Library System Migration/Implementation

Voyager Timeline
August 1999 - August 2000

** This is a dynamic document and subject to change as the project progresses! **

August 1999
Contract signed [DONE]
Server ordered [DONE]
Implementation Team established [DONE]
Begin work on migration questionnaire [DONE]
Orientation visit to Endeavor headquarters [DONE]
September 1999
Sample data files extracted [DONE]
VTLS item map file completed [DONE]
Server installed [DONE]
Endeavor software installed and configured [DONE]
Continue work on data migration questionnaire and mapping file [DONE]
Data migration questionnaire completed  [DONE]
October 1999
Attend South Central Voyager Users Group meeting [DONE]
Continue to practice using training database
Test extraction of data files to Endeavor [DONE]
Draft of mapping file due [DONE]
November 1999
Functional training (November 8 - 11) [DONE]
Final mapping file due to Endeavor (November 8) [DONE]
December 1999
In-house training
Final extraction of data due (December 13)[DONE]
Test load of our full database (December 20)[DONE]
January 2000
Final revised mapping file due (January 3)[DONE]
Accept/reject test load - report (due January 4)[DONE]
April 2000
Cutoff for editing bib records on VTLS (April 1)[DONE]
Attend Voyager User's Group Meeting (April 6-9) [DONE]
Extract bibs and authorities for VTLS for WLN processing[DONE]
Upgrade to Release 99.1 (April 20)[DONE]
May 2000
Second test load
Test load report due
June 2000
Close out 1999/2000 fiscal year on Innovative system
Bib and authority records finished by WLN and sent to Endeavor
July 2000
Production load of bibliographic/authority/holdings data
Accept/reject production load
Vendor record load
Full back up
Order record load
Extract patron records
Patron record load
Accept/reject patron load
August 2000
Extract fines/fees
Fines/fees record load
Extract circulation transactions
Circulation transaction load
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Begin 2000/2001 fiscal year on Voyager



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