EDI Depositor

              EDI celebrates milestone
By the time you receive this newsletter, EDI
will hold more than 12,000 State of Illinois
publications for permanent, public online
access. Thanks to all who have contributed
to EDI’s success and ensured that your
agency’s publications are available and
preserved for users now and in years to
come.
New subject headings
In light of the mortgage crisis, EDI has
added “liens” and “mortgages” to its con-trolled
language. A subject heading for
vehicle liens also was added. Following are
the new subjects in EDI:
Please remember that subject headings
can be added at your request to describe
your specific agency’s publications.
We Are Your Library
The Illinois State Library is the library for
state government employees and elect-ed
officials. For assistance with your
information needs, please contact:
Ask?Away virtual reference and
other online services at
finditillinois.org
or
Reference Desk: 217-782-7596
Jesse White • Secretary of State & State Librarian
SEPTEMBER 2008 EDI Depositor Training
Thursday, September 11; Wednesday, October 22 – 9-11:30 a.m.
Illinois State Library, 5th-floor training room
Training is on a first-come, first-served basis for the limited seating, so be sure to
register early for a session. If you know of anyone who should be trained to deposit
state electronic documents, please refer them to the CleO site at finditillinois.org to
register for a training session. If the person who makes deposits for your agency is
changing, the new person with the responsibility should be trained. You may also
attend a session if you have not deposited for a while and need a brush-up.
If these times and dates don’t work for you, or you need training outside of
Springfield, please call 217-782-5432 or e-mail cfrankenfeld@ilsos.net.
Welcome new depositors
Staff members from the following state agencies and offices have received training
to deposit their agencies’ publications into EDI: Department of Human Rights, State
Fire Marshall, Civil Service Commission, Governor’s Office, Comptroller’s Office and
Pollution Control Board. Most of them have already begun depositing. Welcome to
the depositors’ group and thank you.
Your deposits are important for two reasons. First, they help meet citizen expecta-tions
that state publications be accessible online in one place. Second, you are
ensuring that your agency’s publications will be preserved and readable in the
future, well after they are no longer on the agency Web site.
New improved metadata generator
Here’s hoping that you have noticed a big improvement recently to the metadata
generator. The system has been moved to a newer, faster processor. Our apologies
for any inconvenience until the move could be accomplished.
Any agency using the Illinois State Library code, sometimes called IGI, as a Web
search mechanism must make a change to its HTML code for the search box.
Because the system has been moved to a different server, the old server will soon be
switched off, and search queries must be sent to the new server. Specifically,
must be changed to in the code.
Any suggestions or system bugs may be reported to the address or phone number below.
Please send questions and concerns to:
Connie Frankenfeld, Digital Programs Librarian
Library Automation & Technology
Illinois State Library, Gwendolyn Brooks Building
300 S. Second St. • Springfield, IL 62701-1796
217-782-5432 • cfrankenfeld@ilsos.net ? Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. August 2008