Ready, Set, Go

Presentation at ALA Midwinter in Seattle on the migration experience of Santa Barbara City College Luria Library to OCLC WorldShare Management Services (WMS).

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1. Ready,  Set,  Go   Kenley  Neufeld,  Library  Director   Santa  Barbara  City  College  
2. Santa  Barbara  City  College  
3. Why  WMS   •  Legacy  system  not   mee@ng  new  demands   •  Server  and  desktop   maintenance   •  Demonstrate  leadership   and  innova@on   •  Expand  services     •  Student  experience   •  Staff  workflow  
4. Decision  WMS   •  Cloud-­‐based  backend     •  Web-­‐based  frontend   •  Cost  (migra@on  and   ongoing)   •  User  experience   •  Reputa@on  and   business  philosophy   •  Crea@ve  and  unique  
5. Managing  Change   •  Do  your  homework   •  Engage  everyone   •  Site  visits   •  Be  passionate  and   enthusias@c     •  Constant  checkin   •  Quick  response  
6. Implement  WMS   •  Time:  Four  months  +   •  Implementa@on  Team   •  Data  Migra@on   •  Tes@ng  and  manual   configura@on   •  Related  services   •  Unfinished  tasks    
7. Experience  WMS   •  Ubiquitous  access  on  all   plaUorms   •  Discovery  Search   •  No@ces   •  Simplified  Circula@on   •  Deeper  Exposure  to   Resources  
8. Hopes   •  More  Student  System   Integra@on   •  Expand  Discovery   Service   •  Acquisi@ons   •  New  Interlibrary  Loan   •  Increased  Use   •  Con@nued  applica@on   development  
9. hXp://sbcc.worldcat.org   Kenley  Neufeld   neufeld@sbcc.edu   @kenleyneufeld