Re: Is there a need to have telnet circ minimized with MilCirc ?

[Tony Zbaraschuk <tzbarasc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>This is a question primarily to heavy circulating libraries, in particular,
>consortia.
>
>We recently migrated about 22 of our libraries to MilCirc. We have noticed
>an increasing use of our User Licenses because staff are minimizing a
>telnet session while having MilCirc launched on the same computer. I am
>about to initiate a survey asking why there is a neeed to do this, but I
>though I would ask the IUG community whether this has been an issue in your
>libraries.

This hasn't been a problem for us, but we do like using the telnet
interface for staff functions because, basically, it's a lot faster
and more responsive than any web-based interface can be, and you
don't have to move a hand off the keyboard to use a mouse.


Tony Z

Tony Zbaraschuk
Special Collections Librarian & Archivist     E-mail: tzbarasc@xxxxxxxxxx
La Sierra University                          Et vocavit Deus, "Fiat lux!"


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