The source for Oberlin College Libraries staff news and announcements!
Please see attached for AES quarterly reports, the additions and updates of our e-record loads from October to December 2022.
AES Team, Ashley, Justin and Selina
Greetings all!
I’m writing with the tremendously exciting news that the long-awaited Flagging Project will finally be live on Wednesday (2/15/2023).
Please keep in mind that there will still be time to review and edit documents and forms as we work out tiny details, so expect some changes to the language in the associated documents during our collective review. I will be setting up meetings with all the various constituent groups to get everyone on the same page and field any questions or concerns. A library staff document gives more background about the project and examples. A public documentation page can be found on the OCL website and will be updated and revised as needed.
Please feel free to reach out to me or Michael McFarlin with any questions.
Thanks,
Tim
The missing tape was vacationing in a staff office — not mine! — and has returned home.
Unfortunately, it has now been diagnosed with a split personality, so the analog version is living on a shelf in my office and the digital version is living on the Avalon server. I’m sure we all wish both of them nothing but good things for the future.
Michael P
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for a missing VHS tape (a hot commodity if there ever was one!)
Tennessee Williams: theater in process (1976) dir. Richard Slote
call # VCR-1327
It’s needed by a Prof. Last check in was 3/10/22. We’re the only OhioLINK library with holdings of this title and it hasn’t been commercially digitized. If you know the whereabouts of this title, please let me know ASAP. Thank you!!!
Michael P
You are all invited to Oberlin College Libraries’ Winter Wonderland Party.
January 13, 2023, in the Moffett Auditorium, noon- 1:30 p.m.
Meal will be catered by Lorenzo’s Pizzeria.
Lasagna of both types, knots, and a robust salad bar. Beverages per usual.
Desserts- Please bring your favorite treat to share, if you would like.
Retirees are invited.
If you have any questions or comments, please comment here on Lowdown.
We are currently down to very few free review files in Create Lists in Sierra. Please take a look for your initials and empty out any projects you are done with. If you have set your project aside, you can export list results, record numbers, or your search to re-run later–please don’t hesitate to ask me or any DMS member if you would like help! Thanks!
With OhioLINK having recently released the ILS RFP and the prospect of migrating to a new system in the very near future, the theme of this fall’s Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians meeting, Migration Station: Tips & Tricks to Manage Your Data, will likely be of interest to many. All are welcome to join us in the Moffett Auditorium to view the meeting. The specific schedule has not yet been announced, but it will be from 10am to 4pm* on Friday, December 16, and you can view descriptions of the speakers and presentations at notsl.org.
What: NOTSL Fall Meeting, Migration Station: Tips & Tricks to Manage Your Data
When: Friday, December 16 from 10am-2pm
Where: Moffett Auditorium
*Please note that we will all be leaving the NOTSL meeting at 2pm to attend Ellen’s retirement party!
SORRY, that last acronym was just for fun. Anyway, this just in:
Dear OhioLINK members,
We are happy to announce that the OhioLINK ILS RFP was made live earlier this week. As promised in our most recent Milestone Update, you can now find copies of the RFP documents on the Ostaff RFP page (Ostaff login required). The final RFP is comprised of: the technical and cost requirements, accessibility requirements, a security assessment form, and supplemental forms.
Hi Everyone,
You are invited to complete a short ILS Migration Survey to let the Oberlin College Libraries’ ILS Migration Task Force know what you would like to see in a new system. This information will be forwarded to OhioLINK, so to allow the task force time to process your feedback and submit it to OhioLINK by their deadline, please complete the survey by Friday, August 5, 2022, at noon.
OCL staff will have further opportunities to participate in the ILS vendor selection process at demo sessions after OhioLINK determines the finalists. More details about timing will be available later this year. See below for background information about the ILS migration.
Thanks for your help!
-Michael M.
Background:
The Ohio Legislature has approved funding for OhioLINK to seek proposals for a new integrated library system. The funding also includes the implementation costs of migrating OhioLINK member libraries, so it’s likely that big changes are coming to Sierra/OBIS in the next 2–3 years. OhioLINK is asking its members to provide feedback for the request for proposals (RFP) they intend to release in Fall 2022.
OCL has formed an ILS Migration Task Force that is charged with the preparation for the migration, as well as working with OhioLINK and the new vendor on implementing the new system. The task force is also gathering staff input, via the above survey, to forward to OhioLINK as they construct their RFP. Thanks for your input!
The fiscal close in Sierra was completed earlier this morning so all fund appropriations and expenditures are currently set to zero until we add appropriations for the new fiscal year, which Selina and I will begin working on next week
