Evolution of a code system

Fair warning: highly technical library cataloging talk in this specific post.  May have soporific effects on non-catalogers.

When the Library here first got OCLC, we were assigned 4-character codes for types of materials.  OCLC used these codes (in part) to assign the ‘above the call number’ indicators like “REF” for Reference materials, or “VIDEO” for videocassettes, [...]

ILLiad and Canons

I spelled that correctly.  Really.
It’s “Canon” as in the manufacturer, and OCLC’s ILLiad interlibrary loan service.
After long consideration and talking to Innovative Interfaces people, we’re moving away from the Innovative Interfaces ILL module, such as it is, and setting up ILLiad.
I’d gotten a Canon MX-700 all-in-one to replace our old fax machine earlier.  It seemed [...]

tabs in the catalog

Working on the catalog display in Innovative (III) today and making these notes to myself.
I originally used the May 2007 set downloaded from III, with some modifications I picked up at IUG, for the version I brought out in August 2007.
The campus standard HAD been to accomodate 800×600 displays, and I didn’t want people using [...]