[SOLAR-L] Suspending requesting through MaineCat

[Corner, Dean]

Thanks, James.  My in-box has so much stuff in it that I may just clear
cut!  Is there any big issue out there that I need to know about?  I'm
not asking for much am I? 


 
 
Dean Corner
 
Director of Reader and Information Services
Maine State Library
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0064
207-287-5604
207-287-5615 fax

-----Original Message-----
From: james.maine.infonet at gmail.com
[mailto:james.maine.infonet at gmail.com] On Behalf Of James M. Jackson
Sanborn
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 3:10 PM
To: solar-l at lists.maine.gov; nelson.eubanks at maineinfonet.org; Alisia
Revitt; Corner, Dean
Subject: Suspending requesting through MaineCat

As most of you are hopefully aware, the statewide delivery system is no
longer functioning.

Because of this, and in effort to limit the number of new items entering
an already clogged pipeline, we are going to be temporarily deactivating
the online requesting feature of the MaineCat OPAC.

At this point we are also asking that no requests be submitted by staff
through the Millenium client unless you have an understanding with the
lending library and have made alternate arrangements for the delivery
and return of those items.  For most purposes, following a traditional
ILL approach to requests will be a better option than attempting to use
the SOLAR/INN-Reach system for the time being.

We are investigating various workflow issues and how they should be
handled by SOLAR libraries, but in the meantime, it is safest to not run
paging slips until further notice.

If you have questions regarding MaineCat and SOLAR or other
systems/technical questions, please feel free to contact me, Alisia (
alisia.revitt at maineinfonet.org ) or Nelson (
nelson.eubanks at maineinfonet.org ).

For information regarding the delivery service, please monitor your
email and/or MELIBS for announcements from Dean Corner who is handling
that at the Maine State Library.

Regards
-James

_____________________________
James M Jackson Sanborn
Executive Director, Maine InfoNet
University of Maine
5784 York Village, Suite 58
Orono, Maine 04469-5784
207-581-3083
207-356-0238 (cell)
207-581-3095 (fax)
james.jacksonsanborn at maine.edu