Re: How do you like Millenium? (A question from a DYNIX Library)

[lmueller@xxxxxxxxxx]

We are in final migration from DRA Classic.  My librarians love the product.  Admin functions are pretty bad.  We expected a web based system for everything and this did not live up to our expectations.  The Opac is web based and the other interfaces and client/server.  Admin is character based but they are making changes.  We are hoping for more improvements.  Phase III helped.

Get on top of the implementation process early.  It is all done remotely so you never really see anyone except your trainer.  This is disconcerting for us as we have implemented other systems and always had a vendor team on site.  We have a project team here and keep everyone going forward.  Question what you think is wrong or could be done better.  Set up a project team for your site and align them with III's team.  Have regular meetings.  Also - review training agendas and request more time.  Too much in too little time.

Feel free to contact me off list for more info.

Good luck

Lori Mueller 
Director of Student IT Systems Services 
City Colleges of Chicago 
312-553-3381 (w) 
312-933-2918 (mobile)





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From
: David Schoen <dmddms@xxxxxxxxxx>


Date
: Tuesday, September 9, 2003 8:55 pm


Subject
: How do you like Millenium? (A question from a DYNIX Library)



> Hello Everyone: 
> 
> Please excuse my intrusion on your list, but Niagara University 
> Library 
> is considering migrating from DYNIX CLASSIC to Millenium, and I 
> was 
> wondering how you rate Millenium? To be more specfic, Innovative 
> pretty 
> much markets itself as the premier vendor of automation systems 
> for 
> academic libraries. Based upon your experiences, do you consider 
> that 
> to be true? 
> 
> Also, if there are are any libraries who recently migrated from 
> DYNIX 
> Classic, how did the migration go? 
> 
> Thank you for your time. 
> 
> David Schoen 
> LIbrary Director 
> Niagara University Library 
> 
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