Re: [LM_NET] target: Follet Destiny as union catalog

[Paula Yohe <paula_yohe@YAHOO.COM>]

we have teachers that move between buildings
We cleaned up our faculty and staff ID's so that each
member has it's own idea.

SC is one of the few states that has given us a SIF
agent - which automatically populates our systems
using these agents. You can't have duplicate faculty
and staff ID's.

As far as the barcodes go -- we do allow interlibrary
loan and as I indicated -- you need to be aware of
what system you have and what system you are moving
to. So perhaps I was not completely clear --

1. The system we moved to actually appended the
barcode and wrote it back to the  software -- you did
not see this -- so when we moved to the new system -
-- the barcode that was on the book -- did not scan
correctly. -- it actually was different that the
barcode on the book -- in the old system you could not
telol that...

2. I have found after 7 years of running different
centralized systems -- the more cleanup the better for
everything.

3. Currently Destiny operates more like a distributed
system -- I cam from a true centralized system and the
barcodes had to be unique. 

4. I hope that Follett makes this a true centralized
system. For those who moved to Destiny from a true
centralized system it is a pain to manage.

We like Destiny -- but coming from a central system it
is more difficult to do some of the things we could do
in our centralized system

Paula

--- Barb Engvall <bengvall@MAC.COM> wrote:

> I replied directly to the originator of this but
> seeing there is  
> general discussion I thought I should share:
> 
> We are only 5 libraries and have been running
> Destiny for almost 3  
> years now. Yes, we have overlapping barcodes for
> books but it isn't a  
> problem because the books, while in a union catalog,
> are actually  
> 'assigned' to a particular library. You do have to
> set up a system  
> where each patron has a different barcode, though.
> We use their  
> district assigned student id for this. Then each
> building has a  
> distinct set of 3-digit phone numbers its teachers
> (one elementary is  
> 700, one is 600, the jr high is 500, etc) so we use
> the classroom  
> teacher's class phone number for their id.
> 
> I might add that the only way this would be a
> problem with duplicate  
> barcodes for books is when doing ILL. One could
> accidently be checked  
> in at a different school. We have a newly developed
> procedure (which  
> I just realize I forgot to do today!) where we are
> putting a special  
> bookmark in the book to indicate that this book
> actually came from a  
> different library.
> 
> ****************************
> Barb Engvall
> =^..^=
> 
> Teacher-Librarian
> John Campbell Elem
> Selah, WA
> 
> http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/JC/jc.cfm
> 
> bengvall@mac.com
> 
> 
> 
> On Sep 27, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Paula Yohe wrote:
> 
> > My advice
> > fix them
> > before you move to any system
> >
> > We did the work around -- which actually apended
> the
> > barcodes with the location code --
> >
> > the append did not show up on the screen but was
> > actually writing to the record
> >
> > needless to say when we changed from that central
> > system to move to another central system
> > we had a time and had to rebarcode some books
> > would have rather done it the first time
> >
> > also clean up your data
> > clean up your data
> >
> > clean up your data
> >
> > clean up your data
> >
> > clean up your data
> >
> > clean up your data
> >
> > and yes I did that on purpose --- you can never
> have
> > it too clean --
> >
> > I spent thousands of dollars after the first move
> to a
> > central system trying to clean up -- you know you
> > sometimes just don't think the data could be that
> bad
> > after all we are professional librarians --
> > oh how wrong.,,,,
> >
> > take the time before to standardize your call
> numbers
> > -- barcode numbers, etc.
> >
> > You will be much happier
> >
> > Paula
> >
> > --- Sue Johnston <Sue.Johnston@ABERDEEN.K12.SD.US>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I too would be interesting in having some
> feedback
> >> about this.
> >> Our district is considering changing from Dynix
> >> Scholar to Follett
> >> Destiny and we also have a union catalog for 12
> >> schools. If anyone has
> >> had an experience like this, please let me know.
> >>
> >> Susan Johnston
> >> Central High School
> >> Librarian
> >> Aberdeen, SD
> >> sue.johnston@aberdeen.k12.sd.us
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: School Library Media & Network
> Communications
> >> [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Grad,
> >> Pam
> >> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 2:43 PM
> >> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> >> Subject: target: Follet Destiny as union catalog
> >>
> >> Has anyone moved an entire district onto Follett
> >> Destiny from another
> >> program when they have potentially overlapping
> >> barcodes from individual
> >> libraries?  I've heard the work around is very
> >> challenging. I'd love to
> >> hear some advice.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Pamela Grad, LMS
> >>
> >> Cedar Heights Middle School
> >>
> >> Kent, Washington
> >>
> >> pam.grad@kent.k12.wa.us
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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Paula Yohe
Director Of Technology/Library Media Center
Dillon School District Two
405 West Washington Street
Dillon, SC 29536
Phone: 843-841-3604 Fax:843-774-1214
paula_yohe@yahoo.com


      
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