Library Technology and Assessment Services

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.┬á As the library looks at deploying Office 365 more widely,┬á 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

 

 

LTDS continued to work on several projects including the items below.  In addition, LTDS  started discussing several new projects that we hope to start in the next several months.

• Alma/Primo (Jamen, Tao)
  • Troubleshoot on alma work orders,┬áfines, user notices,┬árequest forms, circ policies etc.
  • Testing withdrawal procedures
• • Filemaker Pro installation and configuration for Gallery
  • Desktop/Application support (Judy, Matt, Scott, Jamen)
  • Divinity AV Cart Documentation & Setup
  • Deployed new laptops for staff
• Digital Collections (Nathan, Judy, Scott)
  • Completed scanning request for Mildred Haun exhibit
  • Completed most recent scanning request for Vanderbilt 150 exhibit
  • Clean-up of Fedora environment
• Web/Web applications (Jodie, Scott, Matt)
  • documentation site
  • Worked with ACE on new Immersion webpage
  • Google tag manager configuration
• Other (all):
  • Ping Migration
  • Four Winds
  • Committee work
  • various meetings with campus groups

 

During the week  LTDS  work on many projects, including the items below.  In addition to the projects,  LTDS team members worked on several search committees as well as national professional committees.

 

• Alma/Primo (Jamen, Tao)
  • Letter customization
  • Review of NERS requests
  • Continued to work on user records and authentication
• Desktop/Application support (Judy, Matt, Scott, Jamen)
  • Worked to deploy new Gallery Macs
  • Deployed new version of FileMaker Pro while planning migration to┬á mysql.
  • Imaging new staff laptops
• Digital Collections (Nathan, Judy, Scott)
  • Continued to work on┬á Commodore scan revisions.
  • Continued to ingest backlogged items
  • Meet to discuss future scanner needs for the DIL
  • Changes to the ArchivesSpace interface
• Web/Web applications (Jodie, Scott, Matt)
  • Work on new immersion page
  • Continued work on the documentation website
  • LAC Feedback form
• Other (all):
  • Reviewed and prepared for migrating resources to the new Ping instance.
  • Training OJS editors
  • ETD migration discussions with graduate school