LINC Update

IHLS LINC Support Staff services

Illinois Heartland Library System continues to support LINC automation services as in the past.  We do have additional staff answering the LINC automation phone, which remains 217-352-0047, x1.  We will also continue to have an emergency phone (217-979-1182) available after business hours and on weekends for downtime emergency issues only. 

Staff who will answer the phone and provide troubleshooting assistance include: Mary Johnston, David Lottes, Robert Brady, Liz Perkins, Alissa Marcum, Pat Boze, Donna Schaal, and Ramona Rollins. You may recognize some of these names as current members of the LINC Cataloging Center.  Those staff members will continue with Cataloging Center duties but will also provide some LINC support as well.  Donna Schaal continues as the LINC trainer but will also move into LINC support.

 

 

LINC Statistics Posted

We've posted another 6 month summary (January - June 2011) of LINC Interlibrary Loan, Reciprocal Borrowing, and Circulation statistics. At this web site is an explanation of how the statistics were produced, as well as the statistical tables themselves.

-Interlibrary Loan data, which tracks where materials circulate and what is circulated that belongs to other locations.  This data is available for all libraries.
-Reciprocal Borrowing data, which tracks where patrons go to borrow materials as well as what patrons used your location.  This data applies to public libraries only.
-Circulation Statistics, which is a summary of all checkouts and renewals at each location.  This data is available for all libraries.

Libraries that need individual monthly data should use the WebReporter reports referenced in the statistical explanations to produce their own monthly reports.