SWAN Member Libraries & Information Technology Staff:
With SWAN's ILS migration to SirsiDynix just a little under a year away, now is a good time to begin planning any hardware upgrades necessary to ensure your library's workstations, network, and peripherals are compatible with the new system. To ensure the most accurate information is available for this purpose, SWAN will be regularly updating the SWANtech Hardware section over the next several months with hardware requirements and recommendations to clarify SirsiDynix's compatibility with your library's current hardware and establish the necessity for upgrades. As SWAN tests compatibility and uncovers additional information through training and documentation, the list of requirements will become more complete. The list of recommendations will also be updated as technology evolves in the computer industry and within our libraries, so be sure to check back frequently!
As discussed in last Thursday's SWANtech meeting, SWAN staff have established the first in this series of recommendations. Our first entry in SWANtech Hardware details desktop requirements and recommendations for systems running SirsiDynix Symphony Workflows (staff client), Enterprise (OPAC), and Bluecloud (mobile/cloud platform). You can find our desktop requirements and recommendations at the link below.
https://support.swanlibraries.net/hardware
With regard to the desktop configuration, SirsiDynix's system offerings are not terribly resource-intensive, and their desktop requirements do not vary significantly from our current Innovative Millennium installations. However, if your library is currently in the process of upgrading or planning an upgrade of any desktop or laptop hardware, it is important to ensure your new hardware is equipped with at least the minimum requirements, if not the recommended to ensure the security, integrity, and longevity of your systems.
Should you have any questions or comments about the SWANtech Hardware series or need some help planning a hardware upgrade, please don't hesitate to contact me at the avenues listed below.
Thank you,
Steven Schlewitt
SWAN IT Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5130
Fax: 630.734.5056
steven.schlewitt(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:steven.schlewitt@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
To SWAN Member Libraries:
As we migrate to SirsiDynix Symphony, we will be in touch through a series of surveys to collect information about your library.
Each library has already completed a survey about hardware and peripherals in use at your location. We will send future surveys to collect information on your library's online tools, specific training needs, and more. We appreciate the time and effort you already have and will continue to put into completing these questionnaires.
This survey will gather information on your library's existing policies in a number of areas. We will use your responses as we move forward in the profiling process. We will do all that we can to configure Symphony to match the settings you describe below, but cannot guarantee results.
You can access the survey directly<http://fs8.formsite.com/SWANServices/form160/index.html> or by visiting support.swanlibraries.net.<http://support.swanlibraries.net/>
We have included the option to create an account in order to save your work and return to it later. This is optional-creating a login is not required to complete this survey.
This process is moving quickly, and we need responses as soon as possible to stay on schedule. We do understand that this is a quick turnaround. If you have any questions about the information we're asking for, please do not hesitate to contact the SWAN migration team at MigrationHelp(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:MigrationHelp@swanlibraries.net>.
If we have not received a response from your library by End of Business on August 7th, we will use default settings for your configuration. There will be opportunities to update information like closing dates, and we will be implementing a rigorous testing process to catch other errors. This is not your final opportunity to adjust configuration settings, but the more accurate the information we collect now is, the more we'll be prepared for a smooth go live.
Again, please do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions, and thank you in advance for your timely replies.
Rebecca Malinowski
SWAN Special Projects Coordinator
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5157
Fax: 630.734.5056
rebecca.malinowski(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:rebecca.malinowski@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
SWAN Member Libraries and Information Technology Staff:
Just a reminder - tomorrow's SWANtech will be hosted online as a Fuze webinar and conference call. Please see the email below for further details.
We hope to see you online tomorrow morning!
Steven Schlewitt
SWAN IT Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5130
Fax: 630.734.5056
steven.schlewitt(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:steven.schlewitt@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
From: Steven Schlewitt
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 4:20 PM
To: swantech(a)list.swanlibraries.net; swancom(a)list.swanlibraries.net
Subject: SWANtech July 24th, 10am - Webinar / Phone Conference
Importance: High
SWAN Member Libraries and Information Technology Staff:
With the hopes to encourage participation at our SWANtech meeting next week, we've decided to eliminate the travel time! The upcoming SWANtech meeting on Thursday, July 24th will be hosted exclusively as an online Fuze webinar and conference call, instead of on-location at Burr Ridge. Attendees of our SWANtech webinar will still have every opportunity to participate in the discussion, and the web aspect of the conference will serve to provide our presentation slides. The best part is, you can conference-in from anywhere with a computer, internet connection, and headset or phone!
The Meeting URL listed below can be used to view the slideshow presentation as well as participate in the discussion (with necessary headset or speakers and microphone). For those of you without a headset, the audio portion of webinar can be accessed via the conference number below.
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Meeting URL: http://fuze.me/25325551
Toll / Intl #: +1 (201) 479-4595 (standard tolls apply)
Meeting number: 25325551
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The following topics are currently slated for this SWANtech's agenda...
1. SirsiDynix Migration Project Process
2. Migration Hardware Requirements
- SonicWall Upgrade Recommendations
- Desktop requirements
3. ExpressLane Self-Check replacement project
4. Open Forum Discussion
So that we might get an accurate count of those planning to attend, please be sure to register on L2 at the following link...
http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=16958
We hope you'll join us online at 10am on Thursday, July 24th!
Feel free to contact me at the avenues listed below should you have any questions about the event. If you encounter issues connecting to the webinar on July 24th, please contact our Help Desk at 630.734.5153.
Steven Schlewitt
SWAN IT Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5130
Fax: 630.734.5056
steven.schlewitt(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:steven.schlewitt@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
SWAN Member Libraries:
July 18th, the SWAN Board voted on the whitepaper recommendations. The results of votes on the five recommendations are outlined below. Please note the Board policies approved in some cases differ from the initial recommendation. Please see the attached memo for details. The Migration Bulletin on the SWAN website has the memo details as well.
https://support.swanlibraries.net/news/category/migration-bulletin
Aaron Skog
SWAN Executive Director
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5122
Fax: 630.734.5056
aaron.skog(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:aaron.skog@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
SWAN Bibliographic Services Team is pleased to introduce three new web forms.
These web forms allow you to report the following online:
* Bibliographic record merges
* Volume field issues
* Items out of scope
These can be found on the Web Forms tab on the SWAN website. https://support.swanlibraries.net/
Please note that you will need to be logged in to your L2 account in order to access the web forms.
We encourage you to try these web forms and contact me with any feedback.
Thank you.
Karen Bar
SWAN Bibliographic Services Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5138
Fax: 630.734.5056
karen.bar(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:karen.bar@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
Everyone- Just wanted to let everyone know that William Leonard is open 20 hours per week. Please continue to circulate to their patrons. If a William Leonard patron's card has expired, please send them to William Leonard to renew their card.
Have a great weekend.
Kate Boyle
SWAN Member Services Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5162
Fax: 630.734.5056
kate.boyle(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:kate.boyle@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
SWAN Member Libraries and Information Technology Staff:
With the hopes to encourage participation at our SWANtech meeting next week, we've decided to eliminate the travel time! The upcoming SWANtech meeting on Thursday, July 24th will be hosted exclusively as an online Fuze webinar and conference call, instead of on-location at Burr Ridge. Attendees of our SWANtech webinar will still have every opportunity to participate in the discussion, and the web aspect of the conference will serve to provide our presentation slides. The best part is, you can conference-in from anywhere with a computer, internet connection, and headset or phone!
The Meeting URL listed below can be used to view the slideshow presentation as well as participate in the discussion (with necessary headset or speakers and microphone). For those of you without a headset, the audio portion of webinar can be accessed via the conference number below.
--------------
Meeting URL: http://fuze.me/25325551
Toll / Intl #: +1 (201) 479-4595 (standard tolls apply)
Meeting number: 25325551
-------------
The following topics are currently slated for this SWANtech's agenda...
1. SirsiDynix Migration Project Process
2. Migration Hardware Requirements
- SonicWall Upgrade Recommendations
- Desktop requirements
3. ExpressLane Self-Check replacement project
4. Open Forum Discussion
So that we might get an accurate count of those planning to attend, please be sure to register on L2 at the following link...
http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=16958
We hope you'll join us online at 10am on Thursday, July 24th!
Feel free to contact me at the avenues listed below should you have any questions about the event. If you encounter issues connecting to the webinar on July 24th, please contact our Help Desk at 630.734.5153.
Steven Schlewitt
SWAN IT Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5130
Fax: 630.734.5056
steven.schlewitt(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:steven.schlewitt@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
+++ Please route to appropriate personnel +++
Everyone-
As you may be aware, William Leonard PLD, has temporarily closed its doors due to lack of funds. We have made their collection not holdable by other SWAN patrons. In addition, William Leonard patrons are blocked from placing holds online.
Unfortunately, we have no additional information for you other than they hope to re-open the library as soon as they receive their funds from the State (around September). Sorry, but I have no directive from William Leonard regarding patron whose cards expire in the interim. If you should have any questions, don't hesitate to call me.
Kate Boyle
SWAN Member Services Manager
125 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Phone: 630.734.5162
Fax: 630.734.5056
kate.boyle(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:kate.boyle@railslibraries.info>
http://support.swanlibraries.net
