Barton Priorities

Priorities completed as of a Sept '00 meeting (clm000919)

Ref #	What do we have to do?	People	Notes	Time	Priority	Status
ACQ-1	Re-open investigation of “retrieve original” feature for order creation. (Submitted as bug report during implementation) using earlier edition bib. Record	Charlene Follett, Christine	Might be possible with a macro for Passport but doesn’t seem worthwhile at this point in time.		Low	Dropped
ACQ-2	Rewrite monograph acquisitions claim letter	Christine, Charlene	-Used similar procedure to the serials letter. Report & Perl script.	5/99	High	Complete
CAT-1	Complete testing RFP areas marked “can not test” for authority control.	Authorities test team, ad-cat	Authorities loader & authorities tables. Need to do after we load test records from BNA (Jan-Mar)	12/98	Medium	Complete
CAT-10	Conversion from BNA to LTI for Authorities processing	Systems, SGM, Stephen, LTI, Sheelah	-LTI agreement approved and first files sent for processing. -Daily processing live October 1999	9/99	High	Complete
CAT-11	Write a script, or find a program to do URL checking	CM, Carl, Ellen Duranceau	Report 856’s then process with perl script - Using a checker called LinkLint.	Fall ‘98	Medium	Complete
CAT-3	Authorities clean-up	Various BAS, SAS staff	MIT name cleanup over Summer ’98 MIT series, class tog., call #’s added are also done LTI quarterly reports now priority.	4/98 – ongoing	High	Ongoing maintenance from here on out
CAT-4	Test and run catalog module reports, specifically authorities	Cataloging, Stephen Skuce			Low	Done
CAT-5	Load Authorities - dependent on CAT-10	Sarah M. & Authorities Team	-Understanding tape loading. -This is complete with the big load from BNA.		High	Complete
CAT-6	Install GeoCAT	Cataloging, Christine, Geac sales	Investigated a demo version. Decided not to purchase.	Spring ‘00	Low	Done
CAT-7	Test global change capability	Cataloging, Christine	Successfully used global change to update URL and connection information when IEEE changed its site	Spring ‘00	Low	Done
CIR-1	(I) Electronic notification for patrons of holds, overdues, & other Advance notices (II) Notices printed at local library network printers – No longer needed	Eric, Christine, Circ imp team, Circ Comm	-Use a report and Perl script instead of calendar process C job. -Policy implications - do we continue w/ paper notices? Yes, email not always reliable. Add a note alerting patrons they may be receiving 2 notices.	(I) 3/98 - 1/99	(I) High (II) Dropped	Complete
CIR-1	Generate duplicates of notices for BLC patrons		An acceptable workaround is in place. But ask about this capability for 3^rd Barton!		Low	Dropped
CIR-2	Upgrade downtime program - access program	Systems, Michael, Circ Comm	Tested demo of Geac’s new offline client. Decided against purchase.	Fall ‘99	Medium	Complete
CIR-3	Create new code configurations for theses to allow statistical tracking of theses circulation & prohibition of checkouts to non-MIT patrons	Circ imp team, BAS, Systems			Medium	Dropped
CIR-4	Work with Beth Goldsmith/Geac to refine reserves PSR for our needs	Circ imp team, Reserves staff Beth Goldsmith			Medium	Dropped
CIR-5	Create patron access to their circulation records through OPACs (or campus network?)	Circ Comm, Karen M-H, Sharon B	-Patrons are asking for this. -Security issues. -Not in high use due to security and requirement of knowing barcode #	IAP ‘99	High	Complete
CIR-6	PSR to allow $1/day recall fine	Geac has set this up at other sites	Michael is in contact w/ other sites for details of cost, viability, etc.…		Low	Dropped
CIR-7	Electronic feed of staff patron data from Personnel	Michael, Systems, Personnel	-Working with Data Warehouse, who will provide a monthly feed. -Use a Perl script to make data useful for Advance.	8/99	High	Complete
CIR-8	Modify Replacement Cost Routines to use our default cost	Christine, Michael, Kathy Dahl	-Default replacement cost on patron bills would be more of an incentive for patrons to return items.	Summer ‘99	High	Complete
OPAC-1	Investigate/Bring up Web-based catalog	geoweb-lib, Geac	GeoWeb 3.0 installed August ’98. Some needed changes will be coming with version 4	Fall ‘98	High	Complete
OPAC-2	Upgrade WebBarton	Systems, geoweb-lib, Geac	Software installed and tested over Summer ’00.	Summer ‘00	High	Complete
SER-1	Electronic feed of invoices from serials vendors to Geac.	Kim Maxwell, Geac, serials vendors		9/97-10/97	High	Complete
SER-2	Call # macro for SerAcq	Kim, Christine	Eric did original work on macro Macro is working, printer is working	Winter/Spring ‘00	High	Ready to be implemented into workflow
SER-3	Masking records from OPAC display	Kim, TSF	Not available with current verson of Advance. Workaround is in place. Ask about this for 3rdBarton!		Low	Dropped
SER-3 addenda	Receipt history records - investigate interim feasibility of masking in OPAC via “hidden location” or creation of status unique to these records		As above.		Low	Dropped
SER-6	Fix serials PO so that field names (labels) appear on printed orders	SerAcq, Geac	Serials PO’s generally sent by email rather than printed. Not needed.		Low	Dropped
SER-7	Investigate serial claim report to make alterations or improvements in its usefulness	Kim Maxwell, Proc. Super input, CM	Make some changes to existing report, already custom written by Grant.	1/98	Medium	Complete
SER-7	Investigate serial claim letter (to make alterations or improvements in its usefulness)	Kim Maxwell, Proc. Super input, Christine	Problem determining proper claims to print. Some are printing only from Geac’s program, some only from ours???		Medium	Dropped
SYS-1	Shutdown/Startup scripts	Eric	Enables minimally trained staff to restart Barton.	‘97	Medium	Complete
SYS-2	Investigate use of a kerberized telnet program	Systems	Host Explorer is in use by most staff. Those who depend on macros with Passport are still using that.	Summer ‘98	High	Complete