Interview Assignment Darrell E. Robertson LBSC 690 Spring 2011-Shady Grove

Interview AssignmentDarrell E. Robertson

LBSC 690Spring 2011-Shady Grove

Interview Assignment

Church Website

Medical Technology New ILS(Integrated Library

System)


CCPL-Polaris Conversion



What does an ILS do?

Almost Everything• Acquisition

s• Cataloging

• Circulation

Duties• Serial Holdings

• OPAC=Online Public Access Catalog



Millennium ILS

Koha Integrated Library SystemLS2 PAC



How the Judges Scored Them

• Price 20%

• Reviews 15%

• References 15%

• Platform 10%

• Functional 40%

Interviewee Sherrie Shifflett IT Services Technician I





Prior to Conversion• Clean up

Data• Build New Data Profiles

• Implement Terminal Services

• IT Receive Training

• Work with Consortium to Build Database in Shared Environment

• Create Training Materials

• Train Staff

• Along with Hundreds of Minor Items



Prior to Conversion

• New Servers-Virtual

• Network

• SQL Server

• Active Directory

• Training for Staff-Over 2 Week

• Back Up Procedures

• Training

• Training for Administrators-3 Days in Syracuse, 2 Months on Site

Who Had to Work Together

Polaris

IT Staff

3rd Party VendorsDirector’s

Staff/Library Staff

Consortium Partners/Other

MD Library Systems

The Big Day1. Bring Up Servers2. Bring Up All Branches3. Bring UP College

Partners4. Bring Up Library

Partners5. Upload Offline Data6. Troubleshoot

Problems as they Arise



Where Was Sherrie On That

Fateful Duty Her Main Job that Day

prior to opening was updating the software on the computers at all the

branches/Troubleshooting



Permanent “Reading Record”

Web Based Program

Automatic Authority Control

Users Can Submit & Read Reviews From Other Patron

RSS Feeds

Electronic Credit Card Payment

Full Electronic Invoicing

What Did We Gain



Future of PolarisApps for Mobile Devices/Polaris Mobile PAC

Other Changes Based on 1 Years Usage

Collection Maintenance Assistance

Text Message Notices for Holds and Over Due ItemsAllow Patrons to Remove Items from Reading History

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Interview Assignment Darrell E. Robertson LBSC 690 Spring 2011-Shady Grove