[Mcls-print-storage] MI-SPI Interactive Database now available

[Randy Dykhuis]

Hi, all. At this week's ALA pre-conference about shared print that Rick 
has organized, I am talking about the MI-SPI database, how we developed 
it, and how we plan/hope to use it. If you have some time to take it out 
for a test drive prior to Thursday morning & want to share your 
impressions/comments/critiques, I'd love to incorporate them into the 
presentation.

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Randy Dykhuis 
Executive Director
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) 
1407 Rensen Street
Lansing, MI 48910 
Phone:  (800) 530-9019 x119
Fax:    (517) 492-3879
Cell:  (517) 927-5121
E-mail: dykhuisr at mcls.org
Twitter: @mclsrandy 


mcls-print-storage-bounces at mail.mlcnet.org wrote on 06/18/2013 04:10:06 
PM:

> From: Cheryl Burley <BurleyC at mcls.org>
> To: mcls-print-storage at mail.mlcnet.org, 
> Cc: Mark Szidik <SzidikM at mcls.org>
> Date: 06/18/2013 04:10 PM
> Subject: [Mcls-print-storage] MI-SPI Interactive Database now available
> Sent by: mcls-print-storage-bounces at mail.mlcnet.org
> 
> To the Mi-SPI group, 
> 
> The interactive version of the MI-SPI Database is now available for 
> your review and use. This version will allow you to query the MI-SPI
> Database (SCS Data) by title or author (keyword or phrase) as well 
> as OCLC number. There is functionality to add Notes about an item or
> bib/title holding for your library. And there is also the ability to
> transfer Retention from your library to another library. The 
> interface is ajax-based, and currently has two screens - a 'Main 
> Page Results' with all the SCS data and allocation data; and a 
> second 'Actions and Notes' page allowing you to input notes about an
> Item or Bib/Title Holding.  Instructions are included on each page. 
> I recommend that you read the 'Definitions and Suggested Use' at the
> bottom of the Main Page; this is information from Andy Breeding 
> about terminology and best use of the database. 
> 
> As you use this database, please note that you will be inserting and
> editing live data. Adding Notes will not change the SCS data in any 
> way. But if you change a Bib Allocation, this will update the SCS 
> data and Allocation responsibilities will be reassigned to another 
> library. That will generate an email to the MI-SPI list with the 
> change; but it is presumed that you had previously discussed the 
> change with the receiving library. 
> 
> As before, you will need to be logged into the MCLS Portal to access
> this database. The link is on the MI-SPI page (https://
> members.mcls.org/cms/sitem.cfm/library_tools/mi-spi/), but here is 
> the direct link: 
> https://members.mcls.org/~webmaint/mi-spi-cfgrid.cfm 
> 
> (Currently, anyone logged into the MCLS Portal can access this 
> application. If that should be restricted to a specific group of 
> people (perhaps one or more at each participating library?), we can 
> accommodate that. Options for this can be discussed at a future 
> group meeting.) 
> 
> I would be happy to answer questions and receive feedback about the 
> terminology or labels used, the sequence of columns used, 
> functionality that is missing or incorrect, errors encountered, 
> something that isn't clear, etc. 
> 
> Thanks to all of you for your ideas, and particularly to Bob Kelly, 
> Pamela Grudzien, and Andy Breeding for their direct input and 
> suggestions, and to Mark Szidik for his help while this was being 
> developed. I hope you will find this useful; please keep me posted 
> on your progress with it! 
> 
> Cheryl 
> 
> 
> 
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> Cheryl J. Burley, Systems Analyst
> Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS)
> 1407 Rensen St., Suite 1,  Lansing, MI 48910-3657
> Phone: 800-530-9019 ext 144 
> Phone: 517-492-3844 
> Fax: 517-492-3890
> burleyc at mcls.org 
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