Thank God We're A NOTIS Site

by Alan Alexander-Manifold

28 October 1994

(to the tune of Thank God I'm a Country Boy)

Well, Information Tech is kinda laid back,
Ain't much an old NOTIS boy like me can't hack,
There's always some new little abend to track,
Thank God we're a NOTIS site!

This IBM machine never did me no harm,
And the UNIX invasion causes me no alarm,
Even CICS has a certain rustic charm,
Thank God we're a NOTIS site!

Chorus:
Acquisitions, Cataloging, OPAC, Circulation:
Northwestern Online Total Integration;
From NOTIS-L and NUGM I have friends across the nation,
Thank God we're a NOTIS site!

Well, I wouldn't trade my system for diamonds or jewels,
I never was one of them money-hungry fools,
Though I wouldn't mind a few nice software tools,
Thank God we're a NOTIS site!

Those DRA folks with their DRAnet,
And Innovative folks think that's the best they can get,
If they'd all switch to NOTIS I'd be willing to bet,
They'd thank God they were NOTIS sites!

Chorus:
Acquisitions, Cataloging, OPAC, Circulation:
Northwestern Online Total Integration;
From NOTIS-L and NUGM I have friends across the nation,
Thank God we're a NOTIS site!

When October rolls around, I pack up my stuff,
If the system goes down, I tell 'em, "that's tough",
One NUGM a year is hardly enough,
Thank God we're a NOTIS site!

I'd roast bum steers every day if I could,
But my boss and the Dean wouldn't take it very good,
So I play when I can and I work when I should,
Thank God we're a NOTIS site!

Chorus:
Acquisitions, Cataloging, OPAC, Circulation:
Northwestern Online Total Integration;
From NOTIS-L and NUGM I have friends across the nation,
Thank God we're a NOTIS site!