LIBRARY EDIT AND ERROR REPORT This
report provides you with information and error-type
messages pertaining to the ATLC system transactions;
those submitted, rejected, and processed.
MASTER LIST REPORT This report provides
you with information pertaining to each type of media
contained in the ATLC system. This report is normally
listed in identification number sequence.
APPLICATION REPORT This report provides
you with information pertaining to media assigned to
any particular project (supply, payroll, and soon). This
report is normally listed by project number and
identification number.
USER/PROGRAMMER REPORT This report
provides you with information pertaining to media that
is assigned to a particular user or programmer. It should
be in user/programmer number, release date, and
identification number sequence.
MEDIA TO BE RELEASED REPORT This report
provides you with information pertaining to the media
that are scheduled to be released (scratched according to
purge date).
It is normally listed in identification
number and/or in file-ID sequence.
LIBRARY MAINTENACE REPORT This report
provides you with information regarding the media
itself, indicating when the media was last cleaned, when
it was last stripped (magnetic tape only), and recertified.
This report is normally listed by media type (tape or
disk) and identification number.
OFF-SITE STORAGE REPORT This report
provides you with information pertaining to the media
that are stored off-site. This report is normally listed by
media type, release date, and identification number.
HISTORY REPORT This report provides you
with various information pertaining to all magnetic
media classified as history files. This report should be
listed in media type, release date, and identification
number sequence.
All input, changes, and deletions to the ATLC
systems database (master file) should be accomplished
by the librarian to ensure database integrity. You should
have up-to-date information on how to properly
maintain the ATLC system so you can key-enter (via
CRT) new records, make changes to existing records, or
delete records entirely. You must also know how to use
input parameters and possibly SCL parameters to
produce the appropriate output products.
The main purpose of any ATLC system is to relieve
you of having to maintain numerous logs and library
files by hand.
So, if your AIS installation has an
automated library control system, take full advantage of
it; otherwise, you can look forward to many, many hours
of manual labor. You will also find that the number of
tape and disk accountability problems will be lessened
considerably under an automated system.
Using Remote Terminals
Many tape libraries use remote terminals connected
to mainframes or minicomputers to help manage their
library functions. The automated library control system
(ALCS) is one use.
Remote terminal operation will
include the following tasks:
Performing log-on/log-off procedures
Entering proper system passwords to assure
security
Inputting data to computer
Retrieving data from computer
Updating library files using ALCS
Querying/searching library files using ALCS
Requesting library listings and reports
Ensure that all library personnel are properly
trained on how to use the librarys remote computer
terminal. All personnel must have a good working
knowledge of the features and functions of the
keyboard. They must know how to properly logon to
the system and how to enter their access code. They
must also understand how to gain access to library files
and how to input and retrieve data to and from the
computer. They should know how to update and query
the librarys database and how to request library listings
and reports. Knowing how to close out files they are
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