What's New?
Unicorn 2002 includes numerous corrections and enhancements,
the most significant ones listed below. In addition, some of the client-based highlights
of particular interest to staff are also indicated.
UDC and SuDocs Class scheme:
In keeping with international standards for
bibliographic classification, indexing, and retrieval, Unicorn
2002 will provide the ability to index and sort bibliographic
records using the Universal Decimal Classification Scheme (UDC).
Users will be able to create and load bibliographic records with
the UDC classification scheme assigned, and easily search and
browse these records using the new UDC sort rule. The UDC is an
internationally recognized standard library classification scheme
for all fields of knowledge, knowlege that would be found in a
universal library. This multilingual classification system is
a highly flexible and sophisticated tool for organizing bibliographic
records representing all kinds of information, including multimedia
and electronic information collections.
Also in Unicorn 2002, the U.S. Government Document Classification
policy has been updated with the SUDOCS sort rule. The basis for
this sort rule is that years sort before letters, and letters
before numbers. The SuDoc Classification Scheme is used primarily
by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) for classifying government
publications and documents.
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Three new wizards for creating orders are
on the acquisitions toolbar. Each new wizard is based on order
type function, so a different wizard is used if you are creating
a single type basic order, or if you are creating a dated type
subscription order, or if you are creating a recurring type
standing order.
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For multi-library consortia in particular,
a new order pattern feature that allows staff to create multiple
orders according to the same library, copy, and fund pattern
streamlines repetitious ordering practices.
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Displaying and modifying orders is also much
easier with the new wizards.
New Wizards for Requests,
Transfer item, and Bound-With
Improvements have been made to several wizards
which replicated tasks accomplished by commands in the InfoVIEW
interface. These "command" wizards are now fully-functional
WorkFlows wizards with improvements suggested by users.
All of the command wizards used in the Request
module have been converted to WorkFlows wizards, which will be
delivered on a new toolbar. In addition, the Bound-With and Transfer
Item wizards have been converted to WorkFlows wizards, which allows
them to have properties, helpers, and next steps. These new features
will help catalogers complete these tasks more efficiently.
Other enhancements and
corrections
- New display helper for Item and User
displays, in which data from all folders displays in one screen,
and can be printed easily.
- Graduate overdue fine structures
added to the Circulation Rule policies.
- Shortcut key mapping for Insert/Delete
added
- Added option for new, larger Workflows
Wizard icons on toolbars
- Correct User Profile information
displayed and retained for copy and modify user
- Slightly modified screen display
as preparation for further enhancements in Unicorn 2003
Many more changes are
described in detail in the Unicorn 2002 Release Notes, available
on the library staffweb at http://staffweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/acorn/v2002rn.pdf. Staff with additional questions are encouraged
to contact Anne Martin in L.I.T.S.
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