Sirsi Unicorn Migration Outline Other WALS Tasks
Jan-Feb-Mar  
Review contract and pricing Introduce next version of web catalog
  Continue data migration planning Startup circulation at Poy Sippi
Current WALS databases Add Fond du Lac to the network
Bibliographic records Do Syndetics update
Item records Purge 2002 withdrawals
Acquisitions records Add new NetLibrary records
Transaction records Start Kingston barcoding
Patron records Do Associate 2003 pricing
FdL Database Start 2004 WALS budget
Item records Configure and install Gates PCs in 20 libraries
Visit Sirsi site(s) in Illinois Finish version of Extranet combining WALS and WLS content
Attend Sirsi meeting in St. Louis (March 16-19) Continue local database work
Continue database cleanup work Obituary files
Newspaper indexing
Vital statistics
Digitized photos
Put digitized Oshkosh city directories online
Work on additional details with WCTS ordering
Finish e-rate application for Internet
All WALS meeting (February 20)
Upgrade Pharos at Neenah and Menasha
Finish SquirrelMail and do documentation
Install Linux server for services moving off the Alpha
Migrate users from the T1 libraries to the new file server
Evaluate Windows 2003 server (formerly known as .NET)
Install a front-end e-mail server for anti-virus and anti-spam
Apr-May-Jun  
Meet with Sirsi implementation staff Startup circulation at Packwaukee
Develop circulation server specifications All WALS meeting (April 29)
Continue database cleanup work Install Pharos at Ripon if wanted
Review network and library cabling Start entering FdL patron records
  Finalize data migration planning Finish migration to Win2k Server from NT Server.
     
Jul-Aug-Sep  
Do a test data migration Finish 2004 WALS budget
Train WALS staff Do WisCat update
Unix training All WALS meeting (July 29)
Unicorn management training Set up new firewall/DNS/Internet Cache server
Report writer training Set up new e-mail package on a new server
Circulation training
Acquisitions training
Start writing documentation for Unicorn
Oct-Nov-Dec  
Finish writing documentation for Unicorn
Do member-library training on test database (Target date: November 17-21)
Enter FdL reserves
Do final data migration
Startup of the Unicorn system (Target: November 24)
Run final reports on DRA Classic