264 Tag

As David explained in an October post about RDA records, the 264 tag is being used (in some records) for publishing information instead of the 260 tag. As of this morning, when the new index was loaded, the 264 tag information (for both publisher name and place of publication) is included in keyword searches for "publication info includes." Additionally this information now displays in search results.

This nhu-pac search will show you an example of this tag in use:
Title: sneaky pie
AND Publisher: Thorndike

Brief NHU-PAC searching outage Mon 12/31 am

Friday, Dec. 28, 3:30 p.m.: We're done experimenting with NHU-PAC searches for now.  There'll be a brief interruption of NHU-PAC searching on Monday morning starting around 7:35 to install updated indexes.

NHU-PAC searching Fri 12/28

Friday, Dec. 28, 2:30 p.m.: NHAIS Services is experimenting with some NHU-PAC searches this afternoon and making a few temporary changes that may affect you if you're doing some complicated advanced searches.  All will be set aright by the close of business this afternoon.

no LR van Fri 12/28

Sorry folks,

We have cancelled the Lakes Region van route for today (Friday, Dec. 28^th). Below is the list of libraries that will not be receiving deliveries today.

NH State Prison, Concord
Hill
Bristol
Newfound Regional High School
New Hampton
Meredith
Center Harbor
Wolfeboro
Alton
Gilford
Laconia
Sanbornton

Donna Gilbreth

Supervisor, Reference and Information Services

New Hampshire State Library

20 Park Street

Concord, NH 03301

603-271-2060

donna.gilbreth@dcr.nh.gov

no NHSL van service Thurs 12/27

ALL van routes are cancelled today due to the weather. The State Library building is open. Be safe today!

Also, there is a strong possibility that the Lakes Region route for Friday will be cancelled due to lack of a van (and driver!). I will send out a more definitive message tomorrow morning regarding that route.

Donna Gilbreth

Supervisor, Reference and Information Services

New Hampshire State Library

20 Park Street

Concord, NH 03301

603-271-2060

donna.gilbreth@dcr.nh.gov

No CD van route Wed 12/26

Hello librarians,

The Capital District van route is cancelled today due to a vehicle breakdown. The libraries listed below will not receive their van service until next week. Also the Southeastern Route for Wednesday is running at least an hour late today.

Hopkinton Bow Pembroke Chichester Loudon Canterbury Boscawen NH Law Library NHTI, Concord's Community College UNH School of Law NH Hospital

Donna Gilbreth

Supervisor, Reference and Information Services

New Hampshire State Library

20 Park Street

Concord, NH 03301

603-271-2060

donna.gilbreth@dcr.nh.gov

Brief NHU-PAC outage Mon. 12/24 7:35am

As noted on our known issues page, NHU-PAC servers are routinely restarted on the last Tuesday of the month.  This month will be a little different.  Because the last Tuesday of the month falls on Dec. 25, NHAIS Services will be restarting NHU-PAC servers on the morning of Monday, Dec. 24, starting around 7:35 a.m.  The NHU-PAC should be back online within 10 minutes except that Holdings Maintenance sometimes takes an extra 5 minutes to be restored.  If you happen to be working in the NHU-PAC on Tuesday morning, expect a brief (less than 2 minutes) interruption of the ILL program around 10 a.m.

Friday NHU-PAC update

Friday, Dec. 21, 9:55 a.m.: The state's network folks are chalking up yesterday's NHU-PAC problems to a "larger outage issue."  We're keeping an eye on things today.  It should be noted that there was never an issue with any of the NHU-PAC's servers yesterday--they were up and running just fine all day.  All yesterday's problems involved sporadic loss of connectivity, most involving the ILL server.

Otherwise, how are things?  We still have SirsiDynix trying to figure out why some e-mail messages sent from the NHU-PAC work OK and others don't.  That situation remains as detailed in a Dec. 10 message.

In a non-NHAIS Services issue, the State Library's Darlene Reinhard reports she's in touch with the state Department of Information Technology about a problem with the online interactive Directory of New Hampshire Libraries.  You'll get an error message if your search results are too large.  You can narrow your results by searching for the name of a library rather than for a town or city name.

NHU-PAC normal Friday morning

Friday, Dec. 21, 7:55 a.m.: Today starts with the NHU-PAC appearing to function normally.  We'll keep an eye on things as the day goes on.

ILL connectivity update

Thursday, Dec. 20, 1:50 p.m.: Connectivity to NHU-PAC's ILL program has been up and down this afternoon.  We don't know for sure right now if this is connected to on-and-off issues that the state network in Concord is experiencing today.  If you're able to reach the ILL login page, great--go for it.  Just be aware your connection may hang at some point.

ILL connectivity issue returns

Thursday, Dec. 20, 11:45 a.m.: It appears the connectivity problems that plagued NHU-PAC's ILL server in late October/early November have returned.  The server is up and running but users outside the State of New Hampshire network are reporting being unable to load the login page.

SE & SW van routes a little late Thurs. 12/20

Hello,

I believe all van routes are functional today! There are substitute drivers on the Southeastern and Southwestern van routes (see http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/van_delivery/thursday.html for libraries). Van deliveries will probably be at least an hour later than your usual time.

For those of you on the Southwestern routes, you probably already know that you will have a substitute driver for the next several weeks (and your regular driver Jim is coming along well).

Donna Gilbreth

Supervisor, Reference and Information Services

New Hampshire State Library

20 Park Street

Concord, NH 03301

603-271-2060

donna.gilbreth@dcr.nh.gov

no NC van Wed. 12/19

Sorry folks, the North Country van route is cancelled again today due to driver illness. Below are the libraries that will not be receiving their van service today:
North Country (NC)
Plymouth State College
Plymouth (meet LR driver)
Rumney
Wentworth
Warren
Orford
Piermont
Haverhill
North Haverhill
Woodsville
Bath
Lisbon Regional High School
Lisbon
Sugar Hill
Franconia
Littleton
Bethlehem

Donna Gilbreth
Reference and Information Services Supervisor
New Hampshire State Library
20 Park St.
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-2060
donna.gilbreth@dcr.nh.gov

No NC van Tue 12/18

The North Country van route is cancelled today (Tuesday, 12/18) due to driver illness. I apologize for the inconvenience. The list of libraries not receiving van service today is below:

            North Country (NC)
Lancaster
Colebrook
White Mountains Community College, Berlin
Berlin
Jackson
North Conway
Conway
Madison
Bartlett
Twin Mountain

  

Donna Gilbreth

Supervisor, Reference and Information Services

New Hampshire State Library

20 Park Street

Concord, NH 03301

603-271-2060

donna.gilbreth@dcr.nh.gov

NHU-PAC e-mail update

Monday, Dec. 10: We're still having problems with a NHU-PAC e-mail issue first noted on Nov. 21.  The current situation is that if you send an e-mail from My List it should be fine.  Likewise if you use the e-mail options at the bottom of a page with multiple search results.  However, if you try to send an e-mail from a page with an individual search result, you'll either get nothing (if HTML format is chosen) or an error message (if plain text format is chosen).  We continue to work with SirsiDynix on resolving this problem.

No North Country Van Tomorrow

According to Donna Gilbreth, Supervisor, Reference, NHSL:

The van route for the North Country is cancelled tomorrow (Friday, Dec. 7th). I apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. The list of libraries affected is below:


Lincoln
North Woodstock
Thornton
Center Sandwich
Tamworth
Chocorua
Conway
North Conway
Bethlehem
Littleton