Editor's Note:  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

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Date:         Tue, 29 Jan 2002 16:24:25 -0600
From:         Joyce Radcliff <JRadcliff@TNSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Migrating from DRA to SIRSI -need contact for questions

Please add me to your list.  Joyce Radcliff
                             jradcliff@tnstate.edu

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Date:         Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:48:30 -0600
From:         Mary Jo Venetis <MJVENETIS@DALLASLIBRARY.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Migrating from DRA to SIRSI -Potential contacts

Add me to the list --

Mary Jo Venetis
Serials Librarian
Dallas Public Library
1515 Young Street
Dallas, TX  75201
email: mjvenetis@dallaslibrary.org

> -----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