Voting for new PCI collections
Our votes for additions to the PCI This past Friday we realized that the deadline for voting on new PCI collections (as part of the Ex Libris product enhancement voting cycle) was on Saturday, 3/21. Nancy Egan was kind enough to help me in determining quickly which collections might be useful to CUNY. Out of […]
Primo, PCI, and SFX
Primo, Primo Central Index, and SFX: How do they work together? Primo is a bit tricky to understand, since it uses data from two different sources: The Primo Central Index (usually referred to as “PCI“) and the holdings extract from our SFX holdings (Google Scholar extract). A Primo search first searches the PCI to obtain […]
Did a Human or a Computer Write This?
A shocking amount of what we’re reading is created not by humans, but by computer algorithms. Can you tell the difference? Take the quiz here
How-To | User-triggered error reporting in EZproxy
In March 2013, while we were redesigning the EZproxy login pages for the proxy servers that we manage at OLS, I decided to spruce it up a little bit and make it so that users can send error reports if they reach needhost.htm:
What is this? Where am I?
This blog documents news and updates from the CUNY Office of Library Services’ Systems department. As readers of this blog, the staff and faculty at the CUNY Libraries should expect product updates and tips & tricks for making the most of the systems we support, as well as how-to information to help you achieve certain […]
