Transcript ILS Committee Update

SWAN Committee of the Whole
Presented by Aaron Skog, SWAN Executive Director
July 9, 2013
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ALA Conference Debrief
RAILS Consortia Committee
IT Network Survey – What’s Next?
ILS Committee Update
 RFP consultant meeting
 RFP conduct
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Millennium R2011 Upgrade
SWAN Support Website
ILS Committee Meetings with 7 vendors
1. Equinox about Evergreen
2. Innovative about Sierra
3. VTLS about Virtua & other software
4. ByWater about Koha
5. Polaris about Polaris
6. SirsiDynix about Symphony, BLUEcloud
suite
7. OCLC about WorldShare
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Who did you visit?
What were your impressions?
What questions did you ask?
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Newly formed
Replaces RAILS LLSAP Task Force
Rich Wolff appointed by SWAN Board as
SWAN liaison
Committee charge approved at June RAILS
Bd Mtg
 Includes: ensuring continuity of services,
enhancing, affordable membership
 Investigate overlay products, oversee RFP, make
recommendation
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Cooperative Computer Services (CCS)
I-Share
Library Integrated Network Consortium (LINC)
LINKin
Multitype Automation Group in Cooperation
(MAGIC)
Northern Illinois Cooperative (NIC)
Pinnacle Library Cooperative (PLC)
PrairieCat
Resource Sharing Alliance NFP (RSA-NFP)
RiverShare
Rock River Library Consortium (RRLC)
System Wide Automated Network (SWAN)
SWAN needs a new network
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Old MLS domain must end (mls.lib.il.us
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swan.mls.lib.il.us = WebPAC
Move to independent network within RAILS data
center (currently mixed in with RAILS Burr Ridge
office network)
 Current external & internal IP address must change
 Prepares SWAN for any future network changes
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Domain Name changes under consideration listed below (not set
yet, so wait for announcement)
New Domain
Purpose
catalog.swanlibraries.net
WebPAC
www.swanlibraries.net
Encore
production.swanlibraries.net
Millennium Production server
report.swanlibraries.net
Millennium Report server
test.swanlibraries.net
Millennium Test server
support.swanlibraries.net
SWAN website: for members/world
help.swanlibraries.net
Ticket website (OTS)
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What will happen next?
Review survey questions at Technology Users
Group meeting & Comm of Whole meeting
IT Survey will be sent out: 2 week completion
Network change date will be announced
Phase-in changes where possible
New Millennium client install required
Coordinate IP changes with vendors, your IT staff
(example OverDrive, 3M Cloud, etc.)
Prepare for go-live day changes
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SWAN will select its new internal IP address
Release memos detailing changes required
Old MLS website, ends July 30th
 Use “support.swanlibraries.net”
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SWANcom email list migration by July 30th
 [email protected] will be [email protected]
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Converting Other Lists:
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[email protected]
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New “Migration
Bulletin” menu
RFP document draft
underway
2 day meeting with
consultant Rob McGee
Preparing Task Force
Self-nominations
Online
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RFP Guidelines Once Issued:
RFP will be posted on SWAN website
Any vendors contact you or ask questions,
refer to Aaron Skog
Avoid bias or giving a vendor a “leg up”
Past tactics for consortia include letters from
current vendor, out-of-the-blue phone calls
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Preparation for R2011.1.4 Upgrade
R2011.1.4 & R2009.1.5 released June 20th
 OCLC Control Number Expansion
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 JAR downloads to client
 III postponed R2011.1.4 & R2009.1.5
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Waiting for Test Server Upgrade to R2011
Goal: Production Upgrade Sept 2013
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Technology Users Group Mtg July 18: Burr
Ridge
COTW Aug 13: Woodridge Public Library
Quarterly Sept 5 rescheduled to Sept 12:
Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library
COTW Oct 8: Burr Ridge
COTW Nov 12: Midlothian Public Library
Quarterly Dec 5: Prairie Trails Public Library
District
Aaron Skog, [email protected]