Re: DRA to III migration

["Amie S. Pifer" <Amie.S.Pifer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sandy:  Central Michigan Univ. has been on III for over 2 years, although we were
not on DRA we did have Notis.  We had the same concerns that you express.  Our
Information Technology department devised a MS Access program that contains all of
the information that we requested be on the system, how they entered that
information I am not aware.  It only contains the bare minimum of information, but
has all of the payment records, OCLC#'s, Vendors, etc.  It is run off of the main
server and access is given to the various people within our library that may
require that information.  So, in case of a future audit, we should be prepared.

Thanks, Amie Pifer


heft@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi All
> We recently migrated from DRA to III, and I have to say even with all the
> hassles and headaches of implementation, I am sure we made the right decision!
>
> We need to terminate our maintenance contract with DRA soon but are being told
> that as long as we use it in any way we are obliged to continue to pay the
> monthly maintenance fee, a hefty amount, to coin a phrase.  We will not be
> editing in DRA in any way or using any of the modules except to track materials
> purchased before we migrated.  In addition, the State of California requires
> that we keep accounting information for 7 years.  While we don't expect to keep
> DRA running in the background that long, it would be useful for us to be able
> to access this information electronically for another year or so.
>
> I would like to hear from other DRA to III sites to compare experiences and to
> find out if you were able to make satisfactory arrangements.  Please contact
> me off or on the list.
> Thanks!
> Sandy Heft
> Technical Services Librarian
> Jean & Charles Schulz Information Center
> Sonoma State University
> Rohnert Park, CA  94928
> 707-664-2528
>
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