LINKcat News

Link/Koha Migration Go Live Date

We have settled on a Go Live Date for the Koha migration.  We have two actually!  The first date is Monday, January 17 which is Martin Luther King Day.  Any libraries that are open on the 17th will be opening on Koha.  Libraries that are closed on MLK Day will open on Koha on Tuesday, January 18.

This two phase process will allow us to provide a better Go Live experience.  We plan to have staff on site at as many libraries as possible on Go Live day and opening over two days allows us to cover more libraries.  Go Live support calls will be spread over two days. When we get closer to the Go Live, we will determine which libraries are open on MLK Day and set up an on-site schedule for the week.

The updated Migration schedule is posted under More Information on this blog. We will continue to modify it as we have more specific information.  For example, the acquisitions migration plan still needs to be worked out.

Blog posts in future weeks will discuss the various migration cutover processes in detail.

For question and/or comments on the Go Live date, please complete our online form.

Vicki Teal Lovely

Koha Training: online and in-person workshop schedule

We have posted a schedule listing the specific dates and locations for the SCLS Koha online and in-person training workshops. Online workshops will consist of one-hour webinars and will be open to any library staff member. Some online workshops will be prerequisites for the in-person workshops.

In-person workshops are only open to designated library trainers in the four staff modules: acquisitions, cataloging, circulation, and serials. The Circulation and Patron/Holds session will allow libraries to register one person but send two people per session: one will be the designated trainer and the other an observer (both staff members will share a computer). Registration will open in August, and we will provide further information regarding registration as soon as the registration system is ready.

For more detailed information on the "train the trainers" system that we will be using for Koha, see our previous blog post.