1. Interview Assignment Darrell E. Robertson LBSC 690 Spring 2011-Shady Grove

2. Interview Assignment Church Website Medical Technology New ILS (Integrated Library System)

3. Interview Assignment CCPL-Polaris Conversion

4. What does an ILS do? Almost Everything Acquisitions Cataloging Circulation Duties Serial Holdings OPAC=Online Public Access Catalog

5. Interview Assignment CCPL-Polaris Conversion Millennium ILS Koha Integrated Library System LS2 PAC

6. Interview Assignment CCPL-Polaris Conversion How the Judges Scored Them Price 20% Reviews 15% References15% Platform10% Functional 40%

7. Interviewee  Sherrie Shifflett  IT Services Technician I Interview Assignment CCPL-Polaris Conversion

8. Prior to Conversion Clean up Data Build New Data Profiles Implement Terminal Services IT Receive Training Work with Consortium to Build Database in Shared Environment Create Training Materials Train Staff Along with Hundreds of Minor Items

9. Interview Assignment CCPL-Polaris Conversion Prior to Conversion New Servers-Virtual Network SQL Server Active Directory Training for Staff-Over 2 Week Back Up Procedures Training Training for Administrators- 3 Days in Syracuse, 2 Months on Site

10. Who Had to Work Together PolarisIT Staff3 rd Party Vendors Director’s Staff/Library Staff Consortium Partners/Other MD Library Systems

11. The Big Day 1.Bring Up Servers 2.Bring Up All Branches 3.Bring UP College Partners 4.Bring Up Library Partners 5.Upload Offline Data 6.Troubleshoot Problems as they Arise

12. Interview Assignment CCPL-Polaris Conversion Where Was Sherrie On That Fateful Duty  Her Main Job that Day prior to opening was updating the software on the computers at all the branches/Troubleshooting

13. Interview Assignment CCPL-Polaris Conversion Permanent “Reading Record” Web Based Program Automatic Authority Control Users Can Submit & Read Reviews From Other Patron RSS Feeds Electronic Credit Card Payment Full Electronic Invoicing What Did We Gain

14. Interview Assignment CCPL-Polaris Conversion Future of Polaris Apps for Mobile Devices/Polaris Mobile PAC Other Changes Based on 1 Years Usage Collection Maintenance Assistance Text Message Notices for Holds and Over Due Items Allow Patrons to Remove Items from Reading History