FCLA Status Report on Recommendations of November 1996 Joint Committee

                                                                       Status as of
I. Work Carried over                                                   Nov. 1997

Ad hoc online acquisitions reports - ARROW                             in production
Download search results to email                                    
  Phase 1 - brief and full bib record in labeled format                done - Mar. 96
  Phase 1.5 - brief and full bib in labeled format with holdings       done - Mar. 97
  Phase 2 - MARC format with holdings (for End Note, Pro-Cite, etc.)   done - Nov. 97
Automatic claiming of new headings from LC authorities                 done - July 97
Saved search history                                                   done - April 97
Patron initiated requests for hold and recalls                         active
Online ILL request screen                                              done - Nov. 97
Implement the LUIS call number browse for shelflisting in TechMode     done - Nov. 96
Customized (institution specific) messages on circ notices 
  Phase 1 - bills                                                      done - Dec. 96
  Phase 2 - recalls                                                    done - Oct. 97
Call number range counting - for collection management stats        
  Phase 1 - batch report                                               done - Jan. 97
  Phase 2 - online query                                               in design
Reinstate OPAC use statistics - via LUIS logging                       done - Aug 97


II.  New Priorities from November 1996 meeting
      
 A.  By acclamation 
   WebLUIS                                                                 extremely active


 B.  Top 5 priorities                                                      Votes/status
   SUS patron validation via record derive - has become system-wide circ   7 active
   Up-front login of remote patrons - has become patron authentication     7 active
   Hook to electronic holdings                                             6 needs spec
   Keyword authority file for Tech Services                                5 done - Nov. 97
   Display series in number order                                          5 spec active

 C.  Other items receiving votes
   Fiscal year conversion                                                  4
   Vendor performance report                                               4
   Personal names with dates                                               4  done - Feb. 97
   EDI enhancements                                                        3
   Protect local data in authorities                                       3
   Improved NOTIS editing of bib/auth records                              2
   Active serials report (FSU)                                             1 done - Apr. 97
   Derive-overlay of bib and authority records                             1
   Expand patron note field                                                1
   Browse of A/T/S indexes                                                 1 active
                           

FCLA Status Report on
Recommendations of the Electronic Collections Committee

                                                                            Status as of
I.   Work carried forward                                                   Nov. 1997
     
  A. PsycInfo way back backfile (1890s to 1966) (Jurassic Psych)            done - Oct. 96
  B. CINAHL (via Silver Platter's ERL)                                    
        Phase 1 - as CD-ROM equivalent                                      done - Oct 96
        Phase 2 - Web client from SilverPlatter                             in test
        Phase 3 - Hook-to-Holdings, patron authentication                   on hold


II.  Current ECC requests

  A. PsycInfo thesaurus                                                     done - Nov. 96
  B. ERIC thesaurus                                                         in test
  C. IAC Expanded Academic thesaurus                                        not available
  D. IAC Business thesaurus                                                 not available
  E. TOC index for other databases (where appropriate)                      slightly active
  F. Engineering Index backfile                       done, but cleaning up bad vendor data


III. Other Database activity

  A. Engineering Index thesaurus - 1996 version                             done - April 96
  B. Medline (MeSH 96)                                                      done - Oct. 96
  C. Medline (MeSH 97)                                                      active