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From: ULCJH@UBVMS.BITNET (JUDITH HOPKINS AT SUNY BUFFALO)
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Subject: NOTIS SECURITY TABLES
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Date: 8 Feb 90 20:03:00 GMT
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I am working on Buffalo's security tables and have a question on  the use
of one of the flags.

In the NOTIS LIBRARY IMPLEMENTATION MANUAL, v.1, pt. 1, p.C4A.17 in the
description of the SECUR statement for authority records, it says "Use
the ACU flag if  your installation has an authority record file shared
among multiple processing units.  Use the ACU flag statement for terminal
operators  in the processing unit designated as the control processing unit."

What the manual does NOT say  is what the flag actually does?  At Buffalo
multiple processing units will be sharing an authority record file.  Should
all staff in the control processing unit be given that flag?  If not, what
can those with the flag do that those without it cannot do?


A related question dealing with authority records.  While Central Technical
Services in the General Libraries will be the control processing unit for
all name authority records and LC subject headings, we have a separate file
of MeSH headings for which the Health  Sciences Processing Unit will be
responsible.   How does this division of responsibility affect the ACU
flag and/or other parts of the security tables.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me.

   Judith Hopkins
   Central Technical Services
   State University of New York at Buffalo
    BITNET: ULCJH@UBVMS
    PHONE:  (716) 636-2796