Re: [IUG] call # label printing

["Poole, Jeanne" <jeanne dot poole at toledolibrary dot org>]

Renee,

If you are willing to share your Connexion logons with your student
labor, anyone can access the records saved in Connexion from any PC
(assumings, of course, that that PC has a connection to Connexion  -- no
pun intended). Or you can request a generic logon from OCLC -- one that
anyone can use.  If you want volume numbers on your labels, you can do
it in one of two ways:  add the volume number of the 245 field before
making the label (e.g., 245 14 The cat in the hat. #n v. 14) or you can
add the volume number to the label template. We also add the OCLC number
to that label. That's done very easily by clicking somewhere ini the 245
field; right click with mouse; select copy control number; and then
paste the number into the record. If you do that, the OCLC number will
automatically appear on the labels.  The process sounds more involved
and complicated than it really is. After staff do it a few times, it
becomes automatic.

You can, in theory, have an infinite number of people logged on to
Connexion printing labels. We have four staff members who work at OCLC
stations and print labels throughout the day.  No one's login interferes
with anyone else's.

We use Connexion's label program for all new titles added to the catalog
and only use III's program for replacement/duplicate copies.

Hope this helps.

Jeanne Poole
Cataloger.Ass't Mgr
Technical Services
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
419-259-5263


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From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org
[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Renee McBride
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:54 AM
To: OCLC-Cataloging; innopac at innopacusers dot org
Subject: [IUG] call # label printing

Hello - Pardon the ignorance that is no doubt behind my questions here!
Before getting started, let me say that our ILS is Innovative and we
work in Millennium.

 

We used to print call # labels with a homegrown program that no longer
works with Microsoft 2007 (grrr). Our systems librarian has determined
that it's not worth trying to get that program to work with MS 2007 and
who knows what down the line. We need to go with something that we can
depend on into the future.

 

So, I have been looking at printing from the Connexion client, and I'm
starting to think it's not a good option for us. But I need your help in
ascertaining that. I'm assuming that printing from Connexion would need
to be done separately for each separate login. Yes? We have 2 catalogers
working in Connexion, and we have been using a student to do the label
printing. Am I correct in assuming that each person's login would
require separate maintenance of options, and that printing the labels
would have to be done one login at a time? [Catalogers do not have their
own printers; printing has to be done from one particular computer, to
one particular printer.]

 

Also, it is appearing to me that a fair amount of label editing would
need to be done, e.g. adding volume #'s to the label. Our vol #'s don't
go in the bib record, they go in the local item record, and Connexion
prints from the bib record. Correct? This would appear to be a problem
from the standpoint of having a student do the label printing. 

 

I was really hoping to avoid printing from Millenium, because we want to
batch print on sheets of spine labels only. [At this point, we don't
have the equipment to do continuous feed printing.] As far as I can
tell, one - AND ONLY ONE - type of label is supported by Millennium for
batch printing - Gaylord's SL6-formatted label stock (product # 9002),
which is a set of spine and circulation labels that sells for a rather
pretty penny. We don't need to spend that much money on labels, since we
have no need for circulation labels.

 

If someone out there can help me know if I'm understanding Connexion
label printing correctly, that would be wonderful. Is there a way to
make it work for us? Or is there a way to print from Millennium without
going broke on labels we have no need for? Any other suggestions?

 

Many thanks,

Renee McBride

 

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Renee McBride

Technical Services & Arts Liaison Librarian

Hollins University

Wyndham Robertson Library

P.O. Box 9000

Roanoke, VA 24020-1000

(540) 362-6234 (w)

(540) 362-6756 (fax)

crmcbride at hollins dot edu <mailto:crmcbride at hollins dot edu> 

 



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