The Library will remain open during the migration process with minimal service interruption.
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Date(s) |
What is Happening | What Faculty Need to Know | What Patrons Need to Know |
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| March 7 | Requests for Maymester and Summer Reserves Due | Submit all requests for reserve items for Maymester and Summer Semester Reserves. Access to the system will be unavailable soon after and the library cannot add reserves after the later dates. | No effect on patron usage. |
| March 28 - April 25 | Hard Freeze for Current System | The library will be unable to add items into the system, including reserve requests until this freeze is lifted. | Our current system background processes will be unavailable. No effect on patron checkouts. |
| April 25 - June 4 | Limited Freeze on Current System | The library will only be doing critical tasks in the system. This eliminates the duplication of work necessary. | Our current system background processes will be limited. No effect on patron checkouts. |
| May 2 | Production of New System Freeze | No effect on Faculty | No effect on Patrons |
| May 23 | OhioLINK Borrowing Freeze | Patrons will be unable to request materials from OhioLINK. Local borrowing from Watson Library will be available. | Patrons will be unable to request materials from OhioLINK. Local Borrowing from Watson Library will be available. |
| June 3 - June 16 | Local Circulation Offline | Requesting through local catalog will be unavailable. All borrowing of materials will be tracked on paper. No emails from the library system. | Requesting through local catalog will be unavailable. All borrowing of materials will be tracked on paper. No emails from the library system. |
| June 16 | New Library System Live | Our new system will be activated and live. Please give the library time to transition the remaining pieces of the migration to this new system. | Our new system will be activated and live. Please give the library time to transition the remaining pieces of the migration to this new system. New interface for catalog and searching. |
| June 18 | OhioLINK Requesting Resumes | Faculty can resume borrowing through OhioLINK. Services will return to normal in coming weeks for any additional requests for the library. | OhioLINK borrowing resumes. You can request materials through OhioLINK and checkout processes will be normal. |
| Following Months | Library Updating and Resetting Processes as Needed. | Possible delay in processes as the library solidifies our own new processes. | Look for additional resources to be communicated from the library. |
