SWAN Member’s Quarterly Meeting
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Transcript of SWAN Member’s Quarterly Meeting
SWAN Member’s Quarterly Meeting
June 6, 2013
SWAN Director’s Report
Projects completed March - May 2013
Review SWAN Changes 4 years Strategic Plan Update Upcoming Projects
Projects completed March - May 2013
Server infrastructure improved Reduce Millennium backup time Reporter implementation ILS Committee progress Complete new SWAN support
website
SWAN Infrastructure ImprovedSWAN NETWORK 2012 SWAN NETWORK 2013
SWAN Changes: Over Last 4 Years
Business Plan (2010)
Independent Organization:
Entity, Board, Staff (2010-12)
Staff changes: created Member
Services dept (2011)
Online Ticket System (2012)
Strategic Plan (2013-’15)
Fee Structure (2012, starts FY14)
Hardware infrastructure (2013)
Today: new support website
Next 2013: Network infrastructure•New firewalls•New network design
2014-2015: Our ILS software
Maintenance Hours: BIG WIN
OLD: 2 ½ HOURS (10PM – 12:30PM) NEW: 30 MINUTES!
ANNOUNCED MAY 6TH
Complete: SWAN Adopts RDA
OPAC
RDA Records (April – May
2013)SWAN Cataloging Group Adoption (March 2013)
Library Congress Adoption (March 2013)
SWAN Millennium Preparation (2012-2013)
SWAN Bib Services Adoption (2012)
SWAN Bib Services & Cataloging Libraries Preparation (RDA Tool Kit, etc)
Resource Description & Access (RDA): New Cataloging Standard, Replaces AACR2 (June 2010)
RDA Issues
Publication Date Sort: WebPAC & Encore Problem in R2009B (Noted in SWANcom)
Workaround Now in Place: June 2013 Fixed 4,000 existing bib records Daily work by Bib Services, June - Fall
Fixed in R2011.1.3 Upgrade
Strategic Plan: Goals 9 Goals Total, Here is What is Underway in 3-year Plan: Goal: Recommend direction for SWAN integrated
library system (ILS) platform Board determines ILS Committee & Charge Conduct informal demonstrations & investigation with other
libraries, consortia Determine length of extension with Innovative Milestone: should we keep looking?
Goal: Create outreach program Recruit 12 ambassadors: SWAN library directors Assign libraries to ambassadors & schedule visits Hold SWAN quarterly meetings at member libraries: 12
libraries for 2013-2015
Upcoming Projects June - August 2013
ILS Selection• See presentation, Quarterly packet info
Network Infrastructure• Survey OutPrep for Millennium Upgrade R20011.1.3• Testing, planning• New Millennium client
Upcoming Projects June - August 2013
Millennium Acquisitions workshop: October
Geared to SWAN libraries already licensed
59 licensed: 15 using, 44 possible
User-centered approach
Hands-on, Using Scenarios
Stress-free
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
SWAN Support Website
SWAN Quarterly Password ChangeCURRENT METHOD Use the URL:
http://204.120.131.105/director/
Only works on VPN, e.g. in your library
Use for June Quarterly, but method ends Sept Quarterly meeting
NEW WEBSITE METHOD Use the
support.swanlibraries.net website
Works from any browser, anywhere
Try it now! June Quarterly changes 6/13/13
SWAN Meetings 2013 July 9 COTW: Brookfield Zoo Technology Users Group Mtg July 18: Burr
Ridge August 13 COTW: Woodridge Quarterly Sept 5 rescheduled to Sept 12:
Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library October 8 COTW: Burr Ridge (or elsewhere?) November 12 COTW: Midlothian Quarterly Dec 5: Prairie Trails Public Library
District
Illinois Heartland: SHARE
http://www.illshareit.com/ Live April 2013 427 Libraries (merged 4 consortia) 10 million items available Polaris Huge impact on ILDS delivery
between Heartland hubs
End of Executive Director report Look for this presentation here:
http://support.swanlibraries.net/gov/meetings