Library Technology and Assessment Services

Welcome to summer, when changes happen even faster than normal!  This past week,  many in LTDS spent time working to reconfigure printers for all staff in the libraries.  In the majority of the cases,  this was a quick change but in other cases (such as when a card swipe is not needed) this continues to require work.  We still have a few printers in which we are waiting for a new printer package to be created by the card office.  Once the package is delivered,  we will quickly get it installed.  Let LTDS know if you continue to encounter printer issues.

 

• Alma/Primo (Jamen, Tao)
  • User fines and new notification letter
  • New titles development
  • Alumni user issues
• Desktop/Application support (Judy, Matt, Scott, Jamen)
  • Various printer issues
  • Updating public laptops
• Digital Collections (Nathan, Judy, Scott)
  • Ingest MEDCOM
  • Housekeeping in the lab
• Web/Web applications (Jodie, Scott, Matt)
  • Created portable header/footer to be used for other websites
  • Launched new Gallery website
• Other (all):
  • Documentation for Divinity A/V Cart
  • Started prioritizing summer projects
  • Continued to review AD and SCCM device inventories

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• Alma/Primo (Jamen, Tao)
  • Continued work and troubleshooting of user access issues
  • Reviewing procedures and possible summer changes
• Desktop/Application support (Judy, Matt, Scott, Jamen)
  • New Gallery printer
  • various informs
  • Planning for support projects
  • AirWatch
• Digital Collections (Nathan, Judy, Scott)
  • Trained new student in the lab
  • Captured Helguera documents
  • Continued with the VUMC Reporter
• Web/Web applications (Jodie, Scott, Matt)
  • New technology web page
  • Additional changes to the staff directory
  • Preparing for the Gallery website migration
• Other (all):
  • Changes to four winds display to cleanup display
  • Hiring new students
  • Placing final order for equipment this fiscal year
  • Applying wordpress and drupal updates.

Many in LTDS spent significant time planning for presentations and training the week of April 28th.  The also continued discussions concerning summer projects. Other activities include:

 

• Alma/Primo
  • users issues in Alma
  • Analytics work
• Desktop/Application support
  • Various laptop issues
  • New employee setup
• Digital Collections
  • Ingested French Tarot cards
  • Discussions surrounding Islandora 8
• Web/Web applications
  • Fine Arts website
  • Reviewing resolving random errors on the public website.
• Other
  • Carpentries workshop
  • VSA training
  • Resolving LDAP issues in Islandora
  • AirWatch testing

 

LTDS resolved several INFORM requests and hope to be able to migrated INFORM to a new sever soon.

We are also reviewing current project proposals to determine if any can be resolved before summer.  Please contact us if you have questions for for the team or projects for the summer.

 

• Alma/Primo
  • Reviewing metadata schemas and possible ingest into Primo
  • NCIP/ILLiad development work
  • Final review for NERS enhancements
• Desktop/Application support
  • AirWatch testing
  • Ordering additional equipment
  • Troubleshooting phone issues
  • CrashPlan Testing
• Digital Collections
  • Review of Islandora 8 and determining our next steps
  • Cropping and capturing Helguera and Medical Center Reports
  • New workpress site for upcoming exhibit
• Web/Web applications
  • Organizational chart tweaks
  • Form-manager (new way to develop forms) development work.
• Other (all):
  • Preparing for several upcoming sessions (Town Hall, ELUNA, eBUG, LTDS Update session)
  • Attending demo for a possible replacement to both FourWinds and WordPress for exhibits and wayfinding

 

 

 

LTDS continued to work on various items including upcoming training session and planning for the summer.   If you have projects that you are considering for the summer,  please contact LTDS as soon as possible to discuss any technology needs or resources.  Thank you.

 

• Alma/Primo:
  • Documentation website changes
  • Continued work on user load issues — especially VUMC feed
  • Troubleshooting analytics
  • Fulfillment cleanup
• Desktop/Application support:
  • Training for SCCM and AirWatch
  • Preparation for rolling out CrashPlan to library staff
• Digital Collections:
  • Owen manager
  • Library headshots and working on rotation issues
  • Exhibit wordpress sites
• Web/Web applications:
  • Development of the new organization chart
• Other:
  • Ezproxy issues and training
  • Attended Digital Exhibit conference
  • Preparing for ELUNA and ALA conferences later this year

LTDS had another exiting week.  As the library looks at deploying Office 365 more widely,  the team started to refresh it’s SharePoint site and move Trello boards to MS Planner.

 

• Alma/Primo (Jamen, Tao)
  • Ongoing issues with user account feeds
  • additional work on the documentation site
• Desktop/Application support (Judy, Matt, Scott, Jamen)
  • Deployed laptops
  • Initial conversations about utilizing SCCM and AirWatch
  • Create new image for desktops
• Digital Collections (Nathan, Judy, Scott)
  • Continued to scan Owen managers
  • Continued to digitized Helguera pamphlets
• Web/Web applications (Jodie, Scott, Matt)
  • OJS training
  • Working on new OJS theme
  • Work on Organizational Chart
• Other (all):
  • Attend the DT Cultural Heritage Annual West Cost Roundtable
  • Attended LibTech 2019
  • Replaced screen and configured Four Winds
  • Attended local training
  • Prepared sessions for upcoming conferences.

 

LTDS continued to work on various short-term items but also look forward to changes and projects that will need to be reviewed for the summer.  If you or your team have projects planned for this summer,  please let LTDS know as soon as possible if we can assist.

 

• Alma/Primo (Jamen, Tao)
  • User roles
  • Analytic reports
  • ILLiad/NCIP integration development
• Desktop/Application support (Judy, Matt, Scott, Jamen)
  • AirWatch
  • Reviewing options for backups
• Digital Collections (Nathan, Judy, Scott)
  • Completed digitizing and ingesting Commodores
  • Reviewed Helguera and MZO processes
  • Completed digitizing the Owen Graduate periodicals
  • Updated Helguera database with Islandora ids
• Web/Web applications (Jodie, Scott, Matt)
  • Continued to work on a dynamic organization chart
  • docs site work
  • additional work with the Google Tag Manager (GTM)
• Other (all):
  • ETD author agreement discussions
  • Work on various presentations and training sessions