Archive for June, 2011

Catalog offline July 8-11

June 30, 2011

Please see the announcement from CARLI below. This means that you will not be able to search for books in the catalog or in I-Share.  During the upgrade period please use WorldCat Local to search the DU catalog and I-Share. You can see our holdings but won’t be able to find out if the book is currently available.

Voyager upgrade to Version 7.2.5 from Friday, July 8, 2011, 5pm CDT until Monday, July 11, 2011, 6am CDT

CARLI’s Voyager system will be upgraded to the latest version of the Voyager software, and the Oracle database system that supports it will also be upgraded. All Classic WebVoyáge and VuFind local catalogs, the VuFind union catalog, and all staff Voyager client access will be completely offline during the upgrade period. During the upgrade, users attempting to access the online catalog will see a message indicating that the system is offline for upgrade. This message will also provide a link to the CARLI System Status page (http://blog.carli.illinois.edu/sys-status/) where the latest status of the upgrade will be posted.  Circulation staff may take advantage of the Voyager offline backup circulation process if they desire.  New Voyager staff clients will be required on all desktop computers that support staff functions.

New catalog feature: limit by location

June 29, 2011

As of today in the new version of the catalog (also known as VuFind) you can now easily limit by location. Just do a search, and then select the appropriate location from the sidebar.


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This is especially helpful if you know you are only looking for children’s books or reference books.

Independence Day Hours

June 25, 2011

The library will be closed on Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. We will be open as usual on July 3 and July 5.

Read about how Independence Day has been observed throughout US history at the Library of Congress American Memory Project.

Quick tip for new library website

June 5, 2011

If you hover your mouse over most links on the library homepage, a box will appear with information about that link.

Noah Hart papers featured in Michigan news stories

June 3, 2011

Dominican’s Noah Hart Papers are featured in 2 news stories from Michigan.  Captain Noah Hart served in the Michigan Infantry during the Civil War.  Read the stories online:

Detroit Free Press

Lapeer area View

 


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