SORRY ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FIRST MESSAGE -- I'M
NOT SURE JUST WHAT WENT WRONG TO DELETE A LINE, BUT ....
WE ARE ABOUT TO, WITH THE MAIN LIBRARY, ACQUIRE AN
AUTOMATED SERIALS AND ACQUISITIONS SYSTEM, HOPING TO GET
INNOVATIVE INTERFACES. I AM INTERESTED IN HOW OTHER III
USERS HAVE HANDLED THE "SEPARATE LIBRARIES, COMMON DATA BASE"
QUESTION -- WHETHER ANY HAVE PURCHASED THE PARTITIONING
SOFTWARE, SO ONE LIBRARY CANNOT ALTER THE OTHER'S
INFORMATION INADVERTENTLY. IF SO, WHAT IS THE PUBLIC USER
INTERFACE LIKE -- DOES ONE HAVE TO DECIDE TO SEARCH THE
LAW LIBRARY, OR THE MAIN LIBRARY, OR CAN ONE SIMPLY ENTER
THE QUERY AND BE TOLD WHERE A COPY, OR COPIES, ARE,
WITHOUT SUCH A FORCED LIMITATION? IF YOU DO NOT USE A
PARTITION, DO YOU HAVE ANY PASSWORD SECURED ACCESS TO
GROUPS OF RECORDS, OR OTHER SECURITY? TRUSTING EACH
OTHER HERE IS NOT A BIG CONCERN, BUT.... PLEASE REPLY
TO ME DIRECTLY, AND I WILL OFFER SUMMARIES TO ANY WHO WANT
THE INFORMATION. THANK YOU
GARY L. VANDER MEER
TECHNICAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY LAW LIBRARY
L10GLV1@MVS.CSO.NIU.EDU
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