Migrating from DRA to SIRSI -Potential contacts (3 messages) Birdie MacLennan 29 Jan 2002 21:46 UTC
Editor's Note: Just a thought, but those interested in being added to the list of contacts that Susan Andrews has proposed (see below), might wish to reply directly to Susan [Susan_Andrews@TAMU-COMMERCE.EDU] -bml 3 messages, 112 lines: (1)-------------------------- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 15:04:16 -0500 (EST) From: "Linda P. Russo" <LAWLPR@MAIL1.HOFSTRA.EDU> Subject: Re: Migrating from DRA to SIRSI -need contact for questions I am interested. I am not on Seriallist, but we are a DRA library, and are currently in the process of entering our periodicals into DRA Classic. We are unsure what we will do now that SIRSI has bought DRA, but your discussion and list will be most helpful in our decisions. Linda Russo Head of Technical Services Hofstra Law Library 122 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549 (516) 463-5904 lawlpr@hofstra.edu (2)--------------------------- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 12:28:49 -0800 From: Beverly Butler <butler@LIB.STATE.CA.US> Subject: Re: Migrating from DRA to SIRSI -need contact for questions Please add me to the list of interested parties. Beverly Butler butler@lib.state.ca.us California State Library Acquisitions/Serials (3)--------------------------- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:20:10 -0600 From: Buddy Pennington <MD_Buddy@KCLIBRARY.ORG> Subject: Re: Migrating from DRA to SIRSI -need contact for questions Comments: cc: Susan Andrews <Susan_Andrews@TAMU-COMMERCE.EDU> Susan, I for one am interested in this. We are currently a DRA library that is looking at the SIRSI system. And I do agree with you, there is a fair number of us out there. Buddy Pennington Document Delivery Librarian Kansas City Public Library md_buddy@kclibrary.org 816-701-3552 -----Original Message----- From: Susan Andrews [mailto:Susan_Andrews@TAMU-COMMERCE.EDU] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:38 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: Migrating from DRA to SIRSI -need contact for questions I'm not sure if this is the way to go about this, but it seems to me that there are several DRA libraries that, due to DRA selling out to SIRSI, will be migrating to SIRSI in the very near future. It seems to me that it might be helpful to collect a list of us (those who are interested, anyway), and then we could disseminate whatever helpful information that we come upon amongst the others. I would be willing to collect the names and e-mail addresses of anyone who is interested in such a scheme and then e-mail the list to all who are on the list so that we can share information. At the very least, I would be interested in any replies sent to the e-mail below. If you are interested in going with my informal list, send me your name and e-mail address, and I will start compiling. Thanks, Susan Andrews Head, Serials Librarian Texas A&M University-Commerce P.O. Box 3011 Commerce, TX 75429-3011 Susan_Andrews@tamu-commerce.edu (903)886-5733 "Your Success Is Our Business" At 12:34 PM 01/29/2002 -0500, Allison Mays wrote: >We'll be migrating from DRA to SIRSI, and I want to hook up with someone >in Acquisitions and Serials who has actually done it and wouldn't mind a >few questions occasionally; I'm interested in what a librarian has to say >about the process. Basically, I want as much information as I can get >before we migrate. Sample questions are: should we close all open orders >and standing orders? Should we transfer serial holdings or start from >scratch? (I think I will anyway because our summary holdings are all >messed up.) How much database cleanup should we do? What do you wish you >had known before the migration? I want to avoid anything that could cause >complications. > >I promise not to be a pest and will not give out your name if I summarize >for the listserv. Please forgive cross postings. > >Allison > >Allison P. Mays >Acquisitions Librarian >Millsaps College >1701 N. State Street >Jackson, MS 39210 >601-974-1083 >maysap@millsaps.edu