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Libraries Report Few Y2K HeadachesLike the rest of the country, libraries in North America survived the Y2K transition without major problems, though a few minor glitches were encountered. The Huron (Ohio) Public Library reported that its older 486-chip PCs reverted to a January 1, 1980, date, but this was easily adjusted in Windows. Interlibrary loan software at the Adams Memorial Library in Woodbury, Tennessee, displayed a current date of 00-10-2010 and failed to retrieve statistics for the previous month. The vendor, Auto-Graphics, planned to have a fix in place shortly. Despite having been certified Y2K compliant 18 months earlier, two PCs at the circulation desk of the Mount Juliet-Wilson County (Tenn.) Library began to check out books with a due date of January 17, 1994. After attempts to adjust the date failed, the library opted to buy two new computers. The Canadian Library of Parliament’s Parlmedia intranet site featured news stories dated January 1, 3900. The problem stemmed from 10 lines of code and was easily fixed. Some libraries, like the Chicago Public Library, kept a team of specialists on hand through New Years’ Eve to deter any difficulties. The eight state agencies that have responded thus far to American Libraries’ query gleefully reported no library-related Y2K problems, thanks to adequate preparation. Posted January 10, 2000. |
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