Will there be any minutes of this discussion group recorded?  I will not be
attending ALA in Atlanta.  But as a DRA site, we might find ourselves in a
situation where we need to migrate and would be addressing these same
issues.  Thanks for any help!

Best regards-

Ed Bergin
Head Cataloging Librarian
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, TX 78666

Birdie MacLennan wrote:

> Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2002 10:34:10 -0400
> From: "Wendy Hope Riedel" <wrie@loc.gov>
> Subject: ALA ALCTS Acquisition Section Program Announcement
>
> ALA ALCTS Acquisition Section
> Automated Acquisitions In Process Control Discussion Group
> Date: Sunday, June 16, 2002
> Time: 9:30 am - 11:00 am
> Place: Hilton, Fulton Room
>
> "Migrating to a New ILS: Map It or Lose It;
> Options and Tips from ILS Vendors and Librarians"
> Panel and Group Discussion
>
> This timely panel discussion is a direct outgrowth of the midwinter ALA
> meeting.  Please feel free to redistribute this announcement.
>
> TOPICS:
> What types of acquisitions data can migrated easily; what type of data
> poses more of a challenge
>
> What options exist for migrating data (mapping fields, bib records,
> invoice data, vendor information, statistics, etc.)  What's considered
> typical and what's an unusual request going to cost
>
> How much data could be migrated (e.g. closed orders; active but not
> recently created orders such as serials, series, book contins; links to
> university accounts payable systems, e.g. PeopleSoft)
>
> What kind of advice from the ILS vendors was most useful, or not, in
> the planning and implementation stages
>
> Was the previous ILS vendor of any assistance in preparing data
>
> How would the establishment of standards for acquisitions data
> facilitate the move to a new ILS vendor
>
> Discuss how Acquisitions data fits into the overall ILS data migration
> phase and the time frame provided to prepare, review, and sign off on
> test files and the final mapping
>
> What advice would you give Acquisitions librarians who will soon be in
> the RFP stage, in the mapping stage, and post implementation stage
>
> PANELISTS:
>
> Marjorie Bloss, Manager Training Services, Endeavor Information
> Services
>
> JoAnne Deeken, Head Technical Services and Digital Access, University
> of Tennessee
>
> Katharine Farrell, Assistant University Librarian for Technical
> Services and Head Order Division, Princeton University
>
> Terry Jarnagin, Director of Implementation and Education Services,
> SIRSI Corporation
>
> Michael Kaplan, Director of Product Management, Ex Libris
>
> Sandy Westhall, Vice President Library Service, Innovative Interfaces
>
> -----
>
> Linda P. Lerman
> Head, Acquisitions, Bobst Library
> New York University
> 70 Washington Square South
> New York, NY 10012
> tel: 212-998-2480
> fax: 212-995-4366
> e-mail: Linda.Lerman@nyu.edu