince Lucas 
>> >> 
>> >> Vince and all the PALNI staff,
>> >> We want to congratulate you on your successful migration to Aleph v.19.
>> >> You are the first North American site to do this, and we are grateful
>> >> for your efforts to keep this project on track and to bring it to a
>> >> successful conclusion.  Please share our warm thanks with all your
>> >> staff!
>> >> 
>> >> Alan Manifold
>> >> Aleph Support Team Lead
>> >> Ex Libris Group
>> >> alan.manifold@exlibrisgroup.com
>> >> ---------------------------------

Also, here is an email that Susan Fipps received last week from Jo Richardson, Aleph Product Manager for the UK Division of Ex Libris:

> > 
>>> >>>------- Original Message --------
>>> >>> Dear Susan,
>>> >>> 
>>> >>> I was really delighted to hear that PALNI is the first library to go
>>> >>> into production on Aleph version 19 following the successful completion of
>>> >>> your upgrade.
>>> >>> 
>>> >>> I hope that you and your colleagues and users enjoy the new features
>>> >>> and improvements in this latest version, and that many other libraries
>>> >>> will soon follow your excellent example.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Many congratulations to you!
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Kind regards
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Jo
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> **Jo Richardson**
>>> >>> *Aleph Product Manager, Ex Libris (UK) Ltd*
>>> >>> *Direct Line:  01895 823865     Mobile:  07710 479008*
>>> >>>
>>> >>> *1, The Long Room, Coppermill Lock, Park Lane, Harefield, Middlesex,
>>> >>>     UB9 6JA*
>>> >>>
>>> >>> ---------------------------------

These emails confirm what we've suspected at times, but were never quite certain about, that indeed PALNI is the first Ex Libris customer to implement the newest release of the Aleph system!

At this point, I think we can conclude that our Aleph upgrade has been a success, thanks to the Systems Librarians and staff in all of your libraries who worked hard over the past four months to prepare for the upgrade, to PALNI central staff who have worked many extra weekend and evening hours over the past several months configuring, testing, implementing, and fixing problems with Version 19, and especially to Susan Fipps who managed our upgrade project and who successfully coordinated the many complex details of the overall upgrade process.

Please note that several members of the staff, Susan, Larry Baerveldt, and Chadwick Seagraves, will all be attending the annual Ex Libris ELUNA User Group meeting beginning next Tuesday, July 29, and will be out of the office most of the week. We appreciate your continued help and patience as we work on resolving the problems that remain from our system upgrade.

Thanks.

Vince

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Vince Lucas 
PALNI Project Manager 
INCOLSA                          | Email: vince@palni.edu
6202 Morenci Trail               | Phone: 1-317-298-6570 or 1-800-733-1899
Indianapolis, IN 46268           | FAX: 1-317-328-2382

All-Staff Meeting: Susan Akers Presentation

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:15:05 -0400

News Article:

Copies of the PowerPoint slides from Susan Akers' May 30, 2008 All-Staff meeting presentation are attached. Both PowerPoint 'ppt' and Acrobat 'pdf' versions are included.

Conflict of Interest Policy and Disclosure Form

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:12:45 -0400

Summary:

PALNI's Conflict of Interest Policy is attached (Acrobat 'pdf' format). This policy was adopted by the Board of Directors at their March 11, 2008 meeting, and includes a conflict of interest disclosure statement (Exihibit 1) which all PALNI Officers, Directors, employees, and any others with Board delegated authority will be asked to sign and place on file with PALNI.

repacked GUI - version 17.01

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:41:35 -0400

03/14/2008

This is the final repackaged version of version 17.01 before we move to version 19. This repackaging provides fixes for several minor issues and may be used to repackage at a local institutional level. This is a generic repacked GUI client that must be locally configured before use.

"Item is LOST; do you wish to continue" prompt -- changing the default setting

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:40:45 -0400

In the Aleph circulation module, when an item has a status of LOST and it is returned on Aleph, a window box comes with a "yes/no" request before continuing the transaction. The default setting in the GUI for this choice is "no", but choosing this causes the item not to be returned. Is there a way to change the default in that pop-up box?

Running Cir-01 - "Dropping the Z301 table"

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:34:38 -0400

In some instances where the tab16 and/or tab17 tables are changed, libraries may need these changes that effect the due dates to take place immediately. This document describes that process.

Understanding the XXX50 Local Patron vs. Aleph Local Patron

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:26:45 -0400

What is the difference between the XXX50 local patron and the Aleph Local Patron?

There has been some confusion about the Z305 local patron record called ALEPH that you see when viewing the LOCAL INFORMATION tab of your PATRON screens. This document addresses questions related to these patron types.

Message From Ken Gibson, PALNI Chair

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:04:47 -0500

March 3, 2008

All,

As unbelievable as it may sound, given that many of us have experienced 60+ degree weather yesterday and today, the forecast for tonight and tomorrow morning for much of our state is not good. There is a high chance of sleet and ice overnight and into tomorrow morning followed by snow accumulation. The National Weather Service issued a "Winter Storm Watch" this morning for Indianapolis and the north-central part of Indiana for tonight into tomorrow afternoon.

Because of this likelihood, especially sleet/ice, I am cancelling tomorrow’s PALNI Board meeting and it is now being rescheduled for our makeup date of next Tuesday, March 11th. This may be a first for PALNI but our safety is primary.

Again, I understand that for a few of you, there may be existing conflicts for March 11th. Please let me know if you cannot make the March 11th meeting and if you will have a proxy. Again, we want to ensure that we have a quorum.

If you know of any colleagues who may not get this message in time, (for example, they are in transit) please let me know or give them a call, if you can. We don’t want anyone trying to make the trip for naught.

Thanks to each of you for your patience and flexibility with this situation and certainly let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Best,

+++++++++++++++

Ken Gibson
Director, Duggan Library
Hanover College
PO Box 287
Hanover, IN 47243-0287

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Welcome to PALNI

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:10:52 -0500

Marian College

Welcome to the PALNI Project web site. The Private Academic Library Network of Indiana was organized as a non-profit membership organization in 1992, and provides sophisticated resource-sharing and library automation services to its 24 member libraries. Visitors are welcome to select any of the menu items to the left and top to search the PALNI online library catalogs, to read the latest PALNI-related news and announcements, to display the PALNI Events Calendar, or to learn more about the PALNI project, organization, membership, or online systems.

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Services Implementation Task Force Report

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:30:04 -0500

PALNI and Open Source

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:29:55 -0500

PALNI and Open Source

Since its inception in 1992, PALNI has been committed to implementing and utilizing Open Source Software (OSS) and supports the principles and practices of the open source community.

OSS is software that is free to use, but more importantly, the source code of the application is made available for further local development and redistribution. The genesis of the Internet began as a “call for comments” from ARPANET in the 1960’s. Later landmarks would include the code release of the now iconic Linux operating system in 1987 and Netscape’s Navigator internet browser in 1998. The OSS movement has received a lot of attention in the library community in recent years as individual libraries have begun to develop their own Content Management Systems and Integrated Library Systems.

Vince Lucas, the PALNI Project Director, states “Open Source is about choice; not just the access to the source code and software, but the choice of which tools work best for your needs.” Vince also points out that libraries and the open source movement share similar goals and philosophies – free and open access to information and content, sharing, collaboration, and community.

PALNI Values Statement

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:38:00 -0500

Summary:

A "PALNI Values Statement", as adopted at the 11/17/2005 Board of Directors Meetings, is attached.

PALNI Open Meetings Policy

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:50:52 -0500

Summary:

A "PALNI Open Meetings Policy", as adopted by the PALNI Board of Directors on 10/04/2005, is attached.