I still use IBM's Softcopy Librarian. Latest z/OS v2r1 collection is from Feb-2015. The tool will download all the PDFs for you (for the scope it covers) and it shows you if you have outdates shelves/books. I use the Softcopy reader shelf organizer to access them. A lot easier than managing it manually. I switched to this from bookmanager years ago. Just don't like the browsing in bookmanager. I usually know what manual I want. If not, I'll google it to determine what manual it might be in. I suspect it too will be dropped by IBM in the not too distant future.
Similar to others, I avoid KC whenever I can. It's too slow and I want to be 100% sure the documentation is going to be available when I need it. Bart -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 6:33 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Knowledgecentre versus the library server Barbara Nitz wrote: >It is a one-time effort, and I download each pdf manually and sort them into >the folders I want them in. I also rename them so I know what's what. I don't >bother with indices. As I said, I usually know which book to look into in the >first place. Ok. >I use pubcenter >http://www-05.ibm.com/e-business/linkweb/publications/servlet/pbi.wss?CTY=DE >and you probably don't want the CTY=DE at the end. (That's just the link I >have.) Thanks. (I dropped ?CTY=DE) Yet another new webpage with a new title, 'IBM Publications Center'. Thanks, Barbara, seemed you really mastered the art of tracking and using the IBM Web pages. ;) >I usually ask for one book in a new release, look at it and at the bottom >there is "Click here for an overview of all BOFs and/or kits that contain this >publication." After I have done that, I get a list with a publication number >(SK3T-4276-29 for z/OS 1.13) and click on that again. Now I get "Click here >for an overview of the publications that belong to this publication." Voila, >all the books belonging to z/OS 1.13. Hmmm. Interesting. This will be helpful for research. Thanks again, you made my day. I have bookmarked this page with your compliments. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
