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Documentation :: Documentation for Talis Alto 4.3 now live

Author: Simon Burrows
Subject: Documentation for Talis Alto 4.3 now live
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:21 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 0

Talis is pleased to announce that Talis Alto 4.3 is now available on general release for libraries using Unix servers.

Release notices, 'What's New' material and online help are available from the Talis Alto web site, and also from the main Talis documentation site.

Documentation :: Talis documentation improvements

Author: Simon Burrows
Subject: Talis documentation improvements
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:14 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 0

Partly in response to feedback from the Talis User Group surveys and meetings, we've completed a review of the product documentation stored on the Talis web server. Subsequently, we've removed a large amount of redundant material, and the remaining documentation has been re-organised into the following pages.

The full list of Talis Documentation, organised by product, can be found here.

Documents that have been published within the last 6 months are also published here. Most recently published documents are displayed at the top of the page.

In addition, we've re-indexed this revised material, so you should find your documentation search queries return more relevant results.

Our next initiative is to address the gaps in our current documentation set that this review identified. This will include the publication of new System Management documentation within the next few months.

Remember, you can subscribe to the Documentation RSS feed to ensure that you don't miss any documentation updates, or read about new updates on the Documentation Forum.

If you have any comments, please send an email to documentation@talis.com

Many thanks,

Simon Burrows
Documentation Manager

Talis Alto :: Talis Alto 4.3 is now available on general release

Author: Anne Stacey
Subject: Talis Alto 4.3 is now available on general release
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:48 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 0

Talis is pleased to announce that Talis Alto 4.3 is now available on general release for libraries using Unix servers. A separate release for the libraries running on Windows servers will follow within the next few weeks.

For details of the new functionality please see the document What's New in Talis Alto 4.3. This document has been updated since its original publication. In response to comments from users, we have also produced What's New in Talis Alto 4.3 (System Manager Edition), which contains additional material.

Full details of how to obtain the files and install the software are given in the Release Notice. There is a separate version for libraries using the Scottish Smartcards.

These documents are all available both from http://www.talis.com/alto and from the Documentation page http://www.talis.com/documentation.

Regards,

Anne
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Anne Stacey
Product Analyst
Talis

Cataloguing :: RE: Another moan about authority control.

Author: Cheryl
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:03 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 14

Thank you very much for your replies - tried this and it works.

Cheryl

Cheryl McEnaney
Cataloguer Aberdeenshire Library & Info Svces

Cataloguing :: RE: Another moan about authority control.

Author: Kate Bunting
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:43 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 14

Yes, that's what I do, as recommended by Anne Stacey (see my post above).
I don't know why it's so important for authority headings not to have trailing full stops.

Kate

Cataloguing :: RE: Another moan about authority control.

Author: heathermj
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:51 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 14

I stand to be corrected by anyone who knows better, but I think the trick is to create/edit the authority record as necessary but then (and assuming the only difference between the heading in the authority record and the heading in the records is the full stop) to choose the option not to use the heading/edit the attached records. Authority record then holds form without full stop; bib records retain form with full stop.

Where the heading in the bib record does need changing and therefore the form in the authority record is used to update it, then yes, I think the only way is to edit the full stops back in (or leave them out, of course).

Which is the worse sin - to include full stops in authority records or to omit them in bib records - I don't know!

Heather
City of London Libraries

Cataloguing :: RE: Another moan about authority control.

Author: Cheryl
Subject: Authority Control/Full stops
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:18 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 14

We�ve only started using Authority control very recently.

As a starting point, to familiarise myself with the process of establishing/ merging/cleaning up records etc., I�ve been working from a list of top authors and then plan to move onto the Authorisation Reports (a couple of box files already await).

I am aware that in an Authority record, a full stop should only be used if the name ends in an initial, but if I remove all the full stops a mammoth task becomes even worse as I then have to go into each Catalogue record to re-establish the full stop.
What impact would it actually have if I left the full stop in the Authority Records?

I�d welcome any advice from those of you who have been using Authority Control for a while.

Cheryl McEnaney
Cataloguer
Aberdeenshire Library & Information Service

System Managers :: RE: New LMS hardware

Author: dglass
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:32 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

Steve,

If you have not already done so, it is a good idea to get a name for the main LMS server that will not change in the DNS. Suppose your current server's ip address resolves to talis.uni.ac.uk, and the new server is newtalis.uni.ac.uk. Get an alias library.uni.ac.uk set up to point to talis.uni.ac.uk. Then make sure that all Alto logins etc. connect to library.uni.ac.uk. When you finally switch over, all you need to do is get the DNS alias changed so that library.uni.ac.uk points to newtalis.uni.ac.uk.

Actually, that is the point when you discover that the old ip address and name are hard-coded all over the place. Firewall rules are usually based on ip address, not service name.

After you switch over, it is a good idea to disable logins (including ftp) on the old server. Perhaps even disable access in the /etc/hosts.allow file. Otherwise, people might download and print out-of-date letters and so on.
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David Glass
Senior Systems Analyst, Queen's University Belfast

Talis Bridge Lite (formerly Talis Self) :: RE: Self Returns

Author: gi06
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:56 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 8

Are you only able to change the name of the operator in Talis Bridge Pro?
Our server is starting to slow down, and i'd like to run self service stats on Business Object instead.

MARC 21 Cataloguing :: RE: 546 tag

Author: Kate Bunting
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:59 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

We have been using 546, particularly to indicate language of subtitles in videorecordings, for the benefit of deaf users.

However, to search by language, you need to have the relevant code in the 008 field (and 041 if more than one language is involved).

Kate

Talis Prism :: RE: Notifying people of their PIN number

Author: BRYAN
Subject: Notifying people of their PIN number
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:15 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 13

Would any colleagues who have done this be willinng to share their knowledge? We are currently looking to achieve this- so any information would be useful. Thanks ....
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Bernadette Ryan
Electronic Services Support Manager
Learning Resources Centre
University of Glamorgan
e-mail:- bmryan@glam.ac.uk
tel:- 01443 482962

MARC 21 Cataloguing :: 546 tag

Author: Evelyn Oladjins
Subject: 546 tag
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:13 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

Hi

I�d be interested to know if anyone else has been using the 546 tag for a language note. We have been entering details such as �dual language text in �.� or �parallel text in �.� so that our branch staff can search for resources for migrant workers. Unfortunately, the 546 tag is not indexed in Talis Alto and we cannot customise the index in the latest upgrades of Alto. Does anyone just enter the information as a general 500 note, which is indexed, or are there other options?

Thanks
Evelyn

Talis Prism :: RE: Notifying people of their PIN number

Author: Brian Crampton
Subject: Pin numbers on Prism
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:54 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 13

Nothing has come through to TDN but it may have got lost in cyberspace.

The details of this or any contributions to TDN can be sent to tdn.contributions@talis.com.

Ideally any scripts should include some instructions and if anything is sent as attachments then it is usually best to send them as a zip file to avoid issues with word documents or executables.

A confirmation message will be sent when contributions are received so if no message is received then send me a message to me directly brian.crampton@talis.com without attachments and I will contact you.

Thanks
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Brian Crampton
Developer, Talis

Talis Prism :: RE: Notifying people of their PIN number

Author: BRYAN
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:41 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 13

We would love to have a look at Steve Campbell's scripts, as we have just been discussing how we might achieve this. Just had a look on the TDN can't find them on there?
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Bernadette Ryan
Electronic Services Support Manager
Learning Resources Centre
University of Glamorgan
e-mail:- bmryan@glam.ac.uk
tel:- 01443 482962

Cataloguing :: RE: Downloading MaRC21 records from Credo

Author: grantb
Subject: Downloading MaRC21 records from Credo
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:32 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 4

Hi Sharon, As I seem to have mastered this now, I would be happy to go over it with you. Please contact me via this forum; email me at grant.butchart@highland.gov.uk; or phone me on 01463 251258. Grant
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Grant Butchart
Assistant Stock Coordinator
Highland Libraries