Automating elementary/middle school lmc

[Ron Klitzkie <randomrk@LLWISC.WECB.ORG>]

Dear Netters,

I spent almost 2 years retropecting the high school library media center and
automating with Follett'unison.  I am quite pleased with the results.  The 
Elementary/Middle School
LMC is located in the same building approximately 1000 feet away.  The people on 
high have determinedthat automating the
elem/ms lmc should be my next project.  I have been in contact with my
salesman and he visited me 2 weeks ago.  The high school has its own server , 2 
work stations, circ
station, and maintaince station with a Novelle network.  We would ideally like the 
same thing in the elem/m.s.
lmc.  Now comes the problem--Follett says if I use the same server, I could use the 
same software if I
run cable to the Elem/Ms.  On the other hand, I could never recover the statistics 
for each lmc.  The
collection would be integrated except for a holdings code on the elementary.  The 
person who sold me the hardware for
the high school project stopped the other day--we have been discussing this 
previously.  He would
like to upgrade the system to windows and take out the Novelle network and put in a 
better system.  He says
Novell is now in a state of confusion.  He has been very good with our projects.  
We have not converted
any records, this has to be done anyway.  The high school was done using an 
extraction from WISCAT, but
the elem/ms lmc recordsare not on WISCAT.  I know I have my work cut out with 6000 
items to be
converted.  I would like to be up and running by May 1.  Any advise or help would 
be most appreciated.



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                        Ron Klitzkie,
                         District Library Media Specialist
                        School District of Random Lake, WI
                        randomrk@llwisc.wecb.org
                        414-994-9193  414-994-4820 (fax)
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                        Ron Klitzkie, District Library Media Specialist
                        School District of Random Lake, WI
                        randomrk@llwisc.wecb.org
                        414-994-9193  414-994-4820 (fax)