update on activities
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SWAN Committee of the Whole Presented by Aaron Skog, SWAN Executive Director July 9, 2013. Update on Activities. Topics. ALA Conference Debrief RAILS Consortia Committee IT Network Survey – What’s Next? ILS Committee Update RFP consultant meeting RFP conduct Millennium R2011 Upgrade - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Update on Activities
SWAN Committee of the WholePresented by Aaron Skog, SWAN Executive DirectorJuly 9, 2013
Topics
ALA Conference Debrief RAILS Consortia Committee IT Network Survey – What’s Next? ILS Committee Update
RFP consultant meeting RFP conduct
Millennium R2011 Upgrade SWAN Support Website
ALA Conference
ILS Committee Meetings with 7 vendors
1. Equinox about Evergreen2. Innovative about Sierra3. VTLS about Virtua & other software4. ByWater about Koha5. Polaris about Polaris6. SirsiDynix about Symphony,
BLUEcloud suite7. OCLC about WorldShare
ALA Conference Debrief
Who did you visit? What were your impressions? What questions did you ask?
RAILS Consortia Committee 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
RAILS Consortia Committee1. Cooperative Computer Services (CCS)2. I-Share3. Library Integrated Network Consortium (LINC)4. LINKin5. Multitype Automation Group in Cooperation (MAGIC)6. Northern Illinois Cooperative (NIC)7. Pinnacle Library Cooperative (PLC)8. PrairieCat9. Resource Sharing Alliance NFP (RSA-NFP)10. RiverShare11. Rock River Library Consortium (RRLC)12. System Wide Automated Network (SWAN)
Network Changes
SWAN needs a new network Old MLS domain must end (mls.lib.il.us
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
Network Changes Coming
New Domain Purposecatalog.swanlibraries.net WebPACwww.swanlibraries.net Encoreproduction.swanlibraries.net Millennium Production serverreport.swanlibraries.net Millennium Report servertest.swanlibraries.net Millennium Test serversupport.swanlibraries.net SWAN website: for
members/worldhelp.swanlibraries.net Ticket website (OTS)
Domain Name changes under consideration listed below (not set yet, so wait for announcement)
Network Changes
What will happen next?1. Review survey questions at Technology
Users Group meeting & Comm of Whole meeting
2. IT Survey will be sent out: 2 week completion
3. Network change date will be announced4. Phase-in changes where possible5. New Millennium client install required6. Coordinate IP changes with vendors, your
IT staff (example OverDrive, 3M Cloud, etc.)
7. Prepare for go-live day changes
Network Changes: What’s Next? SWAN will select its new internal IP address Release memos detailing changes required Old MLS website, ends July 30th
Use “support.swanlibraries.net” SWANcom email list migration by July 30th
[email protected] will be [email protected] Converting Other Lists:
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
ILS Committee Update
New “Migration Bulletin” menu
RFP document draft underway
2 day meeting with consultant Rob McGee
Preparing Task Force Self-nominations Online
ILS Committee Update
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
Millennium Upgrade
Preparation for R2011.1.4 Upgrade R2011.1.4 & R2009.1.5 released
June 20th OCLC Control Number Expansion MANDATORY JAR downloads to client III postponed R2011.1.4 & R2009.1.5
Waiting for Test Server Upgrade to R2011
Goal: Production Upgrade Sept 2013
SWAN Support Website
SWAN Meetings 2013
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
Questions & DiscussionAaron Skog, [email protected]