On 23/02/2006, at 10:01 PM, Rosemary Horton wrote:
Had a request for help. I don't have macs at school . Can anyone
offer solutions for this request?
Rosemary Horton
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Request from:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
am really hoping that you might be able to answer some questions
for us or at least point us in the right direction.
Our Library system is ATHENA , which we have been using for about
six years and have been pretty happy with it, however we lost our
search terminals about 2-3 years ago and have had no luck in
finding anybody who can help us. Leda is part of the 100 schools
project and we were hopeful that they would be able to sort out the
problem last year. Our search terminal computers are Apple Macs and
as much as 100 schools were VERY reluctant to help us at all, they
had a quick look and said that perhaps with PC search terminals we
would be more successful.
What I am asking I suppose is:
Do you know anything about Library systems?
Are there any systems out there that are compatible with Apple Macs?
If so, are we able to transfer our information over easily?
What are the costs involved in getting set up?
Are there any ongoing costs that you are aware of?
Does anyone know the answer of wether PC’s will link with Athena
and give us our search terminals?
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I will put these questions
out onto Watlnet to get an idea of what systems are being used out
there and what peoples’ opinions are. Ultimately we would love for
someone who knows about library systems to come to the school and
tell us exactly what we need to do. We are tired of fumbling around
in the dark and would love this issue resolved.
If you need to speak to me personally I can be contacted on 9439 2299.
Thanks again
Lesley Lightfoot
Hi Rosemary,
An email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] might help you.
A Search found this:
Athena Mac makes your library's Macintosh computers powerful search
stations. Call 1-800-533-5430 ext. 2001, or send email to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] for more information.
Athena Mac
Search your Athena database using Macintosh computers
Athena Mac, an Athena add-on, gives you cross-platform flexibility
and all of the searching functionality of Athena for Windows®.
Patrons using Macintosh® computers can search using Athena's Quick,
Advanced, and Visual Search interfaces. Athena Mac also lets patrons
create bibliographies.
System requirements
Mac OS 7.5.3 or higher
Ethernet network and client software
NT server v3.5 or higher with an NTFS formatted drive, or Novell
server v2.2 to v5.0 with Mac services (If you use Novell v5.0, you'll
need third-party Mac service software)
A CD-ROM on at least one Macintosh computer attached to your network
Athena Multi-user system
<http://www.sagebrushcorp.com/tech/athena.cfm?
CFID=330141&CFTOKEN=22373858>
Cheers,
Ronni
