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