Friday, May 3, 2013

HSL Access Notes - May 3rd



Hello,

It has been some time since the last set of Access Notes! 

Congratulations Brian!
We would like to congratulate Brian on his 25th service anniversary!  We appreciate the dedicated service and contributions and would like to celebrate this special milestone with Brian.  Please join us at HSL on May 10th from 3:00 PM – 4 PM .

Remote Login Problems
Family Medicine residents have been having problems when trying to log in remotely to library databases using their IT usernames and passwords. Staff are working on restoring full access.   In the meantime residents should be able to  use their barcode (first nine digits) and pin (UCID without any leading zeroes), for remote access.  Residents can also submit their concern using the online Database Access Problem form at the bottom of the library homepage under Library Quicklinks :  http://library.ucalgary.ca/website-feedback
The  Database Access Problem form can be used by clients to report any of the following:
·         Feedback on the web site
·         Database access problems
·         Login issues
·         Broken links
·         Catalogue questions
·         General comments about the TFDL
·         Anything else (other) 
Client Records
We seem to have received a variety of client card issues over the past week or so.
A few things to note:
Staff/student information starts out in the Peoplesoft Database, this then moves to the Administrative Data Warehouse, then migrates over to SIRSI.  The normal turnaround time on this is 2 days but there have been times when this has not happened as expected.  SIRSI patron records are updated from the IT feed each day starting at 9:20.

Only the patron’s barcode number comes from the Campus ID Card office and is updated in real time when a patron gets a new card, cancels their card or changes their barcode. In some cases if the client has not yet picked up a card there will be a
 ‘dummy’ number in the barcode field that begins with UC followed by 4  numbers (eg. UC24567).  Generally once the client picks up their card the barcode will then automatically replace the ‘dummy’ number.  If a client does come in with a card but the record still shows the ‘dummy’ number, staff are asked to modify the record and replace the dummy number by scanning the barcode in that field.   Please follow up with me or your supervisor if you would like more information about this process.
HIN/KRS

Have you noticed the changes to the HINC website?  Full service is  continuing to be provided to our AHS clients.  Stay tuned for more details.

A message from the website….

Health Information Network Calgary is now Knowledge Resource Service

Part of the provincial Knowledge Management Department, Knowledge Resource Service (KRS) provides AHS staff and healthcare providers with resources, expertise, and consultation services that support evidence-informed decision making. 
KRS unifies knowledge services across AHS, including all the benefits and advantages of library services. Learn more about KRS [here] and watch for our new integrated web portal coming this summer.
Discover and experience working with our KRS team. Please contact us if you have any questions. 

MCCQE
The MCCQE exams will continue from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM in the Computer Commons each weekday through Tuesday, May 7th.

Term Loans
Due date for term loan items is now September 15.  Several renewal reminders are being sent out to clients who have term loan items currently checked with a due date of May 15th.

Sirsi
The next Sirsi update is now being tested in our Sirsi test system.  IMPORTANT message from Discovery systems:  If you are using the Sirsi Test system, a message will appear asking if you want to update to the new version.  Please say no,

Room Bookings
Chelsea (phone 220-3747 /cq.ambler@ucalgarey.ca) will now be assisting with Computer Commons bookings as well as extended online study room bookings.

Summer Schedule
A few things to note.
·         Student assistant summer scheduling runs May 1st – September 1st
·         HSL, similar to last year,  will be closed on weekends beginning June 29th through September 1st.
·         HSL will also be closed on the holiday Mondays, May 20th, July 1st,August 5th, and September 2nd.
·         The summer desk schedule for May – August has been updated in Sharepoint.
·         The student summer schedules will be confirmed this coming week.

UCLASS
·         How are staff finding the new UCLASS R drive filing system?  Again we do want this site to be helpful and user friendly.  Are there certain files that you are having difficulty finding?  Have you been able to use the 'mapping' spreadsheet?  Please let me know if there are any questions or suggestions for making this more staff friendly. 
·         What files do you find you need to access most often?

Service Area Update
The desk lights  have been moved to a drawer in the cabinet behind the service counter.   This is working very well.   Thanks Chelsea for the great idea.

Please let me know if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions.
I hope you enjoy a lovely weekend.
Mary

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