September 2024 - ilsevaluation-lead

ILS vendor viability information
by Vicki Teal 30 Sep '24

30 Sep '24

Hi, Attached are the documents with the questions we plan to send to the ILS vendors (Clarivate (Polaris); SirsiDynix (Symphony); and LibLime (Bibliovation) to compare vendor viability. We will review these at the meeting on Wednesday. Thanks, Vicki Teal Lovely (she/her) Helping our member libraries provide the best possible service to the public. Technology Services Coordinator vickiteal(a)scls.info<mailto:vickiteal@scls.info> (608)242-4713 Help Desk (608)242-4710 South Central Library System Madison, WI 1650 Pankratz Street Madison, WI 53704

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ILS Evaluation Lead Workgroup Agenda for the October 2 meeting
by Michelle Karls 25 Sep '24

25 Sep '24

The next ILS Evaluation Lead Workgroup Meeting is scheduled for 11:30 am on October 2, 2024, via phone/web conference or at SCLS Headquarters. The agenda (including login information) is available online: https://www.scls.info/committees/ils-evaluation-lead-workgroup/2024-10-02 Please let me know if you will be unable to attend. Thanks! Michelle Michelle Karls ILS Support Technician South Central Library System 1650 Pankratz Street Madison, WI 53704 Phone: (608) 242-4720 Fax: (608) 246-7958 Email: mmkarls(a)scls.info

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Discovery Layer Aspen and Bibliocommons demo recordings and Checklist deadline Friday, September 20
by Amy Gannaway 18 Sep '24

18 Sep '24

I have posted both of the demo recordings for Aspen Discovery and Bibliocommons, as well as some follow-up links and documentation provided by the vendors. You can find this information here: https://www.scls.info/ils-evaluation-2024-2025#dldemo Also, please watch the demos if you did not attend live and complete the checklists by Friday, September 20. The links to the checklists are here: https://www.scls.info/ils-evaluation-discovery-layer-checklists. Here are the links to the Discovery Layer checklist demo response spreadsheets. I am not sure if I already shared these. Some of you asked about checking to see if you still needed to submit any checklists. DL1: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PEIfkAZ_Xi2CC_SwPcmexnBcj4g6jnrIV40… DL2: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-GVME1AjMb6FmdFiYE6jtMc30U5Cwcyz1Uu… DL3: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YCSXuoOk1tEjYNnSwi2IW8H3q8VKR2L6pkL… DL4: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wXmXBnUY4_gjzQR26ntmrNvw2eez_QSUNxU… DL5: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bYt2ueK-PdEo_3CTizWTAs01H13S1f4qXT1… DL6: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cg9DQxlrUCuraZ76p4Rp4pfN225DucGN1WN… _____________ Amy Gannaway (she/her) Technical Services Consultant South Central Library System 1650 Pankratz Street Madison, WI 53704 agannaway(a)scls.info 608-242-4712

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Call to Agenda for the October 2 ILS Evaluation Lead Workgroup meeting
by Michelle Karls 18 Sep '24

18 Sep '24

The next ILS Evaluation Lead Workgroup Meeting is scheduled for 11:30 am on October 2, 2024, via phone/web conference or at SCLS Headquarters. The draft agenda is attached. Please let me know if you have anything to add to the agenda by September 25. Thanks! Michelle Michelle Karls ILS Support Technician South Central Library System 1650 Pankratz Street Madison, WI 53704 Phone: (608) 242-4720 Fax: (608) 246-7958 Email: mmkarls(a)scls.info

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The minutes from the September 4, 2024, ILS Evaluation Workgroup Meeting are available online
by Michelle Karls 09 Sep '24

09 Sep '24

The minutes from the September 4, 2024, ILS Evaluation Workgroup Meeting are available online at: https://www.scls.info/committees/ils-evaluation-lead-workgroup/2024-09-04 The next meeting is scheduled for 11:30 am on October 2, 2024, via phone/web conference. Thanks! Michelle Michelle Karls ILS Support Technician South Central Library System 1650 Pankratz Street Madison, WI 53704 Phone: (608) 242-4720 Fax: (608) 246-7958 Email: mmkarls(a)scls.info

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Written information from Bibliocommons and new Zoom link
by Amy Gannaway 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

Hi, Bibliocommons sent me a document this morning with some information. Also, we had to set up a new Zoom meeting in order to record, so here is the new Zoom link: https://bibliocommons.zoom.us/j/85832768192?pwd=ZjJhM6Y7NuO1cCcSRNp5PFI7WV6… Thanks, Amy _____________ Amy Gannaway (she/her) Technical Services Consultant South Central Library System 1650 Pankratz Street Madison, WI 53704 agannaway(a)scls.info 608-242-4712

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Save the date: October 15, 9am-noon, virtual site visit for Polaris Leap Technical Services
by Amy Gannaway 03 Sep '24

03 Sep '24

We have scheduled a virtual site visit for Tuesday, October 15, from 9am to noon. This is an optional site visit for Polaris Leap Acquisitions, Serials, and Cataloging with library and system staff from the CCS consortium in Illinois. This will take place via Zoom and we will schedule separate times during the morning for each module, with breaks in between. We haven't worked out the detailed schedule yet but I wanted to get the date on your calendars. Thanks! Amy _____________ Amy Gannaway (she/her) Technical Services Consultant South Central Library System 1650 Pankratz Street Madison, WI 53704 agannaway(a)scls.info 608-242-4712

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Checklists for Aspen and Bibliocommons Discovery Layer demos
by Amy Gannaway 03 Sep '24

03 Sep '24

Hi, I sent out a separate email with the dates for the Aspen and Bibliocommons Discovery Layer demos. I wanted to touch base to let you know that the vendors have been provided with the same checklists that were provided to SirsiDynix and Polaris and they are supposed to follow the same checklists for the demo. Please do fill out the checklists for these Discovery Layers, in the same way that they were done for SirsiDynix and Polaris (by Friday, September 13). This is the page with the checklists and the deadline: https://www.scls.info/ils-evaluation-discovery-layer-checklists Thanks, Amy _____________ Amy Gannaway Technical Services Consultant South Central Library System 1650 Pankratz Street Madison, WI 53704 agannaway(a)scls.info 608-242-4712

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