OCLC WorldShareThe right decision?

Lincoln Memorial University

FTE increase from 2100 to 4100 Four new Doctorate Level Programs Established Liberal Arts Programs Multiple Extended Sites Ex Libris Voyager ILS

One year of Preparing…

Amigos Services Training Batch Load Data Dumps Migration forms Staff Training

Migration, June 7th 2012

High quality data migration

One month set up and testing

Today

Fall Semester test Fixing catalog problems Creating new workflows Adding content using

Knowledge Base Interlibrary Loan Increase

The Good and the BadWas it worth it?

Pros

LMU WorldCat Local Cataloghttp://lmulibrary.worldcat.org

Easy to use Modern interface Research options Positive reception

WMS Systems

Simple and direct Circulation System

Staff and Student Workers find it easy

Acquisitions workflow streamlined

Easy to make smart workflow adjustments

The Support of OCLC

No matter what the question

Timely answers Training materials Online Support Center Discussion groups

Cons

Young Product Acquisitions module

needs improvement Knowledge Base needs

enhancing Even OCLC Support is

still learning

Backlogged OCLC cannot keep up with demand Deadlines are not always met Migrations often occur at the last

minute

Is Migration the right thing to do?

Assess your own library system

Consider the youth of WorldShare

Do you have many complicated processes?

Final Thoughts

What would we have done differently?

Was this the right decision? What is next?

Thank YouLaura Slavin

Technical Services LibrarianLincoln Memorial University

Laura.Slavin@lmunet.edu423-869-6218

http://lmulibrary.worldcat.org