Category: Updates

LTDS utilized the week to work on various projects that are projected to be for the spring semester.  The team also responded to several desktop issues due to illness and the students being out for the holiday. In addition,  the team spent time preparing systems for the holiday break and maximizing availability of resources to users.   Alma/Primo OCLC holding discussions Troubleshooting process jobs in the sandbox (very slow) Configuring the Primo Sandbox to correctly utilize SSO Desktop/Application support Updated old MondoPad to Windows 10 Deploy new equipment Updating deepfreeze on systems Digital Collections/Digital Preservation Working on new theme for…Read more LTDS December 8th – 14th 2019

LTDS spent much of the week working on digital projects and preparing for the winter break including potential upgrades.  The team worked with VUIT to migrate an Oracle database to a new system.  This was the last item that needed to occur for us to completely delete the old Acorn server! Alma/Primo Work order discussions and documentation Presenting Leganto Webinars OCLC publishing issues Working to configure SSO in Primo Sandbox Desktop/Application support AirWatch organization Reviewing next refresh order Digital Collections/Digital Preservation Responding to ETD questions Revising development DSpace templates Archivematica discussions Fedora/islandora updates Web/Web applications Typeography refresh Continued cleanup of…Read more LTDS December 2nd – 7th 2019

The team was able to complete a few projects this week as well as prepare for an abbreviated work week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. REMINDER:  LTDS will be on-call during the holiday for emergencies. Alma/Primo Analytics lab Reviewing options for testing SSO in ILLiad Desktop/Application support Prepared proposal for next round of replacements Cleaned up the workstation OU in preparation for the new AD Migrated all security groups to the new AD Digital Collections/Digital Preservation Investigated how to best link into an Fedora audio object at a specific time. Continued work on Archivematica Made significant progress with needed ArchivesSpace…Read more LTDS November 17th 2019 – November 23rd 2019

LTDS spend time during the week to migrate it’s internal communication from Slack to Microsoft Teams.  This included significant with with Flow to provide access to the RSS feeds and changing habits as far as communication.    In addition,  the team was able to continue work on various projects including the items below.   Alma/Primo Alumni Access issues Continue troubleshooting OCLC holding issues Desktop/Application support Moving applications from libvm11 to libvm15 Developed list of needed upgrades for the next round of replacements Digital Collections/Digital Preservation ArchivesSpace changes and corrections Web/Web applications WordPress updates Reviewing issues with Mailpoet 3 and proposing…Read more LTDS November 10th 2019 – November 16th 2019

The team enjoyed another week of catching up on various issues and planning for retiring older VMs.  This week, among other items the team worked on setting up two new VMs as future hosts for migrated library applications.   Alma/Primo Working with VUMC on potential issues with email accounts in December User access issues  (Alma and EZProxy) Issues with Japanese holding updates Desktop/Application support Prepare DVRs for TVNews Setup MS Surface for evaluation Digital Collections/Digital Preservation Prepared and presented session to celebrate World Digital Preservation Day Starting migrating changes in DSpace to new DSpace instance for testing Web/Web applications Mail…Read more LTDS November 3rd 2019 – November 10th 2019

Several in LTDS took much of the week off to rejuvenate.  The remainder of the team worked to keep several projects moving forward and respond to issues.   Alma/Primo Completed Sewanee user load process. Tested holding updates for select collections Automated EDI processing with YBP Desktop/Application support Continued to install/upgrade  staff computers to Office 365 Worked with Dell support to replace a failed mother board Digital Collections Resolved MySQL issue that affected several digital collections and the public website for a brief period of time refreshed the development DSpace instance and began testing new version Web/Web applications Public web typography…Read more LTDS October 6th -12th 2019

LTDS personnel have been diligently working on various projects from across various areas. To name a few: Desktop: Office 365 installation Laptop/Desktop deployments Alma/Primo VE: Testing Fisk user loads Cleaning up user records Circulation/Reserve Desk Digital Collections: TVNews – Accessibility issues TVNews – Forgotten password project Fine arts exhibits Web/Web applications: Clickable room maps Committees: LITA ELUNA Developers Day Exhibits System Task Force Training: Bootstrap 4 XSLT/XQuery

LTDS continued to work on several projects and prepare for the upcoming Office 365 mailbox migrations and the switch to the Office 365 suite by staff.   Alma/Primo Analytics lab Inventory tool for circulation Moving 856 40 to 956 Desktop/Application support Training new student Deploying new desktops Updating Macs in classroom Digital Collections ArchivesSpace interface and plugin work VURJ reboot discussions Fine Arts Gallery Exhibition Web/Web applications Clickable room maps staff purchase request form TVNews Preparing for campus typography web changes Other wordpress and Islandora/Drupal updates  

The team continued to work on various projects,  resolve issues and plan for the upcoming 365 migration. Alma/Primo Fisk user load API work for a couple of projects Desktop/Application support Move ILL equipment to new temporary locations New large order for replacing computers Digital Collections Migrating TVnews classic sight to force https using a l.v.e url Review of old exhibit website Web/Web applications Work on clickable maps Revised several web pages including by the numbers Other Library committee work Association committee work      

WOW!  Classes start on the 21st.  The team utilized a portion of the week confirming that user facing items were working as expected and making a few tweaks.  In addition,  the team starting planning training sessions and topics for LTDS update session during the fall.  If you have a topic you would like to have discussed,  please let us know!   Alma/Primo New full display deplo4yed Adding LibGuides to VE Desktop/Application support Resolving issues related to AirWatch deployment AD renaming project Digital Collections Vireo development for ETDs Gargoyle scanning Web/Web applications Pop-up survey evaluation/testing Other Scripting OCLC reports Work with…Read more LTDS August 11th – August 17th 2019