All of the team was back from taking vacation! Several team members spend time catching up on email and outstanding INFORM requests. The team continued to work on various summer projects and start planning for fall project priorities. Alma/Primo Preparing for upcoming acquisitions/cataloging hack-a-thon Work on Music library registration form Desktop/Application support Resolved several issues with systems at 21 North Continued renaming project Digital Collections Continued to work on new ETD submission system Answering questions from users concerning the current ETD system Modifications to the current exhibits being displayed on the Central interactive screens Web/Web applications Created new WordPress…Read more LTDS July 21st – July 28th 2019
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LTDS July 14th – July 20th 2019
LTDS team members spend a great deal of time working on professional development opportunities including online courses on web accessibility, rails, and working with the library carpentry sessions. In addition to these items the team working on various issues including: Alma/Primo Fine issues Never ending Alma user issues Reviewing self-check policies in Divinity/Central Desktop/Application support continued to deploy meeScans distributed mouse pads for the public computers Digital Collections ETD questions and assisting students Web/Web applications Completed audit for staff directory/organization chart updated proxy server ssl certificate Other Installed JBOD and UPS for TVNews Converted public website to use new campus…Read more LTDS July 14th – July 20th 2019
LTDS July 7th – July 13th 2019
Another busy week for LTDS. A couple of team members took well deserved vacations during the week but the rest of the team continued to work through summer projects and INFORMs. A few of the items the team worked on are listed below. Alma/Primo Prepared for Sandbox refreshed scheduled for August Worked with OCLC to get the Alma/OCLC sync to work as needed. Deployed meeScan stations in Central and Divinity Desktop/Application support Worked on renaming systems and confirming SCCM availability Continued to test AirWatch Prepared for first hardware order in FY20 LTDS orientation meeting with LTDS for new staff Digital…Read more LTDS July 7th – July 13th 2019
LTDS June 30th – July 6th 2019
The LTDS was closed Thursday and Friday of this week resulting in a short week for the team. LTDS utilized the first of the week to continue work on summer projects and resolve various INForm requests. We hope everyone had a great 4th of July. “Libraries are about Freedom. Freedom to read, freedom of ideas, freedom of communication. They are about education (which is not a process that finishes the day we leave school or university), about entertainment, about making safe spaces, and about access to information.” ― Neil Gaiman, The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction
LTDS June 23th – June 29th
LTDS continued to work in various summer projects including the ETD system, meeScan and various preservation systems related projects. The team also started closing out various projects for the fiscal year and Jodie presented the final LTDS update session until August. As we look forward to exciting changes and new opportunities during fiscal year 2020, we would like know if you have a topic you would like covered during a monthly update sessions, or if you have a project that we can help with during the coming months. Alma/Primo Created ScholarsTrust report Work on grima configurations Desktop/Application support Troubleshooting…Read more LTDS June 23th – June 29th
LTDS June 16th – June 22th
Alma/Primo Adjusted settings for meeScan deployment New titles list Scholars Trust reports Desktop/Application support Resolved various issues related to outlook Prepared for surplus computer pickup. Digital Collections Continued to work with XSLT for Contini migration ETD new system migration Web/Web applications GTM for Heard Alert and multisite Other Cleaning up 401 for surplus pickup Various professional development courses
LTDS June 9th – June 15th
LTDS continued to work on various projects during this week. Alma/Primo Scripted course removal EDI EBSCO setup for Law Desktop/Application support Prepared laptops for athlete workshop and assisted with setup Digital Collections Continued circulating rare book digitization project Check in Hathitrust for rare books being digitized Continued to scan MZO materials Web/Web applications Troubleshooting an issue with OJS Other Attended eBUG Migrated a couple of databases from mysql to mysql2 Configured new dev server for Digital collections
LTDS June 2nd – June 8th
LTDS continued to work on summer projects including documentation. Even as the current projects move forward the team is reviewing projects to be done in the fall. Alma/Primo (Jamen, Tao) Working with OCLC to update holdings for the 3 sites Continual user access issues resulting for changes in the user load Desktop/Application support (Judy, Matt, Scott, Jamen) Continued work on AirWatch upgraded computers at 21-North used with the book-eye Digital Collections (Nathan, Judy, Scott) Worked to catch up on ETD submissions and maintenance. Starting scanning older items in the circulating collection as determined by Special Collections Web/Web applications (Jodie, Scott,…Read more LTDS June 2nd – June 8th
LTDS May 26th – June 1st
LTDS spent the majority of last week working on various summer projects. The team also corrected additional printing issues . If you are still encountering issues with printing, please contact LTDS. Alma/Primo (Jamen, Tao) Alma record cleanup Analytics training Desktop/Application support (Judy, Matt, Scott, Jamen) Continued to resolve printer issues AirWatch preparations Preparing old workstations for surplus Digital Collections (Nathan, Judy, Scott) Captured VUSN items for ingestion Tested script for cleaning up digitized images Reviewing options for new ETD system Web/Web applications (Jodie, Scott, Matt) Krupp trial website Changes to Management and Fine Arts webpages Other (all): preparing new…Read more LTDS May 26th – June 1st
LTDS May 19th – 25th
LTDS began working on summer projects this week as well working on additional issues as the occurred. Alma/Primo (Jamen, Tao) Refining fulfillment rules User access issues Desktop/Application support (Judy, Matt, Scott, Jamen) AD Inventory Preparation for Airwatch and SCCM full roll-out Digital Collections (Nathan, Judy, Scott) Krupp Trial website Digitized the House Organ Web/Web applications (Jodie, Scott, Matt) Resolving TVNews issues Updated ArchivesSpace development instance Other (all): ETD discussions Inform upgrade testing Prepared for creating 3-D brains