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May
2012 newsletter for Ripley Library
Library
Upgrades
Its Automation System
By
Cathy Kanady, Assistant Director
“Symphony”, the library’s new software system,
has been up and running since May 2nd. Staff members at all branches
are using the new system to check materials in and out, renew and
place holds for borrowers, and answer reference questions.
One of the
main differences between the old and new systems is the location of
the library’s database. Since 1998 the Headquarters library at
Corinth has maintained the database on a server housed at the library.
The new system eliminates the need for the in-house hardware. Instead
the data now resides on a remote server located in Atlanta. Referred
to as “Software as a Service” (SaaS), this process eliminates
the need to purchase expensive new hardware every four years. Whenever
the staff members log in, and whenever users log in to the new library
catalog, the remote server is being accessed.
If you have
not already done so, take a look at eLibrary, the library’s new
online catalog, by clicking here.
New
fiction books donated
Library
Lines by Dee Hare
George E. Allen Library Librarian
May 17, 2012
New
fiction that we’ve recently received includes:
Mississippi author Ace Atkins has been given the opportunity to continue
Robert B. Parker’s literary legacy with Lullaby, the newest title
in the Spencer series. To help out a street smart teen who is convinced
the wrong man was arrested for her mother’s murder years earlier,
Spencer investigates two possible suspects, each of whom is more dangerous
than Spencer had anticipated.
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