Welcome to SIRIS Member Services Page

SIRIS Reports
Listing of monthly statistical reports on system usage for both Horizon and iPac. Reports are broken down by catalogs/databases and include all monthly reports going back to a couple of years.

Cataloging References
Online Cataloging support and references. Provide Search Authority Headings on National databases, Access to Online MARC Documenations, and Smithsonian Internal Documentations.

Horizon MARC Editor Documentation
Horizon 7.3 MARC Editor training document

Local 986 filed for Exhibition Information
SIRIS Members (Librarians and Archivests) have joinly decided on the following local MARC field defination to cataloging items that are on Exhibition. This information will be extracted and formated to follow EDAN data model, and will used for disaplay in collections Search Center.

Image FTP Instruction
User manual for how to upload local images to SIRIS image server is available. Please call Jim Felley for user ID and password.

Check for known coordinates (Lat/Long) for map display (updates weekly)
This file contains all coordinates used to display pins on Google maps based on textual data for country, state/province, city from Horizon 662 field. If you use a location that is not listed in this file, a pin will not be dispalyed for that location. Please report to SIRIS to add the location.

Horizon Label Printing Instruction

Instruction: Horizon record printing
This document explains how you can print: 1) a single record, 2) multiple individual records, or 3) a range of records..

Horizon connection via Citrix Server and download Request Form
You can access SIRIS HORIZON from remote locations via a Citrix Server provided and maintained by OCIO network division. All problems with Citrix connections should be directed to OCIO Network Division via HEAT.

Z39.50 Connection parameter for all SIRIS catalogs
Z39.50 connection parameters allow any system with Z39.50 capability to search SIRIS records from their system without the need for users to directly connect to www.siris.si.edu.