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EBSCO Full Text Links are not working 2/26/2015

As reported by OhioLINK  on 2/26/2015 at 11:39 am 

Due to a problem with the full text server, PDF full text links in EBSCO products (individual databases, EDS, etc.) are not working. EBSCO is aware of this problem, has made the resolution a top priority, and is expecting to have these links working again by the end of the day. We will send out another email when the issue has been resolved.

Update #1 – As of 12:00 noon, PDF full texts links in EBSCO appear to be working. No official word from OhioLINK yet.

Update #2 – As of 2:06 pm OhioLINK reported this issue as resolved.

UA voice mail system upgrade to start on 2/20/2015

As you may have read in the e-Mail Digest announcement last week, the University’s voice mail system will be upgraded beginning Friday, February 20, 2015, at 2:00 PM. The upgrade will be completed by Monday, February 23 at 7:00 AM.  Phones will work but voice mail will be unavailable during the upgrade.

To do before the upgrade (before February 20th)

Task 1: If you have not already done so, record your name within the existing voice mail system. To record your name:

  1. Log in to your voice mail
  2. Press “5 5”, record your name as prompted.

Task 2: Clean‐up your mail box by deleting unneeded messages.

To do after the upgrade (after February 23rd)

  1. Dial x8000 (or press the Messages button on your desk phone)
  2. Enter the default password and press the pound key (#).
  3. Change your password according to the password parameters.

You’ll need to refer to the Voice Mail Upgrade Guide for the default password and password parameters.

Please contact Susan, Mike, or Noah if you have any questions.

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Electronic Services

Sierra: Update 1.2.2 installed on 11/11/2014

The Sierra application and database servers were updated to Sierra 1.2.2 (1.2.2_6) on appx 2:30 am on Tuesday, November 11, 2014.

This update resolves several reported known issues.

For more details, click on the Release 1.2.2 link on the Sierra SharePoint

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Electronic Services

Sierra: Update 1.2.2 to be installed on 11/11/2014

The Sierra application and database servers will be updated to Sierra 1.2.2 on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. There is no downtime required for this update. However, a Sierra restart will be required after the install in order to download new SDA (Sierra Desktop Application) software.

This update resolves several reported known issues.

For more details, click on the Release 1.2.2 link on the Sierra SharePoint

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Electronic Services

EZProxy unavailable from 4-7am on 10/23/2014 for system update

Campus IT will be updating the EZProxy server to the latest version EZProxy (5.7.42) between 4 am and 7 am on Thursday, October 23rd. The update requires downtime so remote access to library resources via EZProxy will be unavailable at during this time.

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UAL User Interfaces Committee

SearchOhio icon added to UAL Catalog

The UAL Catalog now displays the SearchOhio icon in addition to the OhioLINK  icon. Users can now pass their search directly to SearchOhio from the UAL Catalog.

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Electronic Services

Sierra: Update 1.2.1 rescheduled for 7/17/2014

Due to network difficulties during the Sierra upgrade earlier this week, III has rescheduled for the afternoon of Thursday, July 17th.

For complete details on Sierra 1.2.1 please go to: http://blogs.uakron.edu/liblog/2014/07/11/sierra-update-1-2-1-to-be-installed-on-7152014/

 

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Electronic Services

Sierra: Update 1.2.1 to be installed on 7/15/2014

The Sierra application and database servers will be updated to Sierra 1.2.1 on Tuesday, July 15th. There is no downtime required for this update. However, a restart will be required after the install in order to download new SDA (Sierra Desktop Application) software.

This update resolves several reported known issues and includes the new read-only API feature that will all Sierra to interact with other systems.

For more details, click on the Release 1.2.1 link on the Sierra SharePoint

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Electronic Services

IE 9 and other software updates

From the 7/9/2014 Digest…

On Monday, July 14, Information Technology Services will begin deploying Microsoft and other third-party updates including Adobe Flash, Shockwave and Web browser IE 9. These updates will become mandatory on Friday, July 18, at 3:30 p.m. and will be automatically “pushed-out” to all University-owned computers at that time.

Depending upon which updates are needed by your computer, you may be required to restart yours after the updates are installed. After the installation of IE 9, your computer may need another update, which may require an additional reboot.

Please see Mike or Noah if you have any questions about these updates.

 

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Access Services Electronic Services Policy & Planning

Internal Use Counts and YTDCIRC/LYRCIRC for statistics gathering

In preparation for the new statistical year starting today, July 1, 2014, changes were made to the Internal Use Count fields and also starting today we’ll begin to use the YTDCIRC field to track item checkouts for statistical year 14/15. Starting in statistical year 15/16 YTDCIRC counts will be moved to the LYRCIRC field and YTDCIRC will be reset to zero.

Internal Use Counts

Internal use counts are used to collect in-house usage statistics for library materials that do not circulate. These statistics (counts) can be stored in the INTL USE,  IUSE3, and/or COPY USE item fixed fields depending on the purpose of the count.  These fields have been renamed in our Sierra system as follows:

INTL USE                                         IN HOUSE COUNT

IUSE3                                               PROJECT USE

COPY USE                                      SPECIAL USE

Internal use counts track activity that doesn’t involve a circulation transaction such as a checkout, renewal, or booking.  IN HOUSE COUNT will be used to track in-library usage of materials and will be zeroed out at the end of each statistical year. The PROJECT USE and SPECIAL USE fields can be used for library projects, gathering short-term usage statistics, small area inventories, and such. These fields will be zeroed out as necessary, depending on the duration and scope of the usage.

Zeroing the counts in these fields does not impact stored circulation data in the In house  or  Circ Activity Web Management Reports as these reports draw from historical data stored on the Sierra server . However, “real time” reports such as Sierra Statistics or the Title Circulation Report  draw from the record as it is at the time the report is being run, not as it was at a specified time period.

Later this summer we will start offering a Sierra Training session on how the IN HOUSE COUNT field will be used, how the PROJECT USE and SPECIAL USE fields can be used, and how to run reports and gather statistical information from these fields.

YTDCIRC and LYRCIRC

Sierra uses the YTDCIRC field in the item record to automatically count the number of times an item has been checked out during a statistical period. Sierra uses the LYRCIRC field to store the number of times an item was checked out during the previous statistical period.

At the end of the statistical year the count in the YTDCIRC field will be moved to the LYRCIRC field and the YTDCIRC field will be zeroed out.  These counts may be used during the review process by comparing the TOT CIRC (total circulation) field to YTDCIRC and LYRCIRC fields or they may be used for other statistical purposes.

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