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OCLC WorldShareThe right decision?
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Lincoln Memorial University
FTE increase from 2100 to 4100 Four new Doctorate Level Programs Established Liberal Arts Programs Multiple Extended Sites Ex Libris Voyager ILS
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One year of Preparing…
Amigos Services Training Batch Load Data Dumps Migration forms Staff Training
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Migration, June 7th 2012
High quality data migration
One month set up and testing
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Today
Fall Semester test Fixing catalog problems Creating new workflows Adding content using
Knowledge Base Interlibrary Loan Increase
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The Good and the BadWas it worth it?
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Pros
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LMU WorldCat Local Cataloghttp://lmulibrary.worldcat.org
Easy to use Modern interface Research options Positive reception
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WMS Systems
Simple and direct Circulation System
Staff and Student Workers find it easy
Acquisitions workflow streamlined
Easy to make smart workflow adjustments
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The Support of OCLC
No matter what the question
Timely answers Training materials Online Support Center Discussion groups
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Cons
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Young Product Acquisitions module
needs improvement Knowledge Base needs
enhancing Even OCLC Support is
still learning
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Backlogged OCLC cannot keep up with demand Deadlines are not always met Migrations often occur at the last
minute
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Is Migration the right thing to do?
Assess your own library system
Consider the youth of WorldShare
Do you have many complicated processes?
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Final Thoughts
What would we have done differently?
Was this the right decision? What is next?
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Thank YouLaura Slavin
Technical Services LibrarianLincoln Memorial University
http://lmulibrary.worldcat.org