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Homosaurus "homoit/eng"
by Casey Cheney 31 Oct '25

31 Oct '25

As I'm sure you've all seen on the listservs, there has been a change in "best practice" for the $2 for homoit. Because the vocabulary is multilingual it is now Best Practice to include the language in $2 ... such as $2 homoit/eng or $2 homoit/spa. We are also aware that not every discovery layer likes the "homoit/eng" version while others of you may prefer the language designation. As such we do have options for you for your English language terms. 1. Force all $2 to be "homoit" regardless if it came in with "homoit/eng" 2. Force all $2 to be "homoit/eng" regardless if it came in with "homoit". If you receive authority records, your authorities' 040 $f will be updated to match Just let your project manager know which route you'd prefer to go! Casey [cid:image001.png@01DC4A48.21B14A40] Ms. Casey Cheney, PMP | Vice President, Automation Services Backstage Library Works | Provo, Utah & Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Main office: 801.356.1852 x710 |Direct: 801.342.5692 | ccheney(a)bslw.com<mailto:ccheney@bslw.com> | www.bslw.com<https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/p4GACqAkPoC1g17lfZfEUELd0D?domain=b…> Upcoming out of office dates: Dec 22-30 [cid:image002.png@01DC4A48.21B14A40] How am I doing?<https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/jQKxCvmpXwtEJEyKHzivUQFMqI?domain=a…> [facebook-icon_square_16x16]<https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/EgUkCwnqYxSv5vR9HKslUJ2gYr?domain=f…>[cid:image004.png@01DC4A48.21B14A40]<https://url.usb.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/TdOgCypv1zS7G7ykHAunUxTgX5?domain=l…>#BSLW

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Backstage servers are down
by Casey Cheney 07 Aug '25

07 Aug '25

Hello everyone! Just a quick heads up that our servers (and website) are currently down. We don't yet have an ETA when they will be restored but we will let you know once we have more information. At this time we are unable to receive any files. Thank you for your patience and we will update you as soon as we can. Casey Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

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A few announcements
by Casey Cheney 11 Jun '25

11 Jun '25

Hello everyone, I have a few updates to share regarding some of our services: ________________________________ 1. Updates to LexileMeasures(tm) Integration Over the next couple of months, we'll begin integrating an updated LexileMeasures(tm) database, which will offer expanded enrichment options. These enhancements are still in development, and I'll send out a follow-up announcement once they're live - but they're on the way! Important Notes: * ISBNs are required in records to retrieve these new options, which will now include select Spanish-language titles. * Any associated costs are still being finalized. If you're interested in exploring these new features, please reach out to your project manager for more information. Highlights of the update include: * An expanded LexileMeasures(tm) database with access to a broader range of titles. * Support for missing series titles - a feature I'm particularly excited about! * We're exploring a more complex enhancement: the potential to insert a custom field that isolates the phonetic focus of Decodable books. This data will be extracted from non-standard metadata formats, so implementation may take some time. ________________________________ 2. ProQuest Syndetics (Bowker) Services Renewal We've renewed our agreement with ProQuest Syndetics (Bowker) and are once again offering: * Tables of Contents * Summaries * Author Notes * Fiction Profiles New addition coming soon: Award Notes. These will require some additional programming before going live. Please note: These services incur costs based on the data you choose to include. If you're interested, contact us for an estimate. ________________________________ 3. Updates to Indigenous Peoples Authority Records I've completed a review of our locally created Indigenous peoples authority records. Key updates include: * Correction of heading structure inconsistencies. * Addition of $z America to broader headings that could potentially conflict with existing LC authority terms. * Most notably, we will no longer auto-convert "Indians of North America$zCanada" to "First Nations." While we previously had an additional authority for "Indigenous peoples$zCanada," it caused conversion issues when records also included Métis and/or Inuit content. Moving forward, "Indigenous peoples$zCanada" will be the preferred conversion for these records. Previous conversion authorities now exist solely as validation records. These changes should go live within the next week, and the online spreadsheet will be updated accordingly. ________________________________ 4. Conferences If you're attending ELUNA or ALA, feel free to stop by and say hello - we'd love to connect! ________________________________ Let me know if you have any questions or need further clarification. Best regards, [cid:image001.png@01DBDA13.4DE7EB00] Ms. Casey Cheney, PMP | Vice President, Automation Services Backstage Library Works | Provo, Utah & Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Main office: 801.356.1852 x710 |Direct: 801.342.5692 | ccheney(a)bslw.com<mailto:ccheney@bslw.com> | www.bslw.com<http://www.bslw.com/> Upcoming out of office dates: June 16-20 (ELUNA in Atlanta) June 26-30 (ALA in Philadelphia) [cid:image002.jpg@01DBDA13.4DE7EB00] [cid:image003.png@01DBDA13.4DE7EB00] How am I doing?<http://ac.bslw.com/customer_satisfaction/review.php?token=338> [facebook-icon_square_16x16]<https://www.facebook.com/BackstageLibraryWorks/>[twitter-icon_square_16x16]<https://twitter.com/BSLW>[cid:image006.png@01DBDA13.4DE7EB00]<http://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-cheney>#BSLW

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Indigenous peoples update - in progress
by Casey Cheney 05 Jun '25

05 Jun '25

Hi all! I'm currently working on updating our local Indigenous peoples authority file to make some of the structure more consistent and to differentiate some terms. There is one differentiation I'd like to get your opinion on with a 1 question survey: https://forms.gle/7DM3EKoAB6P4ZBXf8 If you could respond to this tiny little survey, it will help me finalize some of the changes I'm currently making. Additionally, if you have any Tribes/Nations in your local communities that you currently work with that you know we should update, please notify me off-list and I can incorporate those as well. The last major update I made was over a year ago and is found here (tinyurl.com/IndigTribal) Have a great week! Casey [cid:image007.png@01DBCEE3.25248510] Ms. Casey Cheney, PMP | Vice President, Automation Services Backstage Library Works | Provo, Utah & Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Main office: 801.356.1852 x710 |Direct: 801.342.5692 | ccheney(a)bslw.com<mailto:ccheney@bslw.com> | www.bslw.com<http://www.bslw.com/> [cid:image003.png@01DBCAF3.6E5353E0] How am I doing?<http://ac.bslw.com/customer_satisfaction/review.php?token=338> [facebook-icon_square_16x16]<https://www.facebook.com/BackstageLibraryWorks/>[twitter-icon_square_16x16]<https://twitter.com/BSLW>[cid:image006.png@01DBCAF3.6E5353E0]<http://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-cheney>#BSLW

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Upcoming Authority Notification Disruptions
by Casey Cheney 22 May '25

22 May '25

Hello everyone (please distribute amongst your colleagues), I just wanted to let everyone know that come June/July we'll be seeing a disruption in the Authority Notification process while Library of Congress is migrating to their new platform. Those who process monthly or weekly may receive a smaller (or even empty) change/new files. Those of you who process quarterly, semi-annually, or annually during those months will still receive authorities that were distributed prior to the temporary "freeze" in distribution. We did also notice that there was not an update file distributed this week, so those of you who receive weekly updates will have noticed that already. We're not sure what caused the disruption this week. Additionally, LC has noted that there may be some issues with MARC8 records moving forward. While we hope that our use of UTF8 files and converting to MARC8 later for those who use it will not be an issue, please be aware that there may be problematic records. If you're on a system that can use UTF8 files, but you personally haven't made the change yet, it would be advised to do so. Please bear with us as we navigate the next couple months of disruption as LC gets settled in their new platform! Thanks, Casey [cid:image007.png@01DBCAF3.3E3647D0] Ms. Casey Cheney, PMP | Vice President, Automation Services Backstage Library Works | Provo, Utah & Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Main office: 801.356.1852 x710 |Direct: 801.342.5692 | ccheney(a)bslw.com<mailto:ccheney@bslw.com> | www.bslw.com<http://www.bslw.com/> Upcoming out of office dates: June 16-20 (ELUNA in Atlanta) June 26-30 (ALA in Philadelphia) [cid:image003.png@01DBCAEF.5EBF4730] How am I doing?<http://ac.bslw.com/customer_satisfaction/review.php?token=338> [facebook-icon_square_16x16]<https://www.facebook.com/BackstageLibraryWorks/>[twitter-icon_square_16x16]<https://twitter.com/BSLW>[cid:image006.png@01DBCAEF.5EBF4730]<http://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-cheney>#BSLW

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Internet outage at Backstage (Utah office)
by Casey Cheney 03 Apr '25

03 Apr '25

Hi everyone, Just writing to let you know we are currently experiencing an internet outage here at out Provo, UT office. This means our website and automatic processing are currently unavailable. We do not yet have an estimated time for restoration. I thank you for your patience as we work through this. I will send out another message when we have an update. Thank you, Casey Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

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Proposed LC Changes - Gulf of Mexico and Denali
by Casey Cheney 04 Mar '25

04 Mar '25

Hi, everyone, With what feels like an inevitable change coming to LCSH regarding Gulf of Mexico and Denali ... we're trying to get ahead of the game and are talking internally about how to help you all retain the actual terminology that you want so we can act quickly if needed. Assuming the changes are officially accepted by LC, please email us with what you prefer (if you haven't already): * Do NOT allow the changes to happen, retain 2nd indicator 0 * Do NOT allow the changes to happen, change 2nd indicator to 4 * Do NOT allow the changes to happen, change 2nd indicator to 7 with $2 local * Allow the changes to happen, don't do anything special * Allow the changes to happen BUT ALSO have an additional 6XX field with the original term(s) ... please be specific about what you would like * Something else ... We're here to help in any way we can! Casey [cid:image001.png@01DB846F.D25147A0] Ms. Casey Cheney, PMP | Vice President, Automation Services Backstage Library Works | Provo, Utah & Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Main office: 801.356.1852 x710 |Direct: 801.342.5692 | ccheney(a)bslw.com<mailto:ccheney@bslw.com> | www.bslw.com<http://www.bslw.com/> Upcoming out of office dates: March 12-14th (IUG - Denver) April 16-23rd [cid:image002.png@01DB846F.D25147A0] How am I doing?<http://ac.bslw.com/customer_satisfaction/review.php?token=338> [facebook-icon_square_16x16]<https://www.facebook.com/BackstageLibraryWorks/>[twitter-icon_square_16x16]<https://twitter.com/BSLW>[cid:image005.png@01DB846F.D25147A0]<http://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-cheney>#BSLW

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Authority Control System email delays
by Casey Cheney 15 Jan '25

15 Jan '25

Hello everyone! As some of you may have noticed, we have been experiencing a significant delay in the delivery of automated emails when some of your jobs are completed. Those who have completely automated processes in place (such as FTP drop off/retrieval and MAX processing) may be receiving your completion emails anywhere from 3 to 24 hours later than expected. Rest assured, your files ARE still being processed in a timely manner and as expected, it's just that email that's delayed. We're working with our IT folk and data center partners to figure out what is happening. We'd hoped that the reset over the weekend would have solved the problem, but it hasn't. We're brainstorming a few other ideas. REGULAR email to and from Backstage is working fine, it's only those emails that are automatically generated from our Authority Control system that are impacted. We sincerely apologize for the issue and we hope it's not impacting you terribly. I'll send out another update once everything is resolved or if we have more information regarding potential resolution. If you have any immediate questions, please reach out to either myself or your project manager. Best wishes, Casey [cid:image007.png@01DB6657.11015710] Ms. Casey Cheney, PMP | Vice President, Automation Services Backstage Library Works | Provo, Utah & Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Main office: 801.356.1852 x710 |Direct: 801.342.5692 | ccheney(a)bslw.com<mailto:ccheney@bslw.com> | www.bslw.com<http://www.bslw.com/> Upcoming out of office dates: Jan 30th (after 12pm, most likely) April 16-23rd [cid:image003.png@01DB6654.F428C440] How am I doing?<http://ac.bslw.com/customer_satisfaction/review.php?token=338> [facebook-icon_square_16x16]<https://www.facebook.com/BackstageLibraryWorks/>[twitter-icon_square_16x16]<https://twitter.com/BSLW>[cid:image006.png@01DB6654.F428C440]<http://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-cheney>#BSLW

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Backstage - Feedback Request - July 30, 2024
by Casey Cheney 30 Jul '24

30 Jul '24

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Backstage - Feedback Request - February 20, 2024
by Casey Cheney 20 Feb '24

20 Feb '24

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