[Yulcat-l] FW: [Desktop] Cataloger's Desktop 2013 Issue 3 due to be released Tuesday evening, July 9th UPDATE

[Arakawa, Steven]

Last minute change in schedule.

Steven Arakawa
Catalog Librarian for Training & Documentation  
Catalog & Metada Services   
Sterling Memorial Library. Yale University  
P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240     
(203) 432-8286 steven.arakawa at yale.edu




-----Original Message-----
From: Cataloger's Desktop Forum [mailto:DESKTOP at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV] On Behalf Of Bruce Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 9:18 PM
To: DESKTOP at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV
Subject: Re: [Desktop] Cataloger's Desktop 2013 Issue 3 due to be released Tuesday evening, July 9th UPDATE

Colleagues:

We ran into a problem installing 2013 Issue 3 of Cataloger's Desktop and the issue will not be pushed into production Tuesday evening.  When you come into work on Wednesday morning the web address will still be http://desktop.loc.gov . We will provide an updated delivery date as soon as the remaining problem has been resolved.  Thank you very much for your patience.

Bruce Johnson
The Library of Congress
Policy & Standards Division
Washington, DC 20540-4263 USA

bjoh at loc.gov
http://www.loc.gov/

202.707.1652 (voice)
202.707.6629 (fax)
glamorgan30 (Skype)


-----Original Message-----
From: Cataloger's Desktop Forum [mailto:DESKTOP at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV] On Behalf
Of Johnson, Bruce
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 1:55 PM
To: DESKTOP at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV
Subject: [Desktop] Cataloger's Desktop 2013 Issue 3 due to be released
Tuesday evening, July 9th

Colleagues:

We are pleased to announce that 2013 Issue 3 of Cataloger's Desktop will be
released on Tuesday evening, July 9th. Work will begin at roughly 5 PM
eastern time (2100 GMT) and is projected to take several hours. Access to
Cataloger's Desktop will be very limited while work is underway.

When you log into Cataloger's Desktop Wednesday morning you will notice a
small but significant difference. Up until now, Desktop's web address has
been http://desktop.loc.gov<http://desktop.loc.gov/> . As of Issue 3,
Desktop's address will be changing to https://desktop.loc.gov . The only
difference is that "http" is changing to "https", which is "Hypertext
Transfer Protocol Secure." This is a communications protocol for secure
internet communication. We are making this change to ensure that all logins
and all customer information is encrypted to protect subscriber information
from eavesdropping or tampering.

Aside from where Cataloger's Desktop lives on the internet, there are two
changes that you need to be aware of:

1.  If you have built deep links to Cataloger's desktop using custom URLs
(such as http://desktop.loc.gov/saved/Lcri_1.0E ), you will need to add the
"s" to the link's target address (e.g.
https://desktop.loc.gov/saved/Lcri_1.0E ). By making this change all
previously created links to Cataloger's Desktop will continue to work.

2.  There are a number of Cataloger's Desktop resources that are partially
stored on Desktop's server, and partially accessed from the original host
server (such as "NLM Policy on Subject Analysis and Classification"). As of
Issue 3, when you access any of these resources via Cataloger's Desktop, you
will receive a security warning such as the one pictured at
http://www.loc.gov/cds/desktop/graphics/warning.jpg . ("Although this page
is encrypted, the information you have entered is to be sent over an
unencrypted connection and could easily be read by a third party. Are you
sure you want to continue sending this information? Continue Cancel") This
warning is simply alerting that your information request is going from a
https server to an http server. Most subscribers will click the "Continue"
button to obtain the information they need.

Please direct requests for additional information about secure login to CDS
Technical Support at desktop-info at loc.gov<mailto:desktop-info at loc.gov> .

Issue 3 will also include the follow new or updated resources:

New


*                     BIBFRAME: Bibliographic Framework Initiative

*                     BIBFRAME.org

*                     RDA Training Resources (CILIP-BL)

Updated

*                     AACR2: Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules; index
restored

*                     DCM: Descriptive Cataloging Manual; 2013 Update 3
(July 2013)

*                     LC-PCC Policy Statements; 2013 Update 2 (July 2013)

*                     MARC 21 Format for Authority Data; Update 16 (April
2013)

*                     MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data; Update 16
(April 2013)

*                     RDA: Resource Description & Access; 2013 Update 2
(July 2013)

Please note that Cataloger's Desktop subscribers who wish to access either
AACR2 or RDA through Cataloger's Desktop must have an RDA Toolkit account.
Additional information is available at
http://www.loc.gov/cds/desktop/web-faqs.html#QAs-RDA .

As always we appreciate your suggestions for improving our service to you
through Cataloger's Desktop. Thank you for your continued support.

Bruce Chr. Johnson
The Library of Congress
Policy & Standards Division
Washington, DC 20540-4263 USA

bjoh at loc.gov<mailto:bjoh at loc.gov>
www.loc.gov<http://www.loc.gov/>
202.707.1652 (voice)
202.707.6629 (fax)