REDEVELOPMENT OF THE KINETICA SYSTEM

This page is an archive page and will no longer be updated.

Fact Sheets

What changes have been made?

 

Regular updates occured through announcements and presentations to Users Group meetings. Updates were also announced on Libraries Australia -l.

Important Implementation Dates

The z39.50 gateway was available over the implementation period.

Wednesday
16 November

Batch*Link was paused from COB. However libraries could continue to send files; they were processed in order of receipt after the new Record Import Service commenced in February.


Friday
25 November

Marc*Link paused at COB.

Remote TPS DLL discontinued from COB.

Products paused at COB

CJK cease at COB

Contributions via the Cataloguing Client (also known as the Amicus, or Kinetica Client) and Web client (also known as KineticaWeb Update) ceased by COB. No further cataloguing or search access to these services.


Monday
28 November

Products closed by COB.

Marc*Link closed by COB.

CJK ftp files closed by COB.


Wednesday
30 November

Online Cataloguing – web and client (also known as Libraries Australia Cataloguing) recommenced.


Monday
5 December

Record Export Service (previously called Marc*Link) recommenced.

Products recommenced.


Tuesday
28 February
Record Import Service (previously called Batch*Link) recommenced.

The National Library announced in December 2003 that the Kinetica system would be redeveloped in a phased, modular manner, through 2004 and 2005.

The reasons for developing a new system are:

All the regular updates and presentations to Users Group meetings made prior to the redevelopment are available on this page.